PORTLAND — A former Maine pharmacist has been sentenced to 14 days in jail after pleading guilty to stealing prescription drugs at the hospital where he worked. Attorney General Janet Mills says 60-year-old John Underwood of Bath pleaded guilty in Cumberland County Superior Court this month to two counts of stealing drugs in connection with […]
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Bath fire leaves 1 person homeless
BATH — An early-morning fire gutted a home in the former Hyde Park development, not far from the site of a February explosion that killed one woman. Crews from Bath, Brunswick and West Bath responded at 1:15 a.m. Wednesday to 10 Bluff Road to find the single-family home fully involved, Bath Fire Chief Stephen Hinds […]
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Dixfield residents to test their knowledge of town’s history
DIXFIELD — Four teams of residents will have the chance to test their knowledge of the town at So You Think You Know Dixfield on Saturday. The trivia contest is set from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 2 at the Dixfield Congregational Church. Resident Darlene Berry said she got the idea for the competition from […]
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BIW puts new destroyer into the water
BATH — The largest destroyer ever built for the U.S. Navy is getting into the water for the first time. Without fanfare, Maine’s Bath Iron Works on Monday began the process of floating the 610-foot-long Zumwalt from a dry dock in the Kennebec River. Eventually, tugboats will position the warship dockside, where shipbuilders will continue […]
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Navy previews advanced stealth warship at Bath Iron Works
BATH — Bath Iron Works on Thursday continued final preparations for the launch of the future USS Zumwalt, the first-of-its-class, nearly $4 billion stealth warship slated to float into the Kennebec River about five years after construction began. The DDG 1000 destroyer boasts a futuristic design and technology aimed at providing the U.S. Navy with […]
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Navy’s largest destroyer going into water at Maine’s Bath Iron Works
BATH (AP) — After embarrassing troubles with its latest class of surface warships, the Navy is hoping for a winner from a new destroyer that’s ready to go into the water. So far, construction of the first-in-class Zumwalt, the largest U.S. Navy destroyer ever built, is on time and on budget, something that’s a rarity […]
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Bath man charged after police say he was clocked going 91 mph in Veazie
VEAZIE — A man from Bath is schedule to appear in court next month to answer to a criminal speeding charge he received after an alleged high-speed drive on Stillwater Avenue. Veazie police Officer Brian Sirois was on patrol the night of Sept. 27 when he saw a red Mazda heading north toward Orono on […]
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Retired judge to probe Bath building sale
BATH (AP) — A former Maine Superior Court judge has been hired to investigate the disputed sale of city-owned property in Bath. The city sold the former Bath Memorial Hospital building in May for $799,000. The council on April 17 unanimously approved the deal. The building is assessed at $6.5 million. Critics said the city […]
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BIW to lay off 42 workers next month
BATH — Bath Iron Works will lay off 42 employees effective Oct. 11, the company confirmed Friday. The layoffs affect insulators and pipe coverers. Dan Dowling, president of Local S6 of the Machinists union, which has approximately 3,400 members, said Friday morning that he had just received official notification of the layoff — the second […]
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BIW workers at Navy Yard reported to be safe
Bath Iron Works says three of its employees assigned to the Washington Navy Yard where a shooting took place are accounted for and safe. At least six people were killed in the shooting on Monday. The three employees are permanently assigned to the home of the Naval Sea Systems Command. But spokesman Jim DeMartini says […]