Bath shipyard’s largest union threatens strike as contract negotiations falter

"If BIW doesn’t cease its union-busting tactics and come back to the table with a suitable offer, our membership will likely have no other option but to strike," Chris Weirs, president of Local S6, BIW's largest union, wrote Monday. "The last thing we want is a strike, but we are prepared to do so if needed."

Pandemic causes Bath, Brunswick entertainment venues to take shows online

The Chocolate Church Arts Center and Midcoast Youth Theater have kept audiences engaged through performances and tutorials.

Black Lives Matter protesters march in Bath

A group of about 50 people, many young people, marched through the city of Bath Monday, stopping at the Sagadahoc County Courthouse, Bath Police Department and City Hall to protest police brutality.

Maine Maritime Museum reopens in Bath with virus restrictions

Some of the museum's smaller exhibits remain closed because they don't allow for physical distancing, but new outside demonstrations of traditional shipbuilding practices including blacksmithing, boatbuilding and nautical carving are available.

Kennebec Estuary Land Trust to hold alewife webinar June 4

Vendor at BIW tests positive for COVID-19

Bath Iron Works reports its third case, saying the vendor was wearing personal protective equipment at the shipyard Friday and is now in quarantine, as are two other vendors who were in close proximity to the person who tested positive.

Bath restaurants allowed to open dining rooms, but many are taking it slow

Monday marked the first day since March that restaurants in Sagadahoc County could welcome sit-down diners, but some establishments are choosing to continue with curbside pickup instead.

BIW workforce returns to ‘pre-COVID levels’ on first day back

Employees were required to come back to work Monday, or request unpaid leave of absence.

Forget ‘murder hornets,’ Maine officials warn itch-inducing caterpillars are coming back

Maine Department of Health and Human Services officials are urging the public to take precautions against browntail moth caterpillars, which are covered in toxic hairs that release into the air and can cause a skin reaction like poison ivy and trouble breathing if inhaled.

High cost, busy schedule prevented BIW from winning Navy’s frigate contract, analysts say

With the frigate contract lost to Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri, Arleigh Burkes-class destroyers are the only type of ship Bath Iron Works will build for the next decade, save one final Zumwalt class destroyer under construction in Bath.