Hannah LaClaire

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Business Reporter at The Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram

Business reporter at the Portland Press Herald. Big fan of cats, books and spinach and artichoke dip. She/her

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Articles

Maine home prices set a new record in May

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

Jun. 23—Prospective homebuyers anxiously awaiting a significant price drop are going to have to wait a little longer. Maine home prices reached a new record high last month. Maine homebuyers paid a median of $425,000 in May, a 6.5% increase over the same month last year, according to data released Monday by the Maine Association of Realtors. The median is the price at which half of the homes sold for more and half sold for less.
Maine Trust for Local News welcomes new reporters, roles

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

Jun. 16—The Maine Trust for Local News has hired new full-time reporters and reshuffled others to tackle state and community news coverage across its publications. The Maine Trust is the parent company of the Portland Press Herald, Sun Journal in Lewiston, Kennebec Journal in Augusta, Morning Sentinel in Waterville, Times Record in Brunswick and more than a dozen southern and western Maine online publications and newsletters.
These THC-infused drinks face little oversight in the US. Maine is scrambling to regulate sales.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

Jun. 14—Three years ago, Mercedes Lamphere was selling drinks infused with THC from the back of her truck. Today, those intoxicating, yet alcohol-free beverages can be found in 850 locations across 10 states. Lamphere's company, the Farmington-based Long Coast, is part of a rapidly expanding market of drinks containing low doses of the psychoactive compound that gets cannabis users high.
Maine lawmakers give mobile homeowners a leg up in park purchases

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

Jun. 12—Lawmakers on Wednesday passed a bill to give mobile home residents the "right of first refusal" when their parks go up for sale, but it won't go into effect quickly enough to benefit Friendly Village, a large park in Gorham awaiting a decision on its multi-million offer. The bill, LD 1145, was enacted in both the state Senate and House of Representatives this week and now awaits a signature from Gov. Janet Mills.
Maine won’t require medical cannabis to be tested for contaminants - this year

2 weeks ago | sunjournal.com | Alex Lear |Hannah LaClaire

Maine’s medical cannabis providers have once again fought off a controversial requirement to start testing their products — at least for now. A legislative committee killed one bill and carried over another that would have instituted testing and tracking requirements that industry members have said for years would put them out of business or force price increases.
Longtime Press Herald editor retires, new editors announced

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

Jun. 3—The Portland Press Herald's longest-tenured editor is capping his red pen after 35 years working as a journalist in Maine. John Richardson, managing editor, is retiring this summer. His last day is July 4. Richardson has taken on a variety of roles in his three-and-a-half decades at the paper, including editor, reporter and columnist. He's worked with hundreds of journalists in the state and mentored many newcomers in the newsroom.
Maine saw more tourists than expected over Memorial Day weekend

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

May 27—A chilly, wet forecast threatened to dampen Memorial Day weekend travel in Maine, but preliminary numbers from the Maine Turnpike Authority show a few gloomy days weren't enough to keep tourists away. The turnpike recorded more than 1 million vehicle "transactions" between Friday and Monday, putting it on par with recent years. Officials originally predicted fewer than 1 million transactions. Friday was the busiest day, with 343,346 of the 1,008,400 trips.
Maine home sales fell, prices rose in April as market heats up for summer

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

May 22—The relief was short-lived. One month after Maine home sale prices decreased for the first time in six years, they've risen again. Maine homebuyers paid a median of $400,000 in April, a 4% increase over the same time last year, according to data released Thursday by the Maine Association of Realtors. It's the first time this year and the fifth time ever that the median price has met or surpassed $400,000 since first crossing that threshold last June.
Another price increase headed for Casco Bay Lines, this time for cars

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

May 19—Visitors to Peaks Island this summer may want to consider traveling to the island by foot or bike after a vote last week to raise the vehicle ferry rate to the island for the first time in 15 years. The Casco Bay Island Transit District Board of Directors approved the price hike 8-4 Friday.
UMaine lab lays off 9 employees, blames federal funding uncertainty

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Hannah LaClaire

May 15—A University of Maine research lab leading efforts in offshore wind and 3D printing has laid off nine employees after the federal government halted millions of dollars in funding. Employees of UMaine's Advanced Structures and Composites Center were notified Monday. The nine employees included engineers, scientists and technicians. The layoffs are effective June 6.