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Published
March 17, 2020

Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus

Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW's 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard's gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.
Published
March 16, 2020

Facing virus, BIW union demands shipyard give employees paid leave

Bath Iron Works, one of Maine’s largest employers, announced it will allow employees to take unpaid leave for two weeks without losing their job, but the union is pushing back.
Published
March 16, 2020

Bath Bus Service considers adding bus cameras

After a school bus driver was charged with assault last week after allegedly pushing a student exiting the bus, Bath Bus Service president Bill Reed said he might put surveillance on the buses.
Published
March 16, 2020

Four fox-related reports over weekend in rabies-weary Bath

A likely rabid fox was killed near Bath Iron Works over the weekend and another chased a person and their dog near Hyde School before running into the woods.
Published
March 16, 2020

Bath-Brunswick-area closes town facilities, schools, meetings, in wake of coronavirus

The decisions come as 30 Mainers are confirmed as having COVID-19, and 13 have tested positive but require validation.

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Published
March 15, 2020

Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships

Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Published
March 13, 2020

Maine issues first round of conditional marijuana licenses

Among them are four manufacturing facilities, 11 growing operations and 16 retail outlets in 10 communities, with five of the stores in Portland.
Published
March 12, 2020

It is uncertain whether Bath Iron Works would halt production in face of COVID-19

BIW brought an undisclosed number of employees in Yokosuka, Japan home who were assigned to help repair and update destroyers at the naval base. The employees must spend two weeks in quarantine before returning to work.
Published
March 11, 2020

Bath plans aesthetic, functional improvements for Front, Elm street intersection

The city plans to hold a meeting on the redesign late this month or early April.
Published
March 11, 2020

Woman charged with murder in Richmond man’s death to undergo evaluation

Chanda Lilly, 30, is charged with felony murder in the death of Andrew Sherman, who was found dead in his Richmond home in October.