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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 that will be incorporated into the hull of the future USS Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., a guided missile des...

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 marking the start of construction and harkens to the days of sailing vessels when construction began w...

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.S. Marine Col. Harvey C. Barnum Jr. (right) and his wife Martha Hill (left) weld a steel plate that...

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 Bray's Photography: An Aficionado's 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 outstanding maritime photography from the museum’s Maynard Bray Collection. Wheeler will discuss...

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 history of railroads reaching far and wide in Maine during the “old days” before the gas-guzzlin...