Organizers found the closure to be successful from a public health standpoint, but businesses didn’t see the boost they’d hoped for.
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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Outgoing Brunswick police commander tapped as Topsham’s next assistant town manager
Mark Waltz, who will retire from law enforcement July 31, will start his new role at the end of August.
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Brunswick nonprofit working to get bikes for asylum seekers, locals in need
The need was born from what organizers described as ‘severe transportation limitations’ in Brunswick.
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Brunswick agrees to pay fines for landfill violations, moves one step closer to closure
The landfill is scheduled to close in April, after which point trash will be taken to the Pine Tree Waste facility in West Bath.
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Downeaster ridership low but rising as trains start running after two-month shutdown
The pandemic has pushed back plans for the rail service from Brunswick to Rockland dubbed the Coastal Connection, which has already been delayed several times.
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Illegal campfire sparks Freeport forest fire
An improperly extinguished campfire is believed to be the cause of a forest fire that burned half an acre of conserved land last week. Fire officials anticipate the fire danger will increase and are warning campers to be cautious.
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Brunswick, Walmart reach settlement over property tax dispute
The agreement ends a three-year tax battle between the town and the retail giant, which contested that the store should be valued roughly 40% lower than the town’s assessment.
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Brunswick High graduate requests investigation, more education surrounding sexual assault after allegations against former teacher
The letter, which includes signatures from 150 community members, many of whom are Brunswick High School graduates, states the school department must determine the scope and the breadth of sexual violence within the schools, while also conducting “extensive training on appropriate relationships with students so that this line to sexual assault and grooming could never be crossed.”
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Freeport moving forward with weekend Main Street closure
Main Street will close to vehicles from Howard Place by The Lobster Cooker and Pub, to Bow Street, by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen, from 8 a.m. on Saturdays to 8 p.m. on Sundays, and a detour will be in place from West Street to Depot Street and then to Bow Street.
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Brunswick assistant town manager on leave following arrest
Town officials will be reviewing the information related to the arrest and charges, and will work to ‘appropriately address’ the matter, Town Manager John Eldridge said in an email Monday.