NORTH ANSON — John Black has arranged his equipment around a recently empty dairy barn, neat piles of irrigation tubing, dozens of components, two shiny, 12-foot-tall satellite-guided tractors. He’s got every-farmer woes — if only it hadn’t rained so much and he’d gotten that extra three weeks in the ground — and for the first […]
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Bath-built destroyer USS Daniel Inouye christened in honor of U.S. senator, war hero
BATH — Bath Iron Works’ 37th Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, the future USS Daniel Inouye, was christened Saturday by the namesake’s widow, Irene Inouye. Born in Hawaii in 1924, Daniel Inouye was a World War II hero who went on to become the first Japanese-American elected to Congress. He served in the USenate for 50 years and was […]
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Solar bill’s passage prompts optimism in the industry
Solar power advocates are hailing a decision to restore incentives to homeowners with solar installations, the first of what they hope are many legislative changes to support the industry. The optimism follows eight years of former Gov. Paul LePage’s administration, which worked to roll back incentives for solar power because of the costs. Gov. Janet Mills, […]
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BIW gets $14.9M to design frigate
BATH Bath Iron Works has secured another contract. The Navy announced Friday that BIW was awarded $14.95 million to create a concept design for its new class of guided missile frigate. The Navy is looking to purchase up to 20 of the yet unnamed FFG(X), with the first frigate to be procured in fiscal year […]