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.

Latest

Published
October 25, 2023

Bath-built destroyer shoots down missiles and drones targeting Israel, officials say

The USS Carney shot down four cruise missiles and 15 drones launched over the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen, officials said.
Published
October 24, 2023

Bath-area school board rejects proposed book ban

The parent of a Woolwich Central School fifth grader asked the Regional School Unit 1 board to remove the puberty-focused book “It’s Perfectly Normal.”
Published
October 24, 2023

Bath Savings Bank donation benefits Brunswick Independence Association

Bath Savings Bank donated $2,500 to help the Independence Association replace old windows at its Brunswick group home for people with intellectual disabilities.
Published
October 24, 2023

Midcoast police hire mental health liaison to help people in crisis

Brunswick Police Dept. and the Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Office are using opioid settlement funds to pay for a Sweetser mental health liaison.
Published
October 23, 2023

Move-in date for Brunswick asylum-seekers delayed by fire

A fire at one of the buildings being constructed for 60 asylum-seeking families at Brunswick Landing delayed the construction schedule.
Published
October 22, 2023

Brunswick struggling with lack of firefighters

Eight of the Brunswick Fire Department’s 41 firefighting positions are vacant.
Published
October 19, 2023

Former Brunswick official accused of having child porn seeks venue change, citing media coverage

Christopher Watkinson resigned from the Brunswick Town Council after he was accused of accessing sexually explicit images online.
Published
October 18, 2023

Brunswick to host candidate forum Oct. 27

The Brunswick election Nov. 7 features a three-way race for a Town Council seat.
Published
October 18, 2023

Brunswick approves $125,000 for Maquoit Bay pollution study

Brunswick officials said the study will help determine how the town will use 283 acres around Maquoit Bay that the council purchased to save from development.
Published
October 17, 2023

Bath election: Voters to decide council seat, $30 million in infrastructure spending

The Nov. 7 election in Bath features four candidates vying for an at-large council seat and bond questions for $25 million in sewer upgrades and $5 million for street repairs.