If a majority of Local S6 union members vote this weekend to accept a new contract with Bath Iron Works, the 4,300 union members will return to work on Monday.
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Home development planned for Brunswick Landing, but some residents worry about impact
The development could bring some much needed ‘affordable’ and workforce housing to the area, but some residents fear it will bring too much traffic and mean the destruction of a well-loved strip of woods.
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Bath-area schools pivot to hybrid plan for younger students
After approving a full-time, in-person learning plan for pre-K through 5th grade students, RSU 1 approved a hybrid plan for the first three weeks of school to allow students and teachers to adapt to the school’s health and safety requirements.
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Striking BIW union halts picketing in advance of contract vote
Union members will vote on the new contract online and via telephone starting Friday and closing at noon Sunday. If union members approve the new contract, the strike will officially end.
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Lisbon prepares for reopening, with no remote learning option
Lisbon schools would reopen Sept. 8, but parents are worried.
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Sagadahoc County tops state in COVID-19 infection rate, despite low case count
Nancy Riley, an epidemiology professor at Bowdoin College, said Sagadahoc County has a higher COVID-19 infection rate now, even though it has fewer cases than other counties in Maine.
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Two from Augusta indicted in 2019 Richmond murder
Tyon K. Shuron, 43, and Chanda Lilly, 31, were arrested earlier this year in connection with the murder last year of Andrew Sherman, who died after being shot in the head.
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Striking BIW workers confident new contract will pass
Seveveral members of BIW’s Local S6 union said they expect the new contract, announced late last week, will be approved when it comes to a vote next weekend.
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Despite ‘sleepless nights’ and ‘no good choices,’ Brunswick school officials approve hybrid reopening
School will start Sept. 14, with the first two weeks devoted to a “soft opening” of small group meetings with teachers to discuss procedures and what the fall will look like for students attending school both in person and remotely.
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Lewiston man charged after leading police in car, foot chase in Brunswick
Brunswick police say a Lewiston man — Daniel Chamberland, 31 — is facing multiple charges after allegedly leading police on a chase early Thursday morning. Chamberland was asking River Road residents to use the phone because he had run out of gas at around 3 a.m., according to Police Chief Scott Stewart. When a homeowner […]