A federal judge’s ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Maine Lobstering Union and other industry businesses had temporarily halted the closure.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
Hannah LaClaire is a business reporter at the Portland Press Herald, covering topics such as real estate and development, entrepreneurship and the cannabis industry among others. Before joining the Press Herald in January 2021, Hannah covered the town of Brunswick for The Times Record. She 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 moving back to Maine. In her free time, Hannah enjoys reading, running, cooking (eating) and traveling. She lives in Saco with her husband, her dog Olive and her cat Fred.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lobstermen’s group launches $10 million fundraising push to ‘save’ industry jobs
The Maine Lobstermen’s Association says it needs money to fight new federal restrictions intended to help protect endangered North Atlantic right whales.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Gov. Mills announces $10 million in funding for Maine seafood dealers and processors
The new seafood infrastructure program will provide grants to upgrade buildings, utilities and equipment, and invest in new technology.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says
A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted inLocal & State, News
COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high Sunday
Maine hospitals report 212 patients with COVID-19, including 76 in critical care and 35 on ventilators.
Posted inLocal & State, News
Pedestrian struck and killed by vehicle in Portland
Police are withholding the name of the 68-year-old pedestrian pending notification of his family.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Opportunity, controversy grow for Maine’s aquaculture industry
Many see seafood farming as a vital practice to feed the world, but others take issue with its environmental impacts.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Bowdoin College trustee steps down after probe into Epstein ties
James ‘Jes’ Staley also resigned from his position as CEO of London-based multinational bank Barclays on Monday.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Supplier shuts lid on custom pizza boxes for some Maine eateries
Higher minimum order requirements for branded boxes, a consequence of supply chain issues, have forced some pizza parlors in the state to resort to generic versions.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Government, conservation groups file appeal to reinstate seasonal lobstering ban
The partial fishery closure, which would have taken effect this month, was intended to help protect the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale.