BATH — Blue Fuse, a Maine-based quartet that performs 1930sand ’40s-era “hot club” jazz, hits the stage at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday. The group is composed of guitarists Adam Yeager and Craig Hensley, accordion player and vocalist Sonja Florman, as well as bassist and vocalist Craig Hensley. Together, Blue Fuse performs classic […]
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Posted inCoastal Journal
Coastal History: The stolen Packard
The two kidnapped women were fortunate, indeed. In the front seat were two armed men and the stolen Packard was speeding toward the Dresden/Wiscasset line at 90 mph. Ahead of them were two police officers from Bath, who opened fire at the car. The women dove onto the floor and remained unharmed. Later, the robbers […]
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From skate to school: Bath skate park partners with high school completion program
Merrymeeting Adult Education and Midcoast Community Alliance are teaming up to offer education programs at the Bath skate park for people interested in finishing high school, transitioning to college or entering the workforce.
Posted inThe Forecaster
‘Power duo’ Muddy Ruckus to perform on Bath stage
BATH — Muddy Ruckus, a Portland-based “power duo,” performs at the Chocolate Church Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 1. The 804 Washington St. show runs from 7:30-9:30 p.m. Tickets, which cost $15 in advance or $18 at the door, can be purchased at chocolatechurcharts.org or by calling 442-8455. Composed of guitarist Ryan Flaherty and drummer […]
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: ‘Good old boys club’ management has cost BIW its workers’ trust
If shipyard managers want productivity to rise and labor-hour costs to fall, they should look to the Golden Rule.
Posted inThe Forecaster
Midcoast Meetings: Jan. 24-31
Bath Tues. 1/28 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee CH Brunswick Mon. 1/27 6:30 p.m. Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Committee SMCC Tues. 1/28 7 p.m. Planning Board TH Tues. 1/28 7 p.m. Recycling & Sustainability Committee TH Wed. 1/29 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee TH Wed. 1/29 2 p.m. Mare Brook Watershed Plan Steering Committee TH […]
Posted inBusiness, Times Record
Despite proposed cuts, Pingree ‘confident’ Bath shipyard will fulfill contracts
Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.
Posted inCops & Courts, Maine, Times Record
Convicted killer seeks release from state custody
Mark Ian Gessner served 22 years for a 1994 Bath murder but remains in state custody at Riverview Psychiatric Center because he was found not criminally responsible on other charges.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath library’s history series offers glimpse into the past
The Town History Series begins at the Patten Free Library Saturday morning with a discussion about how Arrowsic’s working waterfront fuels the community.
Posted inForecaster Opinion
Letter: The lies go on and on
I enjoyed Stuart Spigel’s excellent adventure in thought. As he says, “Truth is not partisan, Mr. Beem” (Jan. 3). It easily can be discovered on “Fox & Friends,” whose hosts all have undergraduate degrees in either journalism or unknown, with a political science minor. These truth-speakers agree with Stuart and I in dreading a dystopia […]