Kate Furbish Elementary in Brunswick closed last week after several staff members apparently contracted RSV, COVID-19 and influenza; Morse High School was closed Friday, Dec. 16, due to high absence among staff.
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Community Christmas sing-along returns to the Chocolate Church Arts Center
On Monday, Dec. 19, Midcoast families will gather at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. in Bath, for a community sing-along returns. This decades-old tradition was disrupted during the pandemic. Last year the event was held in a snowy parking lot, but this year it returns to the Chocolate Church main stage at […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 16-23
Bath Tue. 12/20 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Tue. 12/20 5 p.m. Economic Development Committee City Hall Wed. 12/21 2 p.m. Community Development Committee City Hall Brunswick Mon. 12/19 4 p.m. Housing Committee Woodlawn Terrace Mon. 12/19 6:30 p.m. Town Council Zoom, Council Chambers Tue. 12/20 5 p.m. Town Commons Committee Zoom Tue. 12/20 […]
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Bath police ramping up drunk driving checks
Bath police will be operating sobriety checkpoints through New Year’s Day looking for drivers under the influence during the holiday season. The ramped-up enforcement effort comes as part of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, according to a news release. “It’s so important that drivers act responsibly, and […]
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Bath Area Family YMCA names new CEO
Robert Gray brings 35 years of YMCA experience to the job.
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The Recycle Bin: Reduce, reuse, then recycle
Having worked in solid waste in Phippsburg and being a part of the regional waste committee for Bath and Brunswick in the 1990s, I saw overflowing landfills and four operating regional waste incinerators. Let’s admit it. Even thrifty Mainers who are used to making do with what we can produce ourselves, borrowing from neighbors or […]
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Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center presents its 35th annual Christmas sing-along
After two years of pandemic disruptions, the arts center reignites cheer with “Sing! It’s Christmas,” a concert of classic carols for the community.
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Report: Out-of-state recruiting helps BIW drive Maine economy
An analysis from University of Southern Maine’s Center for Business and Economic Research found Bath Iron Works supported more than $1.8 billion in economic output in 2021, thanks in part to the shipyard’s push to draw out-of-state workers, a strategy labor experts say could help solve the problem of Maine’s shrinking workforce.
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Dec. 9
Bath Tue. 12/13 6:30 p.m. Sidewalk Project City Hall Wed. 12/14 4 p.m. Bicycle & Pedestrian Committee Donald Small School Thu. 12/15 4:30 p.m. Bath Development Corporation City Hall Brunswick Mon. 12/12 6:30 p.m. Cable TV Meeting Zoom Tue. 12/13 7 p.m. Planning Board Zoom Wed. 12/14 7 p.m. School Board Zoom Thu. 12/15 5 […]
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City of Bath offers free trolley caroling
The city of Bath and Main Street Bath are partnering to offer free trolley caroling through the month of December. The trolley will depart from City Hall every half hour from 4:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays, through the end of the month. Rides are first come, first served with no tickets necessary.