A strike at Bath Iron Works has been averted after members of the Bath Marine Draftsmen Association ratified an agreement on Saturday. The union had voted last weekend to authorize a strike if an agreement was not reached by Monday.

The union, which represents more than 700 workers, and BIW met with a federal mediator starting Wednesday. The two sides reached a tentative agreement late Friday evening.

BEDDINGTON, Maine - Maine Forest Rangers say the quick actions of a woman armed with a frying pan helped stop a forest fire.
 
Rangers say Nancy Weeks used a frying pan to carry water back and forth between the flames and a nearby pond in a wooded area near Beddington. WGME-TV reports that Weeks kept the fire under control until crews arrived.
 
Officials say the fire was sparked by an unattended camp fire.
 

PORTLAND, Maine - The Maine Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fire that caused damage at a Portland fire station.
 
Deputy Fire Chief Mike Nixon says the fire broke out around 6 p.m. Sunday. The Portland Press Herald reports that it caused damage to the kitchen and smoke damage throughout the entire building.
 
Nixon says the fire crews housed in the station have been relocated to other nearby stations.
 

AUGUSTA, Maine - The federal government is sending nearly $6 million to Maine to help with services for mothers, infants and young children.
 
The Health Resources and Services Administration says it's providing the money so the state can continue with voluntary home visiting services to women during pregnancy. The funds will also provide home visits to parents with young children up to kindergarten entry age.
 

CARIBOU, Maine - Maine's moose hunt is getting started with fewer hunters than last year.
 
The state's annual moose hunt is broken up into four stretches, and the first one begins Monday. The state gave out 2,080 moose permits this year, 60 less than 2016.
 
The portion of the moose hunt that begins Monday lasts until Sept. 30 and is concentrated mostly in far northern Maine. The next portion runs Oct. 9 to Oct. 14 and covers a broader area that also includes parts of central, western and eastern Maine.