The blaze reportedly involved explosions from oxygen tanks.
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.
Posted inSports
Legendary high school football coach Rod Wotton dies at 82
Wotton won 16 state championships at Marshwood High, and retired as the winningest high school football coach in New England history.
advertisement
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Lobstermen must start removing gear to save whales, federal regulators say
New rules make roughly 950 square miles in the Gulf of Maine essentially off limits to lobster fishing from October through January.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Federal appeals court reinstates lobstering closure in Gulf of Maine
A federal judge’s ruling in a lawsuit brought by the Maine Lobstering Union and other industry businesses had temporarily halted the closure.
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.
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.