If the rule isn’t changed by the time a BIW tax agreement ends, the city could face $900,000 in cuts.
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Bath shipyard to christen ship named for late Michigan senator
Former Michigan Democratic Sen. Carl Levin, a 36-year lawmaker, served as chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was known as a champion of the military and pushed for defense funding.
Midcoast Meetings: Oct. 1-8
Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Mon. 10/4 3 p.m. Facilities Committee City Hall Tues. 10/5 6 p.m. Planning Board City Hall Wed. 10/6 6 p.m. City Council City Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 10/4 6:30 p.m. Town Council Tues. 10/5 5 p.m. Master Plan Implementation […]
Bath to celebrate community leaders and nonprofits at annual Citizen Involvement Day
This year marks the City of Bath’s 23rd annual Citizen Involvement Day, a community-building event that brings awareness about local service organizations and honors community leaders. The event will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 9 at the Waterfront Park. Local nonprofits will have tables at the event to promote their […]
House passes defense bill with potential work for Bath shipyard
The House’s version of the defense bill approves three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the main type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to be constructed in fiscal year 2022.
Bath celebrates new high school 9 months after completion
Students began classes at the new Morse High School in February 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic delayed any pomp and circumstance.
Bath Garden Club dedicates Blue Star Highway Marker following two-year project
The Bath Garden Club held a rededication ceremony for the circa-1954 Bath Blue Star Memorial Highway marker Sept. 9, following a two-year project to refurbish the national designation and reinstall it at the Bath Regional Information Center on Commercial Street. A two-year timeline of the marker refurbishing and garden restoration, which included recognition of all […]
Bath high school to hold belated ceremony for new $75 million building
The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday outside the high school’s main entrance.
Letter: Hidden truth in Balentine column
I usually disagree with broad generalizations used by writers like John Balentine to bolster often-weak arguments. However, given the voting patterns in the 2020 election, there may be some truth to his most recent slap at old people, whom he called “old fools.” The “wise young people” voted for Biden in much larger numbers, while […]
Chocolate Church Arts Center announces first indoor concerts since 2019
The Bath nonprofit arts venue will require proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test within 48 hours of the performance to attend any of the upcoming concerts.