The Restorative Justice Project Maine is hosting a discussion about current data on crime, belonging and safety in Sagadahoc County, along with the University of Southern Maine’s Catherine Cutler Institute and the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office. The free event is from 5-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, at the West Bath Fire Station. Over the past […]
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Letter: Local control of grid is democracy in action
The more than $30 million spent on lies and fabrications by CMP and Versant points to their true nature. They are run as for-profit businesses, owned by overseas monopolies, which makes so much money on the backs of Maine citizens that it can pour more than $30 million into a slander campaign. A recent letter […]
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The Recycle Bin: Fall leaves are great for compost
I have been greatly enjoying the yellow, peach, orange, red and brown leaves with this fall’s great tree leaf display. Leaves in your yard, driveway and flower beds are an organic resource to be used to keep your growing plants healthy. Here are the best ways to collect, breakdown and reuse the organic material in […]
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Bath election: Voters to decide council seat, $30 million in infrastructure spending
The Nov. 7 election in Bath features four candidates vying for an at-large council seat and bond questions for $25 million in sewer upgrades and $5 million for street repairs.
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Bath Savings adds two new board members
Bath Savings President and CEO Glenn Hutchinson recently announced the election of Jeffrey Geiger and Lois Skillings to the board of trustees. A Bath resident, Geiger holds degrees in naval architecture and marine engineering. His extensive career in the shipbuilding industry includes serving as president of both Bath Iron Works and Electric Boat before retiring […]
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Coastal Journal Meetings: Oct. 20-27
Bath Tue. 10/24 5 p.m. Economic Dev. Committee City Hall Wed. 10/25 4 p.m. Transportation Committee City Hall Thu. 10/26 6 p.m. Referendums Info Session City Hall Brunswick Mon. 10/23 10 a.m. Housing Committee Zoom, Town Hall Tue. 10/24 4 p.m. Sustainability Committee Zoom, Town Hall Wed. 10/25 10 a.m. Staff Review Committee Zoom, Town […]
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Letter: Aliens would be shocked at the state of this world
My husband often asks me, “What planet did you come from?” when I express frustration about the state of economic, environmental and social systems in this country. That got me to pondering just what an ET would think if they arrived here. I can only imagine they would be confounded. They would wonder, perhaps, why […]
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Learn about worms in Maine with KELT and an entomologist
Join the Kennebec Estuary Land Trust for a free Zoom lecture at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, to learn about jumping worms and how to identify them in your garden. Jumping worms, also known as snake worms, are an invasive species that can impact local gardens and ecosystems by rapidly changing soil composition and plant […]
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Old Bath cannery site to be redeveloped after $1M purchase
The old Stinson Seafood cannery along the Bath waterfront has been vacant since 2005.
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Bath resident seeks historic designation for Washington Park neighborhood
Two dozen homes were built there to accommodate defense workers and their families during World War I. Ned Baxter wants to preserve its historic significance.