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.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
Bowdoin College community shaken by student’s death
Authorities are awaiting autopsy results on Qingyang Zhan, a 20-year-old junior whose body was found in a parking lot in Topsham early Sunday. Police say there is no threat to the public.
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PublishedApril 1, 2024
NASA satellite could help identify best places to grow oysters, scallops in Gulf of Maine
Two University of Maine researchers are involved with an effort to log the most detailed data on record about the color and health of the ocean. The findings could have a range of impacts in Maine.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2024
Maine food businesses take a hit when outage forces them to toss perishable items
A weekend ice storm that wiped out power along the coast for more than a day has caused some restaurants and markets to lose food, and revenue.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2024
Committee endorses amended changes to cannabis industry regulations
The amended bill, sponsored by Sen. Craig Hickman, D-Winthrop, eliminates some of the more controversial elements in the original measure.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2024
Maine home sales finally increased in February, but so did prices
Demand for homes in Maine continues to outpace the supply, which is pushing prices up, experts say.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Dennis Dechaine’s attorney alleges prosecutorial misconduct in latest bid for new trial
The defense team says the state ‘brought God into the courtroom’ when he was convicted of murder for the 1988 death of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry, stripping him of his constitutional right to a fair trial.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2024
National settlement on real estate commissions likely to have little impact in Maine, experts say
The National Association of Realtors agreed to change its commission structure but real estate professionals say Maine has already been following these rules for years.
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PublishedMarch 12, 2024
New managers of Freeport shopping center see opportunity to add restaurants, breweries
The investors who have been behind Freeport Village Station since it opened in 2009 have hired a Boston-based real estate management group to oversee the large downtown shopping center after they purchased the property for $20 million.
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PublishedMarch 10, 2024
Saying goodbye to a beloved pet is hard. These businesses try to guide owners through it.
From end-of-life photographers to pet death doulas, more Mainers are turning to professionals to document the final days with their beloved companions and cope with the grief that ensues.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2024
Sen. King co-sponsors bill to help teachers, law enforcement buy homes
The HELPER Act would eliminate both the downpayment and monthly mortgage insurance premium requirements for ‘helpers,’ including firefighters and medical first responders.
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