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.
Hannah LaClaire
Staff Writer
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.
‘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.”
Panelist: Outdoor recreation industry must do more to get people outside
Outdoor recreation makes up 4.8% of Maine’s economy, more than double the national average, and the state ranks third for the value outdoor recreation provides the state’s economy.
With the downtown mall suffering, Brunswick Farmers Market may move to Park Row
The plan would require that Park Row become a one-way street running North to South, and staff would install pedestrian barricades behind the vendors.
The Daniel hotel is open again
The Brunswick hotel closed its doors Oct. 25 for renovations.
Brunswick council accepts DOT overpass overhaul plan
The project, which the MDOT has agreed to fund, will combine the Route 1 Southbound on-ramp and Cabot Street to create a single signalized intersection at Fort Andross and a signal at Mason Street.
The Daniel hotel in Brunswick closes for repairs, canceling reservations and event with little notice
Roughly two-dozen Bowdoin College families had their reservations canceled just before family weekend and a bride was given less than a week’s notice that the venue for her wedding was no longer available.
Brunswick’s Wild Oats preparing for move to Brunswick Landing, hopes to keep community spirit
People once told Becky Shepherd she was crazy for opening a cafe in Brunswick’s downtown, but now some of the same voices are telling her she is deserting the people who helped grow her business.