So much has changed during the two years since the COVID-19 pandemic officially reached Maine on March 12, 2020. And many of those changes will last far after the pandemic ends. Some are permanent. More than 2,100 Maine families and communities have lost loved ones. Businesses have closed. Careers have ended. Some who survived the […]
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering Maine’s housing crisis, real estate and development, entrepreneurship, the state's cannabis industry and a little bit of everything else. Before joining the Press Herald in 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. In her free time, she enjoys reading, running and weekends up at camp. She lives in Springvale with her husband and daughter, their dog and two tuxedo cats.
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Maine businesses make few changes despite end of CDC mask advisory
Most retailers in the state already had dropped masking requirements for customers, and some had done so for public-facing workers.
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Maine scraps plan to beef up medical marijuana rules after industry objects
The Maine Office of Marijuana Policy said it will work with industry members to draft a more palatable set of rules.
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Stepped-up training cuts Maine’s projected nurse shortage in half
Maine is projected to be short 1,450 registered nurses in 2025, down from the 3,200 projected previously, according to a new report.
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Maine businesses boycott vodka brands, including some non-Russian ones
Gov. Janet Mills on Monday called for the State Liquor and Lottery Commission to delist all (two) Russian-made brands of spirits in Maine.
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Windham man lands unexpected role on CBS’s ‘Undercover Boss’
Kyron Hobdy, a maintenance technician for mobile carrier UScellular, thought he was participating in a (fictional) British TV show called ‘Starting Over.’
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‘Simple little storm’ delivers light, fluffy snow and a return to winter
The storm was a minor inconvenience for most, but provided a radical turnabout from the balmy weather Maine enjoyed just two days earlier.
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Committee rejects proposal for Maine lobster industry legal defense fund
Industry representatives and state officials said the bill could have unintended consequences and might be unconstitutional.
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Maine lobster at risk of losing a sustainability label over right whale concerns
The California-based Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program is considering which species to add to its ‘red list.’
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Maine home listings pricey and scarce, with mortgage rate hikes on the way
Home prices in the state continued to rise in the first month of the year, while the number of available homes for sale continued to fall.