Losing out to its only competitor for contracts to build Navy destroyers is dredging up concerns about Bath Iron Works’ ability to remain competitive as it tries to diversify its workload. The Navy announced Thursday that an order of 10 Arleigh Burke-class DDG 51 guided-missile destroyers would be split unevenly between BIW and its sole […]
October 2018
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Gelato Fiasco to move some production to Michigan
Brunswick-based Gelato Fiasco Inc. is in the process of relocating part of its production operations to a plant in Michigan, a move that the company’s co-founder and chief executive officer said could result in the elimination of about eight positions. Joshua Davis said in a telephone interview Sunday night that the affected workers will be […]
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RSU 1 beefs up school security
BATH — Amid heightened concern about student safety, RSU 1 installed new security measures in advance of the start of this school year. Those changes include new panic buttons, heavy duty glass and new locks, according to administrators. “We installed panic buttons into all of our office areas,” said Superintendent Patrick Manuel. “They’re directly tied […]
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Lisbon planning village improvements
LISBON — Lisbon is continuing its push to improve its look and attract new business. The town is holding a public hearing Tuesday to get input on a $300,000 Community Development Block Grant the town received to help fund improvements in the Route 196 and Lisbon village area. The grant must be used as part of […]
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University of Texas professor wins Nobel Prize in Medicine
James Allison shares the award for work on making the body attack tumors.
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Be prepared for Wireless Emergency Alert Test on Oct. 3
Editor, The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in coordination with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), will conduct a nationwide combined test of the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) and Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Oct. 3, 2018. As one of several participating national wireless carriers in this test, U.S. Cellular wants to ensure that everyone is […]
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‘Tragedy of grand scale’: Events mark date of Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — It has been a year since the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, and a woman set to talk at a sunrise ceremony commemorating the lives lost says that although hearts are still healing, she hopes people can move forward from the enormous tragedy with “love and light.” Among survivors, […]
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Community packs Biddeford Fire Department for Open House
BIDDEFORD — It’s safe to say that since that since the Central Fire Station first opened on Alfred Street in Biddeford in 1990, Saturday’s Open House there was the largest number of people to visit the Biddeford Fire Department ever at one time. Hundreds turned out to meet firefighters, climb into fire trucks or to […]
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Letters to the editor: Readers sound off on candidates
Sick with worry Here is a chance to get some free advice from a physician. As a native Mainer, mother, community member, and pediatrician of almost 40 years, I’ve become sick with worry for our kids. Our governor and our president have done everything possible to make it harder for coming generations to thrive. They […]
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Rick Jensen: Hypocrisy on both sides at the Kavanaugh hearing
Hurricane Florence tearing up the south Atlantic coast is nothing compared to the hypocrisies tearing up our country over Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation that Brett Kavanaugh tried to pull off her clothes at an alcohol-fueled house party when they were teenage minors. Democrats have decided that Kavanaugh is presumed guilty before being proven innocent, and […]