Jason Claffey

Times Record

Jason Claffey is a reporter covering the Brunswick and Bath area for The Times Record. He graduated from Boston University with a communications degree and started his journalism career in 2005 in the sports department of The Boston Globe. Since 2007, he has covered local, state and national news in the Northeast for several publications.

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Published
June 29, 2023

Brunswick nonprofit calls for return of stolen equipment

A commercial lawnmower and trailer were stolen from the Independence Association, which supports people with intellectual disabilities in the Brunswick region.
Published
June 28, 2023

‘Maine has a brilliant future in space,’ NASA chief says during Brunswick visit

NASA Administrator Bill Nelson promoted Maine’s growing space industry as plans for the proposed Maine Space Complex get off the ground.
Published
June 27, 2023

State board could soon determine future of burned Bath elementary school

Bath-area school officials prefer to build a new school that would combine students from the burned-down Dike Newell School and another elementary school.
Published
June 26, 2023

Brunswick coffee shop strike ends with potential change in ownership

The shop’s prospective new owner said he plans to reopen the shop under a new name.
Published
June 25, 2023

Bath Iron Works’ latest destroyer commissioned into service

The USS Carl M. Levin, Bath Iron Works’ 38th Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, will be homeported in Pearl Harbor.
Published
June 25, 2023

Brunswick honors outgoing Bowdoin College president

Clayton Rose, Bowdoin’s president since 2015, significantly increased the college’s annual financial contribution to the town.
Published
June 25, 2023

Bath City Councilor Phyllis Bailey won’t run for new term

Bailey, who was elected to two terms, said she is most proud of her work promoting affordable housing in the city.
Published
June 25, 2023

Sen. Collins includes $1.75 million in federal funding for new Bath fire station

The new $16.5 million fire station will be built at the site of the former Morse High School on High Street.
Published
June 21, 2023

‘We will not stop’: King, Collins sign letter demanding Bowdoin College graduate’s release

Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter and Bowdoin College graduate, has been detained in Russia since March on spying charges that U.S. officials call bogus.
Published
June 21, 2023

Brunswick approves new affordable housing rules amid ‘crisis’

Brunswick officials approved an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires new housing developments with more than 15 rental units to have at least 15% set aside for affordable housing.