If adopted, the town would use solar power to run municipal facilities, shaving $80,000 off the city’s $400,000 annual electricity bill.
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 battling bed bugs
A union representative said the shipyard has taken steps to isolate and control the pest problem.
Bath Iron Works battling bedbugs
A union representative says the shipyard has taken steps to isolate and control the pest problem.
From skate to school: Bath skate park partners with high school completion program
Merrymeeting Adult Education and Midcoast Community Alliance are teaming up to offer education programs at the Bath skate park for people interested in finishing high school, transitioning to college or entering the workforce.
Durham shoe drive raises money for woman’s second lung transplant
After receiving her second double lung transplant in five years, Aimee Driscoll has ongoing medical expenses, so her friend stepped in to help.
Visiting Maine, Oprah extols virtues of Maine author, lobster rolls
The media mogul filmed a ‘Book Club’ episode in Harpswell with writer Elizabeth Strout, now available for streaming.
Brunswick dinner benefits the hungry in the name of MLK
Maine’s soup kitchens and food banks see their donations spike during the holiday season, but the 13.6% of Maine households experiencing food insecurity know the need doesn’t end with the holidays.
Despite proposed cuts, Pingree ‘confident’ Bath shipyard will fulfill contracts
Department of Defense recommended slashing the number of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers built for the Navy between 2021 and 2025 from 12 ships to seven.
Bath library’s history series offers glimpse into the past
The Town History Series begins at the Patten Free Library Saturday morning with a discussion about how Arrowsic’s working waterfront fuels the community.
Climate change to be tracked on Maine Yankee donated land
A land trust will take ownership of the Westport Island parcel.