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Navy Honors Cheshire’s Barnum, Medal of Honor Recipient Navy Honors Cheshire’s Barnum, Medal of Honor Recipient File photos by Nick Sambides Jr., Record-Journal staff An 80-year-old Cheshire native was honored this week for his Medal of Honor service during the Vietnam War with the laying of the keel of a U.S. Navy destroyer named in his honor. Retired U.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. and his wife Martha Hill were in Maine on Tuesday to strike welding arcs into a steel plate t...

By ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: April 6, 2021 Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Harker attended a ceremony with a Medal of Honor recipient at a private shipbuilder on Tuesday before visiting a public shipyard that overhauls and maintains submarines. Harvey Barnum Jr., the namesake of the future Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Harvey Barnum Jr., joined in the keel-laying ceremony at Bath Iron Works. Barnham, who was honored for his bravery in Vietnam, and his wife participated in the ceremony ma...

Cheshire native, Medal of Honor recipient, honored as namesake of latest U.S. Navy ship Cheshire native, Medal of Honor recipient, honored as namesake of latest U.S. Navy ship Retired U.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (center) and his wife Martha Hill (left) were on hand Tuesday to strike welding arcs into a steel plate that will be incorporated into the hull of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., a guided missile destroyer being built at Bath Iron Works of Maine. Advertisement Retired U...

Photograph from The Maynard Bray Collection. (Courtesy Penobscot Marine Museum) The Camden Public Library partners once again with the Penobscot Marine Museum on Thursday, April 22, at 6 p.m., for a special presentation during its celebration of Maritime Month, titled Maynard Brays Photography: An Aficionados Look at Waterfronts and Watercraft . This time, CPL will be welcoming the museum’s Digital Collections Curator, Matt Wheeler, for an online narrated slideshow featuring selections of o...

Letter to the editor: Building commuter rail could really move Maine This is an opportunity to convert Bath Iron Works to peaceful production, creating more jobs and mitigating the climate crisis at the same time. Share Thanks for your excellent March 28 editorial, headlined “Our View: Transit plan lays out route for Maine’s future.” The time is long past for us to be making changes in the way people get around Maine. For those who say it can’t be done in our state, just check out the ...

Monmouth solar project planned on 55 acres gets OK from Planning Board Two days after a moratorium that would have halted the project was defeated, the project planned on Ridge Road received board approval with draft conditions. Share MONMOUTH — Just two days after the proposed Longroad Development Co. solar project on Ridge Road survived a vote on a proposed moratorium that would have stopped it, the 55-acre project got Planning Board approval. Planning Board chairperson Steve O’Donnell s...

Lawmakers advocated for increasing production of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to help counter China's growing fleet.

Monmouth voters defeat moratorium that would have halted commercial solar projects On Tuesday, residents voted 578-350 to defeat the article, which allows progress to continue on a proposed solar project on Ridge Road. Share MONMOUTH — Voters defeated a proposed moratorium halting commercial solar facilities, allowing a proposal for a 55-acre facility on Ridge Road to proceed. On Tuesday, residents voted 578-350 to defeat the article. That measure was placed on the ballot in response to a pro...

The Machinists Union is providing the funds to help a shipbuilder recover from a gruesome injury at Bath Iron Works.

BATH, Maine (AP) — The Machinists Union is providing more than $61,000 to help a...