Moving the existing intersection of Route 1 and George Wright Road could give the town a safer intersection and avoid the need for a $2 million upgrade.
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.
BIW awarded $146M contract modification to perform ship maintenance
The Bath shipyard will be responsible for performing maintenance and update work on existing Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Woolwich school to move to full-time in-person learning next month
Woolwich Central School, serving 280 pre-kindergarten through fifth-students, will return to full-time in-person learning in early December.
Bath shipyard reports 3 new COVID-19 cases at Brunswick facility
According to BIW spokesman David Hench, the three employees work at the company’s structural fabrication facility, also called the Harding Plant, on Bath Road in Brunswick.
Woolwich school may be next to move to full in-person learning
Woolwich Central School has used a mix of in-person and online learning since school started in September to mitigate the risk of spreading COVID-19, but now may become the latest RSU 1 school to reopen for full in-person learning.
Survey for Bath high school nearing deadline
The deadline for the Morse High School reuse survey is Friday, Nov. 13. The survey and more information on the project can be found at cityofbath.com/morse.
COVID pandemic drives Bath Area Food Bank to lift restrictions for one day
The food distribution is scheduled from 10 a.m. 2 p.m. Saturday at 807 Middle St. in Bath. Attendees are required to wear a face mask and bring their own bags.
Bath high school student tests positive for COVID-19
This is the district’s first reported case of COVID-19, nine weeks since school began in September.
Bath council takes step forward in allowing solar panels on historic buildings
The proposed change to a city rule would allow solar panels to be installed on the roof where they’d be visible from the street.
New Bath community center comes to Centre Street
Beacon Park at 31 Centre St. in downtown Bath will be a warm space for up to 50 people to drink their coffee, eat takeout, or visit with friends at a safe social distance through the winter.