BATH — A state tax break for Bath Iron Works received initial approval Tuesday in the state House of Representatives, passing 117-31. The approval of LD 1781 follows a March 6 vote of 11-2 by the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Taxation that the bill “ought to pass as amended.” The Senate was expected to vote […]
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BIW wants to replace steel preparation facility in Brunswick
Equipment at the plant is more than 45 years old, and the company hopes to replace it and the building at the same site.
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The Forecaster owner Reade Brower will buy newspapers in Brunswick, Biddeford
PORTLAND — Reade Brower, who already owns most of Maine’s daily newspapers and many of its weeklies, on March 23 announced he will add to his holdings with the acquisition of The Times Record of Brunswick and the Journal Tribune of Biddeford, as well as the Mainely Media weekly publications. Brower, who lives in Camden, […]
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Bath Police Beat: March 23
Arrests 3/13 at 9 a.m. Edwin Kahkonen, 48, of Bath, was arrested on a warrant by Sgt. Andrew Booth on Water Street. 3/16, no time listed. John Coffey, 70, of Wesley Street, was arrested by Cpl. Jason Aucoin on Wesley Street on a charge of burglary. 3/17 at 12:56 a.m. Marguerite Dempsey, 25, of Billerica, […]
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Critic of BIW tax-break bill ends hunger strike as vote in Legislature nears
Lawmakers may decide this month on a pared-down proposal, and opponent Bruce Gagnon has a solid meal for the first time in 37 days because of medical concerns.
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Mid-Coast primary elections all uncontested
BATH — Election fans may find this June a bit disappointing: there are no contested local primaries for either the state House or Senate. The deadline for party candidates to file nomination papers with the Office of the Secretary State for the June 12 primaries was March 15. Unaffiliated candidates have until June 1 to […]
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Slimmer Bath shipyard tax break approaches vote; critic ends hunger strike
BATH — A state tax break for Bath Iron Works could go to votes in the House of Representatives and Senate by the end of this month, according to the bill’s sponsor. In the meantime, Bath resident Bruce Gagnon, an outspoken opponent of LD 1781, Tuesday said he would end his hunger-strike protest of the […]
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Slimmer Bath shipyard tax break approaches vote; critic ends hunger strike
BATH — A state tax break for Bath Iron Works could go to votes in the House of Representatives and Senate by the end of this month, according to the bill’s sponsor. In the meantime, Bath resident Bruce Gagnon, an outspoken opponent of LD 1781, Tuesday said he would end his hunger-strike protest of the […]
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Bath wins federal funds for wastewater plant upgrades
The facility was constructed in 1971 and is overdue for repairs and upgrades, Maine’s U.S. senators say.
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Under pressure: Mental health needs challenge southern Maine schools
First of three stories. In the weeks since the deadly shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the need for better mental health resources has become part of America’s discussion about gun control. In southern Maine schools, administrators from New Gloucester to South Portland say efforts to integrate social-emotional, behavioral and mental-health support […]