Rick Poulin, of Augusta, was a Bath Iron Works employee for 31 years.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Rep. Jared Golden: Warship cut from Biden’s budget could mean shipyard layoffs
Golden said if Congress isn’t able to restore the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer cut from the president’s budget, the reduction may lead to about 500 layoffs to one of the nation’s shipyards.
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Posted inMaine, News
Pownal man killed when pickup truck crashes into tree
Speed appears to have been the cause of the crash that killed 36-year-old Steven McKay on Sunday night, police said.
Posted inTimes Record
How a Midcoast artist reinvented himself in the era of smartphone photography
As smartphone photography become more popularized, professional photographer Mark Royall decided he needed an artistic change.
Posted inKennebec Journal, Maine, Maine Crime
Augusta man flees Wiscasset arrest, crashes in Richmond
Police say Vlad Palli, 23, fled from a traffic stop in Wiscasset on Sunday, triggering a brief high-speed chase in Dresden before his car ended up in a ditch on Front Street in Richmond.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Plastic bag ban, delayed by pandemic, goes into effect July 1
Starting next week, most Maine retailers will no longer be allowed to bag customers’ purchases in plastic.
Posted inMaine, News
After a waiter was stiffed on tips for being gay, Maine TikTok star inspired thousands of donations for LGBTQ nonprofit
After customers handed a Midcoast waiter religious pamphlets targeting them for their sexual orientation, Meredith Steele decided to use the opportunity to raise money for LGBTQ rights.
Posted inMaine
Bath reaches tax settlement agreement with Bath Iron Works
Without a settlement agreement, the city’s valuation dispute with BIW would have taken many years to appeal “at significant cost,” Bath Assessor Brenda Cummings said.
Posted inMaine
Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine
Two Bridges Regional Jail is “strongly encouraging” employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail’s COVID-19 case count low.
Posted inMaine, Times Record
After Russian cyber attack, Freeport looking to fix gaps in its computer network
The town manager said that officials will look into recommendations from an IT support company after a Russian ransomware attack shut down the town’s network for about a week.