Lockheed Martin drops out of design contest for Navy frigate, upping BIW’s chances

BIW is 1 of 4 shipyards still in the running to build the next generation Navy frigate.

As attitudes, laws around working mothers evolve, BIW installs lactation facilities

To be in compliance with Maine state law, an employer must provide a space, other than a bathroom, for nursing mothers to express breast milk for up to 3 years after childbirth.

Matt Newberg and the Hearts of Gold to perform in Bath

Bath weighs options to ease traffic crunch during BIW shift change

A report suggests making a portion of Washington Street that runs past the shipyard one-way only for part of the afternoon.

Mainers with ties to Bahamas worry about islanders as Dorian’s destruction is revealed

Several families from Maine and New Hampshire who spend the holidays together in the Abaco Islands say they want to help the recovery from Hurricane Dorian.

Former Bath YMCA lot to be developed into rental housing

The Bath City Council has also delayed a decision on retail marijuana locations.

Facing a raft of retirements, BIW seeks 1,000 new hires

The Bath shipyard has contracts to build 11 new DDG-51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy over the next eight years.

Former Bath school bus driver sentenced to jail for taking ‘upskirt’ photos of children

Timothy McGowan, 52, will serve 364 days at the Two Bridges Regional Jail in Wiscasset followed by 2 years of probation.

Midcoast awaits delayed Downeaster service as track testing rolls on

The rail authority now hopes to complete testing for a seasonal run to Rockland by Memorial Day next year.

Seven animals test positive for rabies in Bath so far this year

The city's animal control officer says the number of cases, which is up from 2 for all of 2018, isn't unusually high for a rabies outbreak.