BATH — Born 15 years ago as one of four original Main Street Maine communities, Main Street Bath approaches its anniversary with several honors and a thriving downtown on its record. The organization will mark the occasion with “Over the Moon, Under the Stars,” a tented gala at Library Park to be held from 7-10:30 […]

BATH — The 12 people arrested June 18 after staging a protest outside a ship christening at Bath Iron Works will head to court Aug. 2. The group, calling itself the “Zumwalt 12,” after the class of destroyer being christened at the shipyard, will be arraigned at West Bath District Court at 1 p.m. After […]

BRUNSWICK — The School Board unanimously adopted a new strategic plan, following years of deliberations in a sometimes convoluted process. The 20-page document, presented publicly for the first time Wednesday, serves as the “true north” guiding the district, according to Assistant Superintendent Pender Makin. The plan essentially lays out values and goals, Makin said. Now, system staff […]

BRUNSWICK — The U.S. Navy, which is testing private wells around the former Brunswick Naval Air Station for possible chemical contamination, says the first wells tested are within federal health guidelines. Officials are trying to determine whether perfluorinated compounds, a type of chemical found in elevated levels on the former base, have migrated through groundwater. PFCs […]