BIW brought an undisclosed number of employees in Yokosuka, Japan home who were assigned to help repair and update destroyers at the naval base. The employees must spend two weeks in quarantine before returning to work.
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Woman charged with murder in Richmond man’s death to undergo evaluation
Chanda Lilly, 30, is charged with felony murder in the death of Andrew Sherman, who was found dead in his Richmond home in October.
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Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Why 2 Bath councilors changed their tune on animal trapping
Councilors Leonard and Nordmann cite the risk of trapping healthy animals and the $26,000 cost as reasons they oppose Bath’s plan to manage its rabies outbreak.
Posted inTimes Record
Bath council reaffirms trapping plan to combat rabies
Bath city councilors also voted to create a rabies response task force to research options to form a long-term plan to address the rabies outbreak.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Bath police say they know who was driving van that crashed into house
Police aren’t releasing the identity of the 23-year-old Phippsburg man they believe was driving the van that crashed into a 91-year-old woman’s house.
Posted inLocal & State
Van drives through 91-year-old Bath woman’s home
Police say a van crashed through a home at 18 Webber Ave. in Bath, but the driver fled before police arrived.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
Bath’s 1st recreational pot store cleared by city, waiting on state approval
David Heidrich, director of engagement and community outreach for the Office of Marijuana Policy, said the state plans to issue the first conditional licenses within the next two weeks.
Posted inLocal & State, Times Record
Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps
Peter Owen, Bath’s city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State
BIW begins work on latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
The ship is named for Louis H. Wilson Jr., a US Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Guam in 1944.
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BIW could hear decision on Navy frigate contract sooner than expected
Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.