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
March 18, 2020

BIW adds temporary parking throughout Bath

Additional spaces needed after shipyard shuttle service suspended
Published
March 17, 2020

Union leaders step up the call for BIW to close to protect workers from virus

Matt Schlobohm, executive director of Maine AFL-CIO, said BIW’s 8,000 workers from all 16 counties come into contact with upwards of 100,000 people when they leave the shipyard’s gates, meaning if coronavirus reaches BIW, it could speed the spread of the disease across the state.
Published
March 15, 2020

Sen. Collins presses Navy leaders on proposed reduction of Bath-built ships

Sen. Collins said the cut is goes against the 355-ship Navy fleet goal, which the Trump administration backed and Congress made law through the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
Published
March 12, 2020

It is uncertain whether Bath Iron Works would halt production in face of COVID-19

BIW brought an undisclosed number of employees in Yokosuka, Japan home who were assigned to help repair and update destroyers at the naval base. The employees must spend two weeks in quarantine before returning to work.
Published
March 9, 2020

Bath council reaffirms trapping plan to combat rabies

Bath city councilors also voted to create a rabies response task force to research options to form a long-term plan to address the rabies outbreak.
Published
March 8, 2020

Bath’s 1st recreational pot store cleared by city, waiting on state approval

David Heidrich, director of engagement and community outreach for the Office of Marijuana Policy, said the state plans to issue the first conditional licenses within the next two weeks.
Published
March 6, 2020

Bath residents call for rabies vaccine baits over traps

Peter Owen, Bath’s city manager, said a vaccine baiting program was reviewed, but not considered a viable option by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Published
March 5, 2020

BIW begins work on latest Arleigh Burke-class destroyer

The ship is named for Louis H. Wilson Jr., a US Marine Corps captain who earned the Medal of Honor for his heroics at the Battle of Guam in 1944.
Published
March 4, 2020

BIW could hear decision on Navy frigate contract sooner than expected

Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.
Published
March 1, 2020

Maine Audubon aims to stop turtles from getting squished

According to Sarah Haggerty, a conservation biologist at Maine Audubon, habitat loss and vehicles are the biggest threats to Maine’s turtle population.