WEST BATH At its peak, the Deer Isle Grange had close to 100 members. But this summer, the fraternal organization folded because it couldn’t attract even seven members to its meetings — the number required to keep its state charter. In an age when the Internet and television have replaced potluck dinners as a favored […]

BATH A proposed deal between Bath Iron Works and the city would tilt the benefits from existing taxadvantaged areas at the shipyard from the city to the company. BIW attorney John Fitzgerald told councilors Wednesday BIW wants to amend an existing TIF district covering about 4 acres of the south end of the BIW complex […]

Local veterans or their families are encouraged to respond to a campaign to chronicle those who served in the military that will be published by The Times Record on Monday, Nov. 11. The Veterans’ Day edition will chronicle those who served, listing the branch of service, years and locations served, and invite comments. Photos are […]

BATH All 40 of the Bath Iron Works layoffs scheduled to take effect Friday have been averted, the head of the shipyard’s largest labor union said Thursday afternoon. “Everybody that wants to stay is being offered (another job at the shipyard),” said Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, which has approximately […]

BATH As a boy growing up in Michigan, Maurice Libner recalls, he might skip one meal for Yom Kippur. Today, Libner, who has called Maine home for 37 years, takes the holy day more seriously. “When you’re younger, you have a different understanding of it,” said Libner, who serves as president of the Beth Israel […]

BRUNSWICK When Brunswick reduces the number of shellfish digging licenses issued in 2014, the remaining questions are how many lost, who will lose them, and what then? Marine Warden Dan Devereaux and others are trying to figure out the answers — and ways to make them hurt less for the diggers and families affected. More […]

BRUNSWICK After 124 years in business, Brunswick’s most enduring clothing store will close Nov. 2. Owners David Girardin and John Simonson sold the building at 52 Maine St. that, since 1889, has housed Pennell’s Clothing Store. The real estate closing took place Sept. 3. The retailer now has 60 days to liquidate its inventory. Girardin […]

FREEPORT One day last week, Steve Cogswell was doing his thing — one of them, anyway — for Freeport Community Services. Cogswell was driving an elderly lady to her doctor’s appointment. But in this case, he does more than just drive. Cogswell, 73, puts down a stool for the lady, and stands behind her for […]