BATH — The City Council on Wednesday gave unanimous first passage to adoption of a fire code used by the state, and updating of another. The National Fire Protection Association wrote both codes, which have been adopted at the state level. Bath has been using the 1985 edition of NFPA 101, “The Life Safety Code,” […]
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Bath Police Beat: March 30
Arrests 3/16, no time listed. John Coffey, 70, of Wesley Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Wesley Street on a charge of burglary. 3/19 at 10:52 p.m. Crystal Esculano, 36, of Bull Rock Road, West Bath, was arrested by Officer John Dietlin on Centre Street on a charge of operating under the influence. […]
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Under pressure: Topsham school counselor has seen the profession evolve
Second of three stories. Krista Chase’s counseling office at Mt. Ararat High School is cozy and warmly lit, with student memorabilia covering the walls and a comfortable seat for teenagers to unload what’s on their minds. Chase, also the Topsham school’s field hockey coach, has spent 20 years as a high school counselor, including 13 at […]
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Bath-area RSU eyes 3.9% spending increase
BATH — The Regional School Unit 1 fiscal 2019 budget, introduced at Monday’s Board of Directors meeting, proposes a 3.87 percent spending increase, resulting in a 2.64 percent hike in tax assessments to its four communities. About 70 percent of the proposed $30.1 million budget, or $21.1 million, is comprised of salaries and benefits. Up […]
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Bath shipyard tax break gets initial House OK
BATH — A state tax break for Bath Iron Works received initial approval Tuesday in the state House of Representatives, passing 117-31. The approval of LD 1781 follows a March 6 vote of 11-2 by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Taxation that the bill “ought to pass as amended.” The Senate was expected to vote […]
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BIW wants to replace steel preparation facility in Brunswick
Equipment at the plant is more than 45 years old, and the company hopes to replace it and the building at the same site.
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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Bath Police Beat: March 23
Arrests 3/13 at 9 a.m. Edwin Kahkonen, 48, of Bath, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Andrew Booth on Water Street. 3/16, no time listed. John Coffey, 70, of Wesley Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Wesley Street on a charge of burglary. 3/17 at 12:56 a.m. Marguerite Dempsey, 25, of Billerica, […]
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Critic of BIW tax-break bill ends hunger strike as vote in Legislature nears
Lawmakers may decide this month on a pared-down proposal, and opponent Bruce Gagnon has a solid meal for the first time in 37 days because of medical concerns.
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Mid-Coast primary elections all uncontested
BATH — Election fans may find this June a bit disappointing: there are no contested local primaries for either the state House or Senate. The deadline for party candidates to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to […]