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.

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Published
January 17, 2021

Phippsburg police chief rescues injured snowy owl

“I’ve done many bird rescues, but as someone who loves birds and is a police officer, this couldn’t have been a better call,” said Phippsburg Police Chief John Skroski. “I made my first bird feeder in Boy Scouts in third grade and from then I was hooked.”
Published
January 13, 2021

BIW COVID-19 count continues to climb

As of Wednesday, BIW reported 63 new cases so far this month, according to the company’s website.
Published
January 12, 2021

Cat reunited with owner in Phippsburg after 5 years missing

Desiree Roberts, director of shelter operations at Midcoast Humane in Brunswick, said it’s rare that an animal brought in as a stray is reunited with its owner.
Published
January 11, 2021

West Bath woman hikes to raise money for Good Shepherd Food Bank amid pandemic

“What if the pain and fear that came out of 2020 motivated us to start taking care of our bodies?” said Rita Losee, 78. “We have control over how we treat our bodies. I want people to look at me and think ‘Well if that old broad can do it, so can I.”
Published
January 10, 2021

Maine CDC identifies COVID-19 outbreaks at two Bath schools

Fisher-Mitchell School in Bath not resume full in-person instruction for the first time since March as initially planned after the Maine CDC listed the school as an outbreak status, alongside Morse High School, according to a letter from RSU 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel.
Published
January 7, 2021

Bath middle school teacher sparks hope, determination with yellow fever lesson

After learning about how yellow fever epidemic sparked fear and confusion in 1793 Philadelphia, Bath Middle School eight graders said they felt comforted to learn the U.S. has overcome pandemics before.
Published
January 4, 2021

BIW gets another destroyer project after Congress overrides Trump’s defense bill veto

Bath Iron Works will add another Arleigh Burke-class destroyer to its schedule after the Senate and House voted override President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act.
Published
December 30, 2020

Override vote on Trump’s defense bill veto stymied by unrelated relief check debate

The House voted to override Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act, which would grant a shipbuilding project to Bath Iron Works, pushing it along to the Senate, but a debate on COVID-19 relief checks has taken priority in the Senate.
Published
December 28, 2020

Trump signs COVID-19 relief bill with possible BIW perks

The appropriations package funds financial relief for individuals and small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as defense infrastructure companies like Bath Iron Works make for the Navy.
Published
December 27, 2020

Trump capsizes 2 bills with BIW perks

President Trump rejected two major bills that authorize COVID-19 relief and defense funding, before leaving to spend the holiday weekend at his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.