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
November 22, 2020

BIW reports 5 new COVID-19 cases, making 10 cases last week

Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, announced the Maine CDC opened an outbreak investigation at the shipyard on Friday in response to the company’s 10 new cases this week.
Published
November 19, 2020

WWII-era BIW women workers among those honored with Congressional Gold Medal Act

The Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act honors women who worked for the war effort during World War II, including nearly 2,000 women who built warships at Bath Iron Works.
Published
November 18, 2020

BIW awarded $146 million contract modification to perform ship maintenance

The Bath shipyard will be responsible for performing maintenance and update work on existing Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
Published
November 17, 2020

Bath shipyard reports 3 new COVID-19 cases at Brunswick facility

According to BIW spokesman David Hench, the three employees work at the company’s structural fabrication facility, also called the Harding Plant, on Bath Road in Brunswick.
Published
November 1, 2020

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.
Published
October 29, 2020

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.
Published
October 28, 2020

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.
Published
October 28, 2020

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.
Published
October 27, 2020

Wiscasset businesses report better-than-expected tourist season

Local patrons help buoy local businesses, while out-of-state traffic slipped.
Published
October 26, 2020

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.