KITTERY —Workers reported to work Tuesday morning at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and received furlough letters. The head of the biggest union at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard says about 2,000 of the shipyard’s 4,700 workers were furloughed Tuesday morning. The Navy told civilian workers to report to duty regardless of whether government was closed. Navy shipbuilder […]
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Federal shutdown to have limited effect in Maine
In Maine, a federal government shutdown does not signal the end of mail delivery but could affect a range of things from fall tourism to flu readiness. The hardest hit likely would be the neediest Mainers, whose federal aid for housing, heating and food could be jeopardized by a long shutdown. A shutdown began as […]
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to perform USS Miami inactivation
KITTERY — The arson-damaged USS Miami will be deactivated at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and extra repair work will be steered to Connecticut-based Electric Boat, minimizing the effect on workers at both shipyards, the Navy’s director of undersea warfare said Wednesday. Rear Adm. Rick Breckenridge laid out details of the submarine’s deactivation in a conference call with […]