Hannah LaClaire covers the towns of Brunswick, Freeport, Durham and Pownal for The Times Record. Her reporting covers subjects including municipal goings-on, education, aquaculture, the Midcoast Regional Redevelopment Authority and feature stories. Hannah graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in Journalism, and reported for The Cape Cod Times in Hyannis, Massachusetts, and The Telegraph in Nashua, N.H., before joining The Times Record in September 2018.
In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in southern Maine with her boyfriend and her cat, Fred.
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2020
Brunswick hopes updated ski trail will increase year-round access, safety to nature preserve
The new access point and planned trail improvements, identified as a priority need in 2013, will include the removal of existing trees and chain link fencing, as well as an 8-foot-tall protective cedar fence, wooden guardrail, new tree plantings and a trailhead kiosk. A parking proposal is expected later in the year.
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PublishedFebruary 16, 2020
‘I want that story:’ Brunswick woman seeks answers after missing ring turns up in Finland 47 years later
Debra McKenna may never know how her late husband’s Morse High School class ring ended up over 3,500 miles away or what sort of stories the ring might be able to tell, but she hopes one day the person who took it might come forward and help her unravel the mystery.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Bowdoin College trustee’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein under investigation
According to a statement from Bowdoin College, the school is aware of Staley’s connection to Epstein and after a thorough review last fall, the board decided there was nothing in Jes Staley’s actions or behavior that warranted any action from the board. He remains a trustee.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2020
Layoff at Wayfair hits 55 Brunswick employees
The company announced Thursday it will lay off more than 500 employees worldwide, roughly 3% of the company’s workforce.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2020
High hopes for possible recreational pot business in Brunswick
The project, intended for Business Parkway, is still in the earliest phase of development.
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PublishedFebruary 11, 2020
Brunswick Sears to close this spring, leaving 1 remaining location in Maine
Officials fear Sears closure will leave a hole in Cook’s Corner, but have hopes for development opportunities.
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2020
Mid Coast, MaineHealth merger gets final go-ahead
Mid Coast-Parkview Health will officially join the MaineHealth organization as a member March 1 and will work toward full integration over the next few months.
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PublishedFebruary 2, 2020
Downeaster reports record-breaking ridership in 2019, partly due to expansion of Brunswick, Freeport schedule
Officials are still moving ahead with the Coastal Connection pilot extending service from Brunswick to Rockland, but the sale of the Central Maine and Quebec Railway has delayed the project yet again.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2020
‘The board made a mistake:’ School board overturns controversial mascot decision
The new mascot of the Kate Furbish Elementary School will be the chickadee, the mascot selected by students of Coffin Elementary School.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2020
‘5-star’ facelift planned for Brunswick’s Tontine Mall
The proposed vision for the Tontine includes a glass porch and extended three-season patio seating, a new interior layout, more natural light, at least two new businesses and, above the existing structure, two new floors with 16 market-rate apartment units.
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