Three compete for pair of Bath City Council seats

Political newcomers Louis "Roo" Dunn and Tim Pratt are vying for one open seat, while Mary Ellen Bell is running uncontested for another.

Bath offers third round of grant program for downtown improvements

The deadline to submit a grant application is 4:30 p.m. on December 31.

Midcoast Meetings: Oct. 15-22

‘Tony Dancer’ named Bath’s Citizen of the Year

Antonio Garreton, known locally as "Tony Dancer," teaches dance and Zumba classes in Bath and volunteers in his spare time.

Bath to hold first Autumnfest celebration since 2018

The event will feature three free activities spread across downtown Bath from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 9.

Midcoast Meetings: Oct. 8-15

Bath-built destroyer Inouye departs for Pacific

The ship will eventually make its way to Hawaii where it will be commissioned and stationed at Pearl Harbor.

Bath shipyard christens new warship named for late Michigan senator

The ship is named for former Sen. Carl Levin, a 36-year lawmaker, who served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was known as a champion of the military and pushed for defense funding.

Enrollment rises at Midcoast vocational schools as stigma about trade work diminishes

Student enrollment at Bath Tech, a career and technical education center within Morse High School, has risen from 154 students in 2018 to 273 students this year.

Bath wants voters to OK change to spending cap in attempt to curb budget cuts

If the rule isn't changed by the time a BIW tax agreement ends, the city could face $900,000 in cuts.