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Bath celebrates fall, fellowship with Autumnfest

September 30, 2019October 2, 2019

The event will focus on Citizen Involvement Day, with a host of events offered for all ages.

Coastal Journal

After Japanese exchange program nearly ends, Bath sends new ambassador

by Ann Fisher September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

Supporters say the annual cost is worth what the city and its students get in return.

Coastal Journal, The Forecaster

New director takes the reins at Bath’s Chocolate Church Arts Center

by Alex Lear September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

William Lederer seeks to strengthen the center’s educational focus.

Coastal Journal, The Forecaster

State preservation group seeks renovations to 19th-century Bath home

by Alex Lear September 25, 2019September 26, 2019

Maine Preservation looks the Tallman House to change hands so that a new owner can make the improvements.

The Forecaster

Bath Police Beat: Sept. 27

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019

Arrests 9/16 at 6:25 p.m. Cody Ayer, 26, of Hedge Bridge Road, Woolwich, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin in Woolwich on charges of operating under the influence and operating after suspension, and issued a summons on a charge of unlawful possession of scheduled drugs. Summonses No criminal summonses were reported from Sept. 16-22. Fire […]

The Forecaster

Coastal History: The Farm

by Zac McDorr September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

Georgetown, Maine, 1870. A farmer stands in the middle of a field, taking one last look at the family farm. This land was cleared by his ancestors, tree by tree, using oxen and backbreaking labor. Those ancestors are still here, of course, up on the rise. He can see the white stones where his mother […]

Business, Local & State

Lockheed Martin drops out of design contest for Navy frigate, upping BIW’s chances

by Kathleen O'Brien Times Record September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

BIW is 1 of 4 shipyards still in the running to build the next generation Navy frigate.

Local & State

As attitudes, laws around working mothers evolve, BIW installs lactation facilities

by Kathleen O'Brien The Times Record September 19, 2019September 19, 2019

To be in compliance with Maine state law, an employer must provide a space, other than a bathroom, for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 3 years after childbirth.