Classes started Thursday at the new school at Wing Farm Parkway.
Kathleen O'Brien
Kathleen was born and raised in Portland. She studied at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, New York, before moving back to Maine to begin her journalism career at The Times Record in June 2019. She covers Bath & Bath Iron Works, along with Arrowsic, Georgetown, Harpswell, Phippsburg, West Bath, Wiscasset and Woolwich. In her free time, Kathleen likes to read, listen to live music, and spend time with family and friends.
Bath considering parking restrictions to curb BIW traffic
Bath officials are considering a parking program that they hope will deter BIW workers from parking in the city’s South End neighborhood.
Teacher and space shortages preventing Bath-area schools from full in-person learning
More space is needed to mitigate the potential transmission of COVID-19.
Developer secures tax credit for 50 new Bath apartments in former YMCA lot
With an affordable housing tax credit under their belt, the Szanton Company plans to begin construction on the new apartment building in November or December.
Bath elementary school removed from COVID outbreak list
Fisher Mitchell School in Bath was removed from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s list of active school COVID-19 outbreaks.
Residents at Midcoast senior living facilities readily accept COVID-19 vaccine, while some staff opt out
Many long-term care facilities reported that all of their residents chose to get vaccinated, but staff are more hesitant.
Bath will no longer refer to itself as ‘Maine’s Cool Little City’
The city is retiring the moniker and looking for a new logo that better compliments its flag.
Bath looks to replace ailing and failing fire and police stations
Bath’s fire and police departments have outgrown their aging headquarters and the city is looking for solutions.
Maine congressman named vice chairperson of subcommittee overseeing ship building contracts
The subcommittee oversees naval acquisition contracts for military shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school
Bowdoinham fifth-graders created the “Bowdoinham Pandemic Press” full of stories about the ways their school has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.