Bath Iron Works plans to lay off 42 in October Bath Iron Works notified union leaders Friday that it plans to lay off 42 employees at the shipyard in October. The General Dynamics subsidiary, which employs about 5,700 workers in Bath, said it will try to find new positions for the 42 affected employees. The […]
September 2013
Religion Calendar
Saturday Tashi Gatsel Ling, 2 to 4 p.m., open house at the new Tibetan Buddhist Center, 20 Independence Drive, Freeport. Upcoming programs include a weekly discussion of the course “Discovering Buddhism at Home” from 7 to 8:30 p.m. starting Tuesday. Contact [email protected] for more information. Sunday Service of Healing, 10 a.m., with anointing with healing oil […]
Conquering ‘Islamophobia’ pays off
An expert tells future engineers that their career success will depend on their cultural competence.
Greely erupts for emphatic win at Westbrook
WESTBROOK—There’s something about making a trip to Westbrook that brings out the beast in the Greely Rangers. A year after announcing their arrival as a top-notch contender with a three-touchdown win at the Blue Blazes, Greely returned to Olmstead Field Friday evening and triumphed with even more ease. Although it didn’t start out that way. […]
Kennebunk football tops Marshwood in clash of unbeatens
Kennebunk withstood a late Marshwood charge to win 21-14 at Veterans Memorial Field.
Dan Demeritt: Fiscal failure is good for columnists, bad for everyone else
Every other Friday starts the same. A second cup of coffee and a sense of panic about how long I have before I get a friendly reminder from an editor about my column being due. No matter how pressed I am for time, I can always count on a failure of leadership in Washington for […]
Cuba says it will let athletes sign with foreign leagues
Cubans have long had to defect from the tiny island – often using dangerous methods – to play in the U.S. and elsewhere, where they can earn significantly more money.
Patriots hoping to contain Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan
Ryan has developed into one of the game’s premier passers, due in part to the stockpile of receivers he has to choose from
Clinton dominates calls at N.H. event for female president
The former secretary of state wins support at a forum on electing a woman to the Oval Office.
Global watchdog approves Syria disarmament plan
The resolution to strip Syria of its chemical weapons would break a three-year deadlock.