1958 – 2015 PORTLAND — David W. “Mossy” Morse, 56, a resident of River Road, Livermore, passed away Thursday, June 18, at Maine Medical Center. He was born on July 25, 1958, in Lewiston, the son of Linwood Morse and Constance “Connie” (Morris) Morse. David graduated from Livermore Falls High School in 1976. David was […]
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New union conflict erupts at Bath Iron Works
BATH — A second union at Bath Iron Works has become embroiled in a reportedly hostile dispute with BIW President Fred Harris about a proposal to contract out work instead of filling vacant union jobs to address a backlog of work, even as the shipyard’s largest union continues arbitration about the same issue. One day […]
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New union conflict erupts at Bath Iron Works
BATH — A second union at Bath Iron Works has become embroiled in a reportedly hostile dispute with company president Fred Harris about a proposal to contract out work instead of filling vacant union jobs to address a backlog of work, even as the shipyard’s largest union continues arbitration about the same issue. One day […]
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BIW workers march to protest cost cutting
BATH — Shipyard workers angry over efforts by Bath Iron Works to require them to work outside their specialties and to hire subcontractors for some items marched down Washington Avenue on Thursday. Some of the 1,000-plus demonstrators shouted “Go home, Fred,” a reference to BIW President Fred Harris, who says he is trying to make the […]
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BIW gets $11.3 million for more work on Littoral Combat Ships
BATH — The Department of Defense on Tuesday awarded Bath Iron Works an $11.3 million modification to an existing contract to perform maintenance sustainment for the entire Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship program. Under the original contract, scheduled to end in September, the Bath shipyard supported maintenance sustainment for LCS 2 and LCS 4 variant ships, […]
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Lester Arnold Crockett
1944 – 2015 BUCKFIELD — Lester Arnold Crockett, 70, of Buckfield, passed away Monday, May 18, at his residence. Lester was born in Lewiston, on July 4, 1944, the son of John and Marion (Jack) Crockett. He attended local schools and Buckfield High School. Lester was a welder and self-employed logger for most of his […]
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Robert L. Robshaw
1943 – 2015 BRUNSWICK — Robert L. Robshaw, 71, passed away Tuesday, May 12, at Central Maine Medical Center, Lewiston, after a lengthy Illness. At his side were his son, Rob; partner, Debby Stubbs; ex-wife, Phillis McKenney; and friends, Bruce, Sandy and Stephanie Hubbard. He was born Sept 9, 1943, in Bath, to Dorothy Alexander. […]
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Bath Memorial Day parade canceled after Legion post’s gambling scandal
BATH — Smith-Tobey American Legion Post No. 21 in Bath has pleaded guilty to Class B felony aggravated unlawful gambling for an operation that the district attorney’s office says took in “hundreds of thousands of dollars” over many years. As a result, Bath’s Memorial Day parade, which the post has sponsored for decades, will not […]
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Colby W. Tripp
1961 – 2015 LEWISTON — Colby W. Tripp passed away on Sunday, May 10. He was born on March 10, 1961, the son of Olive and Wheeler Tripp. He attended Lewiston schools. He married Darlene Tripp on Oct. 28, 1989. Together, they had three children and four grandchildren. They had recently celebrated their 25th wedding […]
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Roland G. Morin
1945 – 2015 AUBURN — Roland G. Morin, 70, son of the late George and Eva Morin, born on March 30, 1945, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 3, surrounded by his loved ones at the Androscoggin Hospice House in Auburn, after losing his long battle with cancer. Roland served six honorable years in the […]