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Letter: Vitelli gets things done in Augusta, earned reelection
We urge our fellow District 23 voters to reelect Sen. Eloise Vitelli. Eloise’s priorities and demonstrated ability to get things done in Augusta have made life better for Mainers, young, old and in-between. Recognizing the burden of student loan debt on individuals and the economy as a whole, she was instrumental in securing the passage […]
Lifelong dance instructor sells Bath studio after 65 years of teaching
For 65 years Fay Pye, 79, taught over 7,500 students how to dance, until the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to shut down and sell her Bath dance studio.
Incumbent faces challenger for seat on Bath School Board
Incumbent Megan Fuller is vying for her RSU 1 seat against newcomer Jamie Dorr.
Smooth sailing for students in Maine Maritime Museum’s learning program
While some elements like backpacks, binders and a whiteboard, are familiar, the 15 students enrolled in the Maine Maritime Museum’s alternative learning program are outside whenever possible and studying elements of maritime history and culture alongside their core curriculum.
Bath-area school board addresses parent concerns over continuing hybrid plan for younger students
School board members reiterated their decision to keep younger students in a mixed in-person and distance learning plan was made to lower the number of students in a classroom and allow them to spread out to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
New Bath high school vandalized
Bath police are asking anyone with information about the crime to call Detective Sgt. Rick Ross at (207) 443-5563.
Defense analysts disagree over whether Collins or Gideon is better for BIW
Some analysts said Sen. Susan Collins hasn’t helped Bath Iron Works win contracts for new types of ships, while others argue that’s out of her control, regardless of her position as a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
Strong winds cut power in southern Midcoast, damage Chocolate Church steeple
No CMP customer in Arrowsic, Georgetown or Phippsburg had power restored as of 4 p.m. Wednesday with no estimated restoration time, according to CMP spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett.
Bath teens create song to bind community together amid pandemic
In their song, Morse High School juniors Isabel Strelneck, Isaac Ensel and Thomas Ferolano ask their community to be kind to one another by wearing a mask and staying six feet apart to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.