Topsham’s proposed $13.5 million budget could drop taxes 1.3%

Residents will vote on the budget at a drive-in style town meeting at the Topsham Fairgrounds on July 29

Bath expands downtown sidewalks for business, pedestrian use

The changes will last until Oct. 31, according to a report from the city.

BIW strike continues into 3rd week with no resolution

Meanwhile, the company is hiring more temporary subcontractors to compensate for 4,300 machinists out of work.

Longtime Brunswick retailer closes doors, latest business to leave Maine Street

Wyler’s joins a growing list of Maine Street businesses that have shuttered in recent months, but Deb King, director of the Brunswick Downtown Association, doesn't think the vacancies will last long.

State pulls plug on music festival at Brunswick campground

Promoters hoped to win state approval for Summer Jam Camp Out 2020 by promising to spread people out among campsites to minimize large gatherings. The state rejected that idea.

Shipyard hiring temporary workers; mediation next week

Shipbuilders went on strike June 22 after overwhelmingly rejecting a contract in dispute that's primarily centered on subcontractors, work rules and seniority.

Report: No animals trapped in Bath anti-rabies program had rabies

The $26,600 trapping effort also failed to catch any foxes, the species responsible for 18 rabies-related attacks on people and pets in the past year.

Bath to allow greater public access to City Hall

BIW loses out on $936 million destroyer contract

A contract for a third Arleigh-Burke class destroyer for the current fiscal year was awarded to Huntington Ingalls Inc. in Mississippi, BIW's main competitor and the only other shipyard that builds that type of destroyer.

Brunswick High graduate requests investigation, more education surrounding sexual assault after allegations against former teacher

The letter, which includes signatures from 150 community members, many of whom are Brunswick High School graduates, states the school department must determine the scope and the breadth of sexual violence within the schools, while also conducting “extensive training on appropriate relationships with students so that this line to sexual assault and grooming could never be crossed.”