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Bath continues parking program to ease South End traffic trouble

by Kathleen O'Brien September 13, 2021September 14, 2021

Bath police hope tightening parking restrictions will deter BIW workers from parking on residential roads around the shipyard.

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20 years later, workers at Navy Base and BIW recall how 9/11 hijackings shook their world

by C. Thacher Carter and Kathleen O'Brien September 10, 2021September 10, 2021

Twenty years have passed since the day 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked and crashed four planes in what would become the deadliest attack on the United States. Terrorists flew two of the planes into the World Trade Center’s twin towers in lower Manhattan. A third plane struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plummeted into […]

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‘It was complete annihilation’: Bath firefighter remembers working at Ground Zero

by Kathleen O'Brien September 9, 2021September 10, 2021

“What really threw us off was (the towers) were gone,” Michael Clarke, a first responder in the 9/11 attacks, said. “It’s hard to … see New York City on its knees.”

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Collins, King: Bath shipyard helping Navy design new class of ship

by Kathleen O'Brien September 8, 2021September 9, 2021

The Navy’s next type of ship, which is still in the early planning phases, is expected to replace the main types of ship Bath Iron Works builds.

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Midcoast Meetings: Sept. 10-17

September 7, 2021

Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Mon. 9/13 3 p.m. Facilities Committee City Hall Wed. 9/15 11 a.m. Community Development Community City Hall Wed. 9/15 4 p.m. Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee City Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Fri. 9/10 1 p.m. Mare Brook Watershed Management Advisory Committee/Zoom […]

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Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer returns from sea trials

by Kathleen O'Brien September 2, 2021September 29, 2021

According to BIW Program Manager Edward Kenyon, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson “performed particularly well” throughout the trials.

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Midcoast Meetings: Sept. 3-10

September 1, 2021

Bath See cityofbath.com for information on Zoom meetings. Thur. 9/9 6 p.m. Police Department South End Parking Permit Program Meeting Town Hall Brunswick For information on remote access, televised/streamed meetings see brunswickme.org. Wed. 9/8 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 9/8 6:30 p.m. Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Town Hall/Zoom Wed. 9/8 7 p.m. […]