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
March 4, 2021

COVID-19 cases decline at Bath shipyard

Bath Iron works had reported 311 positive cases as of Thursday, according to the company’s website.
Published
March 3, 2021

BIW adding addition for employee breakroom, bathrooms

The three-story, 21,050-square-foot building will be located at the Bath shipyard.
Published
February 21, 2021

Residents at Maine long-term care 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.
Published
February 17, 2021

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.
Published
February 15, 2021

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.
Published
February 11, 2021

BIW COVID-19 case count climbs as shipyard awaits vaccine

Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Bath Iron Works since Feb. 1.
Published
February 9, 2021

Woolwich could get its first recreational marijuana store

Farley’s Cannabis Farm, a medical marijuana store on Route 1 in Woolwich, is taking steps to obtain a recreational marijuana retail license. If they’re granted a license by the state, they’re be the town’s first recreational marijuana store.
Published
February 8, 2021

BIW-built destroyer sails through 2nd sea trials as shipyard sees production slip

The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.
Published
February 7, 2021

Injured BIW rigger released from hospital

Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job last month, was released from the hospital on Friday. The accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
Published
February 4, 2021

BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push

“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.