The crew of the USS Mason captured pirates who stormed the Central Park merchant vessel off the coast of Yemen, officials said.
Jason Claffey
Jason Claffey is a reporter covering the Brunswick and Bath area for The Times Record. He graduated from Boston University with a communications degree and started his journalism career in 2005 in the sports department of The Boston Globe. Since 2007, he has covered local, state and national news in the Northeast for several publications.
Bath resident sentenced to 25 years for arson that burned down elementary school
Clair Vigil admitted to setting a massive fire at the Dike Newell School last year.
Bath Iron Works awarded $58 million contract for services for new destroyers
Bath Iron Works has 12 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers in various stages of production.
Bath man to be sentenced for elementary school arson
Allan Thomas Vigil told police he broke into the Dike Newell School and set it on fire in June 2022, rendering it uninhabitable. His lawyer said he has a history of developmental issues and mental illness.
Brunswick lawmaker proposes property tax relief for homeowners during reassessments
State Rep. Dan Ankeles gained support from legislative leaders for a bill he intends to file in response to a controversial property reassessment that would have doubled some Brunswick homeowners’ tax bills.
‘Not one more’: Brunswick rallies for gun control legislation in the wake of Lewiston mass shooting
A crowd of about 150, including Brunswick’s legislative delegation, attended a rally for gun control legislation organized by Bowdoin College students.
Bath-built warship shoots down drone in Middle East
The USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone in the Red Sea that the Pentagon said may have been launched by Houthi forces in support of Hamas.
Wiscasset schools superintendent calls for principal’s firing
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, was accused of improperly authorizing the installation of a hidden camera, indefinitely removing a student against policy, mistreating students and failing to communicate with the superintendent. Stevens denies any wrongdoing.
Future of Wiscasset principal placed on leave to be discussed at meeting
Gina Stevens, principal of Wiscasset Middle High School, was placed on leave over a camera she said was installed after the school’s food pantry kept getting broken into.
‘Send all you have’: Brunswick police officers, special response team, drone responded to Lewiston mass shooting
Brunswick police officers spent nearly 600 hours responding to the Lewiston mass shooting and ensuing manhunt.