Hannah LaClaire

Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
February 27, 2023

Lobster industry wages legal battle over recent regulations, while new ones remain frozen

The Maine Lobstermen’s Association last September appealed a federal decision on some restrictions, and the case is now being heard in Washington.
Published
February 22, 2023

Lack of inventory slowed Maine home sales in January

The most recent monthly data show the number of sales fell by double digits compared to a year ago, while prices rose modestly.
Published
February 17, 2023

Ken Cianchette, Cianbro co-founder who had ‘an impact on tens of thousands,’ dies at 98

Cianchette, whose memorial service is scheduled for Saturday, was one of four brothers who formed the company that has constructed many of Maine’s major buildings and bridges.
Published
February 16, 2023

Salmon farm could be headed for landlocked Millinocket

A business group has signed a lease for 45 acres at the site of a former paper mill, hoping to construct a high-tech fish farm that relies on recirculated water.
Published
February 14, 2023

Pine tree would replace chickadee on new Maine license plate design

A legislative committee will consider a proposal to replace the state bird with the image of a conifer and star on the state flag from 1901-09.
Published
February 13, 2023

Maine State Chamber of Commerce names new president

Julia Munsey in March will succeed Dana Connors, who has led the business group of more than 5,000 members for nearly 30 years.
Published
February 12, 2023

Scenes from the affordable housing crisis

Rising rents and home prices are being felt across Maine – and forcing many Mainers to make difficult, costly and life-altering compromises.
Published
February 10, 2023

IRS says Maine’s $850 pandemic relief checks not taxable

The agency had been studying whether the money sent out last year in Maine – and similar payments made in 16 other states – was subject to federal taxes.
Published
February 8, 2023

Tax season thrown into chaos as IRS weighs taxing Maine relief checks

Even though some taxpayers already have filed, the state is one of nearly two dozen where federal officials have yet to determine whether the payments are taxable.
Published
January 20, 2023

Gun sales in Maine declined in 2022, but remain historically high

Firearm sales in the state have fallen 17% since 2020, new data show. But sales are still far above pre-pandemic levels, and 25% higher than a decade ago.