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COVID-19 cases mount at Bath shipyard

by Kathleen O'Brien November 29, 2020

BIW, a subsidiary of aerospace and defense company General Dynamics, reported 37 workers have tested positive since March. Of those, 17 are considered “active cases,” meaning the employees haven’t yet returned to work, said BIW spokesman David Hench.

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Wiscasset police investigate armed robbery

by Darcie Moore November 29, 2020November 29, 2020

A man entered Maxwell’s on Gardiner Road with a handgun Friday morning and demanded cash, police say.

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Virtual Midcoast Tree Auction to replace festival in Brunswick

by The Times Record November 27, 2020

The event takes place Dec. 4-12.

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Bowdoinham Recycling Barn owner questions findings that building is unsafe

by Darcie Moore November 27, 2020November 26, 2020

Selectmen agreed Tuesday to meet with the building’s owner, and with the engineer who said the Recycling Barn is unsafe.

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City of Ships to celebrate an old-fashioned Christmas

by Brielle Hardy November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

Main Street Bath has made COVID-19 safe adjustments to this year’s holiday celebrations in Bath.

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Bean’s Northern Lights celebration shifts due to pandemic, but company still channels holiday magic

by Hannah LaClaire November 27, 2020November 26, 2020

The Northern Lights celebration also traditionally serves as an official kickoff for L.L. Bean’s holiday shopping season, and despite the challenges, officials project sales this year will outpace last year’s numbers.

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Downeaster still chugging along despite low ridership

by Hannah LaClaire November 24, 2020

With four out of five daily trips from Brunswick to Boston back up and running following a two-month shut down in the spring and only up to 50 percent capacity on a train at a time, Downeaster officials are reporting only about 400 travelers per day— just about a quarter of projected totals.

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New hockey rink may come to Topsham

by Darcie Moore November 24, 2020November 25, 2020

Midcoast Youth Hockey has negotiated a purchase and sale agreement to buy the former Roller World building and land along Route 201 in Topsham to build a three-season indoor ice arena.