The USS Carl M. Levin, Bath Iron Works’ 38th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be homeported in Pearl Harbor.
Jason Claffey
Jason Claffey is a reporter covering the Brunswick and Bath area for The Times Record. He graduated from Boston University with a communications degree and started his journalism career in 2005 in the sports department of The Boston Globe. Since 2007, he has covered local, state and national news in the Northeast for several publications.
Brunswick honors outgoing Bowdoin College president
Clayton Rose, Bowdoin’s president since 2015, significantly increased the college’s annual financial contribution to the town.
Bath City Councilor Phyllis Bailey won’t run for new term
Bailey, who was elected to two terms, said she is most proud of her work promoting affordable housing in the city.
Sen. Collins includes $1.75 million in federal funding for new Bath fire station
The new $16.5 million fire station will be built at the site of the former Morse High School on High Street.
‘We will not stop’: King, Collins sign letter demanding Bowdoin College graduate’s release
Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
Brunswick approves new affordable housing rules amid ‘crisis’
Brunswick officials approved an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires new housing developments with more than 15 rental units to have at least 15% set aside for affordable housing.
Brunswick voters approve $52.9M school budget
The school budget contributes 4.8% to the town’s projected 7.4% property tax hike, the largest in years.
Bowdoin College reimbursed nearly $1.4M for coronavirus testing
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has reimbursed Maine more than $282 million for coronavirus-related expenses.
After Brunswick fire, fundraisers and donation drive benefit families who ‘lost everything’
A June 11 fire at the Perryman Village housing development destroyed five apartments.
Brunswick schools hires new finance director
Lesley Wysocki, who is director of finance and operations for a school system in Connecticut, will replace Kelly Wentworth.