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
November 2, 2023

Bath Iron Works donates $100,000 to assist Lewiston shooting victims

Peyton Brewer-Ross, a BIW pipefitter, was among the 18 people killed in the Oct. 25 mass shootings.
Published
November 1, 2023

Sentencing set for Bath man accused of killing his mother

Police said Jason Ibarra admitted to killing his mother, Jeanine, in her Bath apartment. He agreed to a plea deal after a judge sanctioned state prosecutors for not disclosing key records regarding a witness.
Published
November 1, 2023

Report: Wiscasset principal placed on paid leave

Gina Stevens was named principal of Wiscasset Middle High School in March.
Published
October 31, 2023

‘Heartbroken’: Family, friends mourn Brunswick man killed in Lewiston mass shooting

Billy Brackett was one of four deaf friends killed as they played cornhole at Schemengees Bar & Grille.
Published
October 31, 2023

Memorial service set for Bath man killed in Lewiston shootings

Peyton Brewer-Ross, a Bath Iron Works shipbuilder, was killed while playing cornhole at a Lewiston bar. He leaves behind a fiancée and 2-year-old daughter.
Published
October 30, 2023

Brunswick man, a new father, among Lewiston mass shooting victims

Billy Brackett, 48, was a married father who loved sports and didn’t let being deaf hold him back, his father said.
Published
October 30, 2023

Halloween events on the Midcoast this week

Brunswick’s Halloween Parade and trick-or-treating in downtown Freeport are Tuesday.
Published
October 27, 2023

Bath Iron Works shipbuilder among Lewiston shooting victims

Peyton Brewer-Ross, 40, of Bath, was a new father and recently completed an apprenticeship program at Bath Iron Works.
Published
October 27, 2023

Maine Deaf community reeling after 4 friends killed in Lewiston shootings

Joshua Seal, Billy Brackett, Steve Vozzella and Bryan MacFarlane were killed while playing in a cornhole tournament at Schemengees Bar & Grille in Lewiston.
Published
October 26, 2023

Parts of Midcoast locked down, schools closed amid search for Lewiston mass shooter

Shelter-in-place orders were issued in some Midcoast communities and schools were closed as police searched for a gunman suspected of killing at least 18 people in Lewiston.