Hagerthy was diagnosed with stage 4 lung and esophageal cancer on Aug. 6, but has continued to drive Morse High School students while undergoing biweekly chemotherapy treatment.
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.
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Winning Megabucks ticket worth $3.2 million purchased in Wiscasset
The Wiscasset Quick Stop will receive a $30,000 bonus for selling the winning ticket.
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Experts: Bath candidate’s conspiracy theory, numerology beliefs could be problematic
Brandon Sewall, a candidate for both at-large seats on the Bath City Council, has shared some content on Facebook dealing with numerology and QAnon-related beliefs.
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Harpswell Aging at Home offers seniors free transportation on Election Day
Transportation to the polls, either on Election Day or to vote early, is free and provided by People Plus volunteers.
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Bath House candidate: Misrepresentations were ’embellishments’ by third party
Christina Hughes, the Republican candidate for the Maine House District 52 seat, said claims in her campaign materials were embellished by her “editor,” and accepted responsibility for not proofreading before it was distributed.
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BIW shifts workforce to make space for new employees
Providing parking for its 6,800 employees has been a longstanding issue at the shipyard because it sits between the Kennebec River and a residential neighborhood and abuts downtown Bath.
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Wiscasset businesses report better-than-expected tourist season
Local patrons help buoy local businesses, while out-of-state traffic slipped.
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Navy analysts: Competing shipyard’s loss isn’t BIW’s gain
Bad news for Huntington Ingalls, the only other shipyard that makes Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy, doesn’t mean the Navy will be more inclined to give BIW future contracts to build ships, according to Navy analysts.
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Bath high school boys’ soccer team quarantines after opponent tests positive for COVID-19
Morse High School’s varsity and junior varsity boys soccer teams transitioned to full-time online distance learning until Nov. 9 after a Medomak Valley High School player tested positive for COVID-19.
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Topsham-area schools call for more teachers in order to open full-time
Hiring additional staff members is the next step in the district’s “feather-in” approach to bring kindergarteners and first graders back to full-time, in-person learning on Dec. 7, said MSAD75 Superintendent Shawn Chabot.