BRUNSWICK — The Bath and Brunswick housing authorities are among 19 agencies in Maine to receive a total of $9.53 million through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Public Housing Capital Fund Program. Brunswick’s authority is due to receive $438,463, Bath’s, $232,353, according to U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine). “This funding will help Maine […]
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Photo: Sidewalk superhero
Austin Armstrong, manager of the Green Lion Gallery in Bath, braved the snow Tuesday afternoon to clear Front Street sidewalks for pedestrians.
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Adult prom aids Bath families left homeless after fire
Gared Bertrand lost his home in a fire in early December. Shelby Bertrand, Gerard Bertrand’s older sister, organized a fundraiser fit for Valentine’s Day: a prom for adults.
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After meeting with federal officials, Bath says plan for animal trapping is still 2 weeks away
The City Council voted last week to spend $26,000 to trap and kill potentially rabid animals.
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Comedian Johnny Ater to perform at Chocolate Church
BATH — Stand-up comic Johnny Ater and friends perform Saturday at Chocolate Church Arts Center. Ater, a lifelong Mainer, offers up hilarious and honest stories about life, family, relationships and his colorful local friends, whom he brings to life on stage for all to meet. The comedian also offers light-hearted swipes and himself and his […]
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Phippsburg chooses local trappers over federal program to control rabies
Phippsburg selectmen agreed to connect residents interested in trapping wildlife on their property with local fur trappers, who help control the wildlife population and the diseases they carry.
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Bath’s plan to curb rabies threat by trapping animals meets opposition
Though the midcoast city has dealt with an unprecedented number of rabid fox attacks and near-misses dating to last year, critics of the plan say it doesn’t account for predators’ role in keeping rodent populations in check.
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Maine delegation opposes Trump’s destroyer construction cuts
PORTLAND — President Donald Trump’s budget proposal includes funding for two destroyers like those built at Bath Iron Works in the upcoming year but would slash the number of destroyers built in subsequent years, Maine’s congressional delegation said Tuesday. The delegation “strongly opposes” a reduction in the number of destroyers built over a five-year time […]
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Bath seeks input on Elm Street-Front Street Redesign Project
BATH — Having completed work on alternative design concepts for the intersection of Elm Street and Front Street, along with part of Front Street, the city seeks public input in order to refine the design. Bath contracted with Terrence J. DeWan & Associates, a Yarmouth landscape architecture firm, to create the design, which is meant […]
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Rep. Sean Paulhus seeking re-election to House District 52
If re-elected, the Bath city councilor said he will keep the Midcoast’s rabid fox problem at the forefront of lawmakers’ minds in Augusta.