Bath Iron Works has a design contract on the DDG(X), a next-generation warship to replace the vaunted Arleigh Burke class.
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Owls Head man arrested for refusing to wear mask or leave high school
The staff at Oceanside High School, and later police, told the man to wear a mask or leave the school in Rockland.
Dennis Dechaine seeks advanced DNA testing in 1988 Maine murder
Dechaine was convicted in Knox County Superior Court in 1989 for the brutal murder of 12-year-old Sarah Cherry in Bowdoin.
Maine National Guard soldiers to deploy to southern border
About 125 members will go to the border with Mexico this fall to replace guardsmen now deployed to support Customs and Border Patrol agents.
Unvaccinated Maine lawyer required to wear mask during trial
Darrick X. Banda, who likened the mask to ‘a dunce cap,’ lost his appeal to Maine’s high court over the requirement that all unvaccinated people wear masks in courthouses.
Maine eyes commission to study paid family leave in state
The proposal would create a commission that would collect feedback from workers, caregivers, employers and others.
Searchers recover fisherman’s body off Waldoboro
The Boothbay Harbor Coast Guard Station received a call about a 34-year-old man who had gone out in a skiff that was later found abandoned.
Massachusetts announces first case of more infectious coronavirus strain
A Boston woman who traveled to the United Kingdom tested positive after feeling ill the day after she returned.
Members of Maine’s congressional delegation react to Senate stimulus proposal
Three of Maine’s four congressional representatives offered reactions on Monday to Senate Republicans’ $1 trillion coronavirus relief package as lawmakers race to replace the jobless aid benefits that are set to expire this week. Sen. Angus King, independent: “On May 15th, the House of Representatives passed the HEROES Act to help lay out the next […]
Attorney general says he’ll review 2007 police shooting in Waldoboro
The office says new evidence justifies the review, and a district attorney reaffirms her intention to prosecute the former police officer if the state does not file charges.