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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 inTimes Record
‘We’ve got a mission to finish:’ Tedford Housing hosts annual homeless memorial service
“We carry their names to remember, to mourn, to celebrate,” Rev. Carol Ecklund read during the litany. “To offer support, to ensure that no life, no death, no passing from here to the beyond is unseen or unacknowledged, we carry their names.”
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Controversial oyster farm on Maquoit Bay approved by state
Opponents intend to appeal the decision in court.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
The Daniel hotel owes Brunswick nearly $100,000 in back taxes
Boston East Brunswick Holdings LLC, The Daniel’s parent company, is scheduled to go to foreclosure Feb. 24 if it does not pay its outstanding 2017 bill.
Posted inLocal & State
Brunswick to develop nearly 200 acres for recreation after large donation of land
Though the vote was unanimous, some councilors were hesitant to accept such a large parcel, valued at about $885,000, with no established plan for how it will be used or how the town will pay for its management.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick, Bowdoin College rally for climate action
Elementary-aged children, college students and Brunswick community members joined in solidarity Friday to demand action on what protesters are calling a “climate crisis.”
Posted inLocal & State
Death of local homeless man causes call to action for more affordable housing, services for those in need
Williams received his housing voucher and was committed to getting off the streets, but was not able to find an apartment before he died.
Posted inLocal & State
With nearly 100 asylum seekers in town, Brunswick officials look to hire additional cultural staff
An assistant would allow Cultural Broker Nsiona Nguizani to “handle some of the more complex issues,” instead of the routine responsibilities, Town Manager John Eldridge told the council this week.
Posted inTimes Record
Brunswick council adopts climate resolution
Councilors unanimously approved the resolution, pledging to help “safeguard against the current and potential consequences of climate change, including adopting specific policy goals and funding accomplishment of those goals.”
Posted inLocal & State, News, Times Record
‘It’s wrong that this happened:’ Friends, loved ones mourn the death of local homeless man, Russell Williams
“This is not someone who was from away,” said Mary Connolly, executive director of The Gathering Place. “This was his home. … He deserved better.”