The annual national defense act authorizes three new Navy warships that Bath Iron Works could bid on.
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Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: Dec. 17-24
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 12/21 6 p.m. Recreation Commission 4 Sheridan Road Wed. 12/22 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Wed. 12/22 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee City Hall Thur. 12/23 11 a.m. Climate Action Commission City Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 12/20 […]
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Bath man sentenced to 10 years for fraud, money laundering
A Bath man was sentenced to 10 years in prison Monday for embezzling more than $2 million from the Portland-based financial firm he worked for. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby sentenced David Altenburg, 46, to 10 years in prison followed by 18 months of supervised release for wire fraud, money laundering, transferring property to […]
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Bath museum’s new exhibit reveals Maine’s connection to the slave trade
Artifacts featured in the new exhibit reveal Bath-built ships and Maine captains and crews transported both enslaved people and crops manufactured by slavery.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath shipyard remains quiet on potential fallout of vaccine mandate for federal contractors
Bath Iron Works continues to refuse to answer questions regarding how many workers are vaccinated against COVID-19, how many have quit over the requirement, and what the company’s contingency plan is.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Navy commissions Bath-built, Pearl Harbor-based USS Daniel Inouye
Inouye was the first Japanese American to serve in Congress when he was elected to the House in 1959, the year Hawaii became a state.
Posted inMaine, News
Portland youth shelter runs out of beds as more teens seek emergency housing
The Joe Kreisler Teen Shelter, operated by Preble Street, has been at capacity nearly every night for the past week. The last time all beds were full was February 2020.
Posted inTimes Record
House passes defense bill calling for potential Bath-built ships
The NDAA authorizes three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the main type of ship BIW builds, but doesn’t dictate which shipyard will construct the ships.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: Dec. 10-17
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Wed. 12/15 11 a.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Wed. 12/15 4 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee 4 Sheridan Road Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 12/13 6:30 p.m. Town Council/Finance Committee CIP Workshop Tues. 12/14 7 p.m. Planning Board Town Hall/Zoom […]
Posted inTimes Record
Bath approves parking program to alleviate South End traffic
All the two-hour parking in the South End neighborhood in Bath will switch to one-hour to deter shipyard workers from parking on residential roads during their shift.