Over 45% of students in the Bath area are food challenged, and in some schools, it’s as high as 65%. Though all students receive free breakfast and lunch at school, those meals may be the only meals of the day for some. The Bath Area BackPack Program is pushing to raise $60,000 to help sustain […]
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Heading into winter, Freeport Community Services to host preparedness event with local officials
Leaders of the Freeport Police and Fire departments and Cumberland County Emergency Management will discuss preparations for winter weather emergencies and other potential disasters at “Stay Safe: an Emergency Preparedness Event,” from 5-6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Freeport Community Center. Three officials (Nathanial Goodman, Freeport Chief of Police; Robert Bernard, Freeport Fire Chief; and […]
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Next up in Bath Climate Conversations: How to make older homes more energy efficient
Limited insulation and weather sealing in older homes mean that today it can take a lot of fuel to heat a house, and the house cools down quickly when the power is out in the winter. Learn how to improve the efficiency of an old house in ways that benefit the environment at 5:30 p.m. […]
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USDA awards Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program $350K grant
Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program, a Brunswick-based food security organization, recently received a four-year, nearly $350,000 Community Food Project grant from the USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture. The grant funds will support MCHPP’s Community Kitchen, bolstering efforts to reduce food insecurity by increasing access to locally grown foods while supporting local farms and […]
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In photos: A sneak peak at 2024 Gardens Aglow
A sneak peek at this year’s Gardens Aglow. The show has attracted 780,000 visitors for the past decade who wind through 66 miles of lighted pathways laid end-to-end.
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Bath police, bank warn of fraudsters
Bath Police Department and Bath Savings Institution warn of threats of online and texting scams going around in the community.
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Maine Youth for Climate Justice launches podcast promoting offshore wind
Understanding the climate crisis is tough. Maine Youth for Climate Justice (MYCJ) has turned to audio production to help educate the public on the problems and potential solutions.
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Bath-built ships fend off barrage of drones, missiles launched from Yemen
Bath-built ships the USS Spruance and the USS Stockdale fended off attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebel fighters in the Red Sea.
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Topsham scrap metal company fined $42,000 after alleged Clean Air Act violation
A Topsham scrap metal shredding facility will pay $42,613 to settle a dispute with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the EPA announced Tuesday. The EPA alleges that Grimmel Industries, Inc., violated the Clean Art Air Act because it didn’t have the correct air emissions license for its shredder, which limits the amount of volatile organic […]
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Sen. Daughtry sets sights on affordability and PFAS in role as Senate president
Sen. Mattie Daughtry said she aims to address housing, cost of living and the outfall of the toxic foam spill that occurred this year at Brunswick Landing.