Bath Iron Works now has 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in the works as the U.S. seeks to build up its Navy to counter China’s expanding fleet.
2023
Posted inNation & World, News
Climate change made July hotter for 4 of 5 humans on Earth, scientists find
More than 6.5 billion people, or 81% of the world’s population, sweated through at least 1 day where climate change had a significant effect on the average daily temperature.
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Posted inAmerican Journal, Portland Forecaster, The Forecaster
New bus route linking Gorham, Westbrook, Portland under consideration
GPCOG is studying a new METRO line with more buses and more stops.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Bath Iron Works awarded contract for 3 Navy destroyers
The shipyard is expected to finish building the Flight III Arleigh Burke-class destroyers between 2023 and 2026.
Posted inMaine
Maine ACLU says bus line allowed border officials to search buses without warrants
The civil rights organization is asking Cyr Bus Lines to stop letting Customs and Border Patrol agents onto its buses in Houlton after 2 Presque Isle residents were handcuffed and removed from a bus for not answering questions about their citizenship status.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Mills signs executive order to begin creation of a state Office for New Americans
It’s the first step by her administration to create a centralized place to assist the growing number of immigrants coming to Maine.
Posted inSouth Portland Sentry, Southern Maine Weeklies
Cape Elizabeth Land Trust serves critical role in community
The Cape Elizabeth Land Trust conserves and maintains land locally and educates on conservation and natural resources.
Posted inBoston Red Sox, Sports
Red Sox top Mariners 6-4 to snap 3-game losing streak
Alex Verdugo hit a two-run homer and Reese McGuire added his first of the season fresh off the injured list.
Posted inTimes Record Opinion
The Conversation: Is Congress on a witch hunt? 5 ways to judge whether oversight hearings are legitimate or politicized
THE CONVERSATION — Since Republicans regained the majority in the House of Representatives in the 2022 midterm elections, they have initiated a flurry of investigations. Among their targets: the origin of the COVID-19 virus, the FBI’s law enforcement and surveillance activities and Hunter Biden’s business relationships. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California even spoke recently of a possible presidential […]
Posted inMaine
‘He was bigger than life’: Family of missing lobsterman plans memorial
The family of Tylar Michaud, 18, knows he is gone even as the search continues, and say it is now time to celebrate his life.