The U.S. Navy has awarded Bath Iron Works a $182 million contract modification to a previously awarded contract for Planning Yard Services for the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer program, Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King announced Nov. 17. “Time and time again, the hardworking, highly skilled men and women at Bath Iron Works demonstrate […]
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From the Chamber: Santa Claus is coming to town, and other good news
You better watch out and you better not cry, because this weekend, Santa Claus is coming to town — three times over! Brunswick and Bath families will rejoice as the big man in the red suit will stop in our region, visiting with families on Saturday and Sunday, and you won’t want to miss it! […]
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Michael Reagan: Let’s declare war on fentanyl
The Republicans won the House. The Democrats kept the Senate. Joe Biden is still pretending to be the president. So how about if we – i.e., the politicians and the news media – dispense with the partisan political junk for a while? How about if we all sit down and try to fix some of […]
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Elwood Watson: The latest target of right-wing media? Young voters and unmarried women
We’re more than a week out from the 2022 midterm elections, and there has been considerable commentary and various reasons offered about why the results turned out the way they did. For all the talk of the “massive red wave” that was supposed to arrive with the force of a hurricane, what we witnessed was […]
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World Cup promises Mainers excitement, camaraderie watching world’s most popular sport
Byrnes’ Irish Pub in Brunswick opened for a special FIFA World Cup viewing event Monday afternoon, joining a spate of Maine bars and breweries that draw fans of the quadrennial event.
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Overwhelmed by donations, Harpswell Santa Fund is ready to help local families for Christmas
With $21,000 in donations, the Santa Fund expects to fulfill the Christmas wish lists of at least 30 families and 70 children in Harpswell this year.
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Seniors Not Acting Their Age: Great biking and delicious chowder on Mount Desert Island
Each fall, my outdoor club, the Penobscot Paddle & Chowder Society, schedules its annual meeting on Mount Desert Island and plans a multitude of outdoor adventures around the island over several days. Again this year, there were war canoe races, mountain hikes, scenic walks, birding, sea kayaking and bike trips. The outstanding Carriage Roads of […]
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The Conversation: COVID-19, RSV and the flu are straining health care systems – two epidemiologists explain what the ‘triple threat’ means for children
Every fall and winter, viral respiratory illnesses like the common cold and seasonal flu keep kids out of school and social activities. But this year, more children than usual are ending up at emergency departments and hospitals. In California, the Orange County health department declared a state of emergency in early November 2022 due to […]
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The Conversation: Hey, new parents — go ahead and ‘spoil’ that baby
THE CONVERSATION — When an infant cries, parents frequently wonder whether they should soothe the baby or let the baby calm itself down. If they respond to every sob, won’t the baby cry more? Isn’t that spoiling the baby? I hear these questions a lot as a professor of child development and family science. The notion […]
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Danny Tyree: Are you thankful for the right things?
Please pardon me, but I am always overcome by mawkish sentimentality at this time of year. I cannot contain my gratitude. I am thankful for a paycheck and sunsets and modern plumbing and mobility and rainbows and warm clothing and good friends and conjunctions and… I am thankful that I can do anything you can […]