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
April 18, 2021

Fundraiser to send 5-year-old Bath cancer patient to Disney World

Nelson-Walling, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 high-risk neuroblastoma, wants to enjoy the park with his family before the next series of treatments.
Published
April 15, 2021

Bath, Brunswick police gain new tool to reduce fentanyl overdoses

Police and health officials hope making fentanyl test strips available will reduce the number of drug overdoses caused by the powerful opioid.
Published
April 14, 2021

Bath high school returns to in-person learning after COVID-19 outbreak

RSU 1 Superintendent Patrick Manuel credited the school’s recent COVID-19 cases to community transmission rather than in-school transmission.
Published
April 13, 2021

Bath shipyard continues to report COVID-19 cases, encourages employees to get vaccinated

Bath Iron Works is on track to surpass the 37 new cases of COVID-19 that was reported last month.
Published
April 12, 2021

Patten Free Library reopens after lengthy pandemic closure

The Patten Free Library opened its doors to the public on Monday for the first time since last fall.
Published
April 12, 2021

Co-founder of Phippsburg Rescue, lifelong volunteer receives Spirit of America award

Geneva Beals of Phippsburg collected over 2 million bottles and cans throughout her lifetime to raise over $100,000 for the town’s fire and rescue department.
Published
April 12, 2021

In photos: Brunswick gives blood to help reported blood shortage

Over 30 people donated blood to the American Red Cross in Brunswick, which has reported blood shortages throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
April 11, 2021

Bath takes control of parking lot used by shipyard, with eventual plans to turn it into a park

South End residents want the Castine Avenue parking lot to become a park, but BIW workers say that wouldn’t solve the neighborhood’s traffic problem.
Published
April 9, 2021

Bath high school closed through Wednesday after COVID-19 outbreak

Morse High School reported three new COVID-19 cases over the weekend, after the CDC declared an outbreak last week.
Published
April 8, 2021

Phippsburg residents donate to erase student meal debt, but experts say school meals should be free after

Although families can apply for a child to receive free or reduced-priced meals based on a family’s income and size, universally free school meals would be academically and financially beneficial.