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Topsham Fair canceled due to pandemic

by Darcie Moore May 5, 2020May 6, 2020

The fair’s board of directors announced there won’t be a fair in August due to concerns about the coronavirus.

Business, Local & State

BIW helps Guilford-based company boost nasal swab production for COVID-19 testing

by Kathleen O'Brien May 4, 2020May 6, 2020

Bath Iron Works is manufacturing 30 machines designed to boost Puritan Medical Group’s production of testing swabs from 20 million to 40 million per month.

Business, Local & State

Seguin Island could lose $12,000 this summer due to pandemic

by Darcie Moore May 3, 2020May 4, 2020

The 64-acre island located 2.5 miles from the mouth of the Kennebec River will be open to boaters, but the lighthouse and gift shop will be closed this summer in response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Kennebec Journal, Local & State, Times Record

Technology integrators help Hallowell-area schools connect teachers with students during COVID-19

by Sam Shepherd May 3, 2020May 4, 2020

Regional School Unit 2 Superintendent Mary Paine said the district’s three technology integrators are helping teachers offer the best education possible during the coronavirus pandemic.

Business, Local & State

BIW fails to get $5.5 billion contract to build Navy frigates

by Kathleen O'Brien April 30, 2020May 1, 2020

Bath Iron Works was one of four shipyards vying for the contract, alongside Austal USA of Alabama and Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi, but Fincantieri was chosen, which will build its frigate at its Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.

Business, Local & State

BIW calls employees back to work as state begins to reopen

by Kathleen O'Brien April 30, 2020May 1, 2020

Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.

Business, Local & State

Freeport approves tax break for L.L. Bean corporate HQ expansion

by Hannah LaClaire April 29, 2020April 30, 2020

In exchange for a tax incentive, L.L. Bean officials granted an easement on property intended for a multi-use trail and will help clean up Concord Gully Brook, a longtime priority for the town.

Business, Local & State

Some medical marijuana stores report boost in sales under virus

by Darcie Moore April 28, 2020April 29, 2020

Lisbon’s medical marijuana stores say they are seeing an increase in sales during the coronavirus pandemic that has closed or limited other businesses.