Kathleen O'Brien

Times Record

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.

Latest

Published
May 5, 2021

More marijuana businesses set sights on Bath

The Bath Planning Board unanimously granted site plan approval for Bath Cannabis Company to open a medical marijuana dispensary on Middle Street.
Published
April 28, 2021

Collins, King propose $25 billion funding bill for shipyards

Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery and would both be eligible for part of the $25 billion funding through the SHIPYARD Act.
Published
April 26, 2021

Maine coastal residents want law to curb airboat noise

Airboats, used by clammers who make their living on the mudflats, have drawn the ire of residents due to the noise they generate.
Published
April 25, 2021

Downtown Wiscasset crumbling brick façade repair cost, timeline remain uncertain

Questions about what caused the brick façade of the 163-year-old Wawenock Block building in downtown Wiscasset to crumble and how long the repairs will take remain unknown nearly one month after the incident.
Published
April 19, 2021

Red’s Eats opens for 2021 season, with lobster temporarily off the menu

Lobster rolls, arguably the seafood shack’s best-known menu item, won’t be available until mid-May.
Published
April 18, 2021

Fundraiser to send 5-year-old Bath cancer patient to Disney World

Nelson-Walling, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, wants to enjoy the park with his family before the next series of treatments.
Published
April 13, 2021

Bath shipyard continues to report COVID-19 cases, encourages employees to get vaccinated

Bath Iron Works is on track to surpass the 37 new cases of COVID-19 that was reported last month.
Published
April 6, 2021

Navy secretary, Maine delegates visit BIW, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Sens. Susan Collins, Angus King, and Rep. Chellie Pingree toured BIW after participating in a keel laying ceremony for the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Published
April 5, 2021

Bath shipyard signs new contract with Local S7 union

The new contract holds “numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract” for the union’s roughly 200 members, according to a statement from BIW.
Published
April 5, 2021

No injuries reported after Wiscasset building’s brick façade crumbles

No one was injured when bricks peeled off the front of the 163-year-old Wawenock Block building at 67 Main Street, but what caused the collapse remains a mystery, said Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons.