BATH — Bath Iron Works is getting another $87.2 million from the Navy. According to the Department of Defense, the contract is part of the shipyard’s ongoing work to provide design, planning and material support for the maintenance and modernization of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers are a […]
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Police: Bath bus driver took upskirt photos of children
BATH — Bath police say they are charging a school bus driver, alleging the driver posted inappropriate photos of school-aged students online. After a week-long investigation conducted by the Maine State Police Computer Crimes Unit and Bath Police Department, police charged 50-year-old Timothy McGowan of Bath with the crime of Violation of Privacy, a Class […]
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Auburn artist's work on exhibit in Bath
Auburn artist Diane Beem will be the featured in “The Midcoast Show,” an exhibit at Mae’s Cafe and Bakery, 160 Centre St., Bath. An opening for the show is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, May 4. Beem described her style as “modern Fauvist.” She has been creating Maine landscape and still-life paintings for 15 […]
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Historic Bath schooner to set sail again in June
BATH — You’re never too old to begin a new phase in your life – even at 112. The Mary E – a two-masted clipper schooner constructed by Thomas Hagan in 1906 in a Houghton shipyard, where Bath Iron Works now stands – is due to be relaunched on the Kennebec River for a third […]
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Chocolate Church to present 'A Belle of Amherst'
BATH — Actress Ginger Grace will appear in “A Belle of Amherst” — a presentation of the life of American poet Emily Dickinson — at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 29, at The Chocolate Church Arts Center, 804 Washington St. Considered an eccentric by locals, Dickinson developed a noted penchant for white clothing and became known […]
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Chocolate Church to host weekend celebration of Earth Day
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center welcomes back American singer-songwriter and musician Jonathan Edwards at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 20. As a precursor the Earth Day, at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 21, there will be the all-ages show Earth, Air & Seas that is part musical performance, part environmentalism, and 100 percent fun. At 7:30 p.m. […]
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Music, comedy set for Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center will host musicians and comedians in performances April 13 and 14 at 804 Washington St. The Adam Ezra Group will be on stage at 7:30 p.m. April 13. According to frontman Adam Ezra, the essence of the group is community. To the musicians, community is epitomized by a belief […]
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Constance J. Wills
BRUNSWICK — Constance J. Wills, 77, of Middle Road, Woolwich, died Friday, March 16, at Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 17, 1940, a daughter of Adelard J. and Irene Lalonde Veilleux and was educated in the local schools, graduating from Lewiston High School in 1959. Constance worked at Commercial […]
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KIDS ONLY! Creative Theater Workshop at Chocolate Church
BATH — The Chocolate Church Arts Center is partnering with Actors Equity Association member Dennis St. Pierre to present KIDS ONLY! Creative Theater Workshop, for students who are interested in live theater, radio theater and intermedia art. Classes and performances will be held on the Chocolate Church Arts Center campus, 804 Washington St. During the […]
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'Mud Boots & Black Tie Gala' supports Chocolate Church
BATH — The Mud Boots & Black Tie Gala on Saturday, April 7, is the largest fundraiser of the year for the 40-year-old Chocolate Church Arts Center. Dinner hosts donate all the costs of the meal so all the ticket price goes to support the Chocolate Church. Not only does the theme pair formal attire […]