Barry Moore and John Crocker, machinists at Bath Iron Works, were unloading missile-launch assemblies into a guided-missile destroyer when they spotted it.

Fairfield voters and the Oakland Town Council approved tax breaks Wednesday night for Kennebec Valley Gas Co.’s proposed natural gas pipeline in central Maine.

CHINA — Planning Board members quickly and unanimously approved a revised plan for a new road to China Primary School.

SKOWHEGAN — Selectmen this week approved a proposal seeking a downtown revitalization grant of up to $500,000 for improvements to the municipal parking lot.

WATERVILLE — A Winslow man was arrested after allegedly challenging an off-duty police officer to a fight on Tuesday.

PHILLIPS — A 42-year-old man suffered minor injuries after he jumped out of a broken window to escape a fire that heavily damaged his home early Tuesday morning.

CARRABASSETT VALLEY — Sugarloaf Mountain Resort plans to open a new $3 million chairlift at noon on Saturday to replace the Spillway East lift that derailed last year.