Local natural food stores adapt to changing grocery landscape

Bath maine

Published
March 29, 2020

Local natural food stores adapt to changing grocery landscape

Morning Glory Natural Foods in Brunswick is operating with limited hours, including a designated time for seniors and the immunocompromised, and is limiting shoppers to 10 at a time. At Bath Natural Market, employees have switched to a pick-up style service and are compiling orders from emailed and phoned-in grocery lists.
Published
March 26, 2020

BIW extends unpaid leave as worker attendance remains low

While the shipyard hasn’t halted production, despite calls to do so from union leaders and politicians, BIW leadership extended its unpaid leave offer to employees through April 10.
Published
March 26, 2020

Bath-area ‘Diaper Project’ comes to rescue for rising number of families

United Way of Mid Coast Maine looked to distribute more than 130,000 diapers this year, up from about 23,000 in 2014, but the coronavirus pandemic is posing challenges.
Published
March 25, 2020

Student-built house finds home in Bath, to become affordable housing

The house will go on the market early this summer and will be sold to a family at or below 80% of the area median income.
Published
March 24, 2020

Only 41% of BIW workers came to work after first case of coronavirus at the shipyard

According to Tim Suitter, the communications representative for the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers local S6, BIW’s largest union, the low shift count was not a unified statement by employees.

Published
March 20, 2020

Navy calls BIW to remain open despite demands from Maine delegation, union

James Geurts, assistant secretary of the Navy pointed to the president’s coronavirus guidelines, which states "If you work in a critical infrastructure industry ... you have a special responsibility to maintain your normal work schedule."
Published
March 18, 2020

BIW adds temporary parking throughout Bath

Additional spaces needed after shipyard shuttle service suspended
Published
March 17, 2020

Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus

Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW's 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard's gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.
Published
March 16, 2020

Four fox-related reports over weekend in rabies-weary Bath

A likely rabid fox was killed near Bath Iron Works over the weekend and another chased a person and their dog near Hyde School before running into the woods.
Published
March 15, 2020

Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships

Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.