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
July 29, 2021

New contract could bring business, stability to Bath shipyard, Rep. Jared Golden says

Rep. Jared Golden said Bath Iron Works likely will build about half of the 15 warships secured in a new multi-year shipbuilding contract.
Published
July 26, 2021

Blueberry season blooms at Brunswick land trust

Mills declared Aug. 7-8 as Maine’s first annual Wild Blueberry Weekend to celebrate the crop.
Published
July 23, 2021

Sen. King: Draft defense bill restores destroyer that could be built at BIW

Congress authorizing two Arleigh Burkes, the primary type of ship BIW makes, opposes the president’s military budget request, which calls for one.
Published
July 22, 2021

Former Congressman Bruce Poliquin looks to build housing, park at site of former Bath cannery

Poliquin, who represented Maine’s 2nd District from 2015-2019, wants a zoning change to redevelop the former Stinson Seafood Cannery site.
Published
July 19, 2021

Lack of witnesses hinders investigation of Bath hit-and-run

A woman was injured and her dog killed July 11 when they were struck by a vehicle.
Published
July 7, 2021

Sen. King expects Bath-built warship cut from defense budget will be added back

King said the decision to remove the ship from the budget was “both a strategic and financial mistake.”
Published
July 6, 2021

Bath’s first woman deputy chief sworn in

“I’ve always wanted to be in this profession from as early as I can remember just being a kid watching police shows,” said Small.
Published
June 29, 2021

House defense budget reverses plan to cut Bath-built ships

The bill includes funding for two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, going against the president’s shipbuilding cut from earlier this year.
Published
June 23, 2021

Windjammer Days returns to Boothbay Harbor on Sunday

The sailing ships will make their way back to the Midcoast after remaining docked last year due to COVID-19.
Published
June 22, 2021

Bath could see tax increase from settlement deal with BIW

The city agreed to reduce the shipyard’s valuation from $640 million to $509 million, lowering the city’s overall valuation, causing the tax rate to increase.