Bath city councilors also voted to create a rabies response task force to research options to form a long-term plan to address the rabies outbreak.
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Bath police say they know who was driving van that crashed into house
Police aren’t releasing the identity of the 23-year-old Phippsburg man they believe was driving the van that crashed into a 91-year-old woman’s house.
Van crashes through 91-year-old Bath woman’s home
When officers arrived, the driver had fled and left a dog behind, police say.
New destroyers will boost Navy’s ballistic missile defense
The latest version of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer features tech upgrades that enable the ships to simultaneously defend against ballistic missiles as well as conventional threats from the air.
Bath’s 1st recreational pot store cleared by city, waiting for state OK
Highbrow, a medical marijuana chain with locations in Topsham, Manchester and Waldoboro, is planning to open a shop on Leeman Highway.
Bowdoin students not returning after spring break
A bean supper scheduled at the campus for March 14 has been canceled.
Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps
Peter Owen, Bath’s city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
BIW begins work on latest destroyer
The ship is named for Louis H. Wilson Jr., a US Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Guam in 1944.
Coast Guard launches Kennebec River ice-breaking mission
The annual operation, known as the Kennebec River Spring Break-Out, prevents coastal flooding and keeps the river open to ships.
BIW could hear decision on Navy frigate contract sooner than expected
Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.