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Bath skate park expansion reflects needs of local youth

by Sean Murphy March 12, 2021May 11, 2021

The local skate park, part of the Midcoast Youth Center, has grown to be a safe haven for some local kids.

The Forecaster

Midcoast Meetings: March 12-19

March 10, 2021

Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Tues. 3/16 2 p.m. Climate Action Commission Tues. 3/16 6 p.m. Board of Assessment Review Wed. 3/17 2 p.m. Community Development Committee Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Mon. 3/15 6:30 p.m. Town Council Tues. 3/16 7:15 p.m. Village Review Board Wed. 3/17 […]

Times Record

Navy takes ownership of latest Bath-built destroyer

by Kathleen O'Brien March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

The $1 billion future USS Daniel Inouye, constructed at Bath Iron Works, will head to its home port in Hawaii in several months.

Times Record

Bath’s first recreational marijuana store hopes to open this month

by Kathleen O'Brien March 9, 2021March 9, 2021

The Bath planning board granted the store a conditional certificate of occupancy last week.

Times Record

Bath paramedics applauded for helping injured BIW rigger

by Kathleen O'Brien March 8, 2021

Paramedic Robert (Shawn) Chandler, Paramedic Benjamin Huebler and Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Shawn Latulippe were recognized for helping an injured BIW rigger in January.

Forecaster Opinion, The Forecaster

Forum: Arctic conditions in U.S. show climate change is here

by Sam Saltonstall and Mark Reynolds March 5, 2021March 1, 2021

Sometimes it seems like certain politicians won’t support climate action until hell – or Texas – freezes over. Well, after last month, the climate threat is as clear as can be, and it’s time for Congress to act. On Feb. 13, a winter storm began sweeping across the U.S. Within days, the frigid conditions and […]

The Forecaster

School Notebook: March 5

March 5, 2021March 1, 2021

Midcoast physical education classes get students moving When Jason Carter led his first physical education classes at Dike Newell and Fisher Mitchell Schools in Bath this fall, he noticed something different about his students. “They seemed almost gloomy,” he said. “They were all about following directions. It wasn’t like your usual group of energetic elementary […]