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
February 15, 2021

Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school

Bowdoinham fifth-graders created the “Bowdoinham Pandemic Press” full of stories about the ways their school has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published
February 14, 2021

Bath organization seeks donations to repair damaged fishway

Without the repairs, the fishway could close, cutting off Winnegance Lake as a spawning site for river herring.
Published
February 11, 2021

BIW COVID-19 case count climbs as shipyard awaits vaccine

Thirty-six new COVID-19 cases have been reported at Bath Iron Works since Feb. 1.
Published
February 10, 2021

Students at Wiscasset school recognized in national writing competition

Chewonki students Ella Seymour and Maeve Tholen were recognized by the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards for narrative pieces they wrote as assignments for their literacy class.
Published
February 9, 2021

Woolwich could get its first recreational marijuana store

Farley’s Cannabis Farm, a medical marijuana store on Route 1 in Woolwich, is taking steps to obtain a recreational marijuana retail license. If they’re granted a license by the state, they’re be the town’s first recreational marijuana store.
Published
February 8, 2021

BIW-built destroyer sails through second sea trials as shipyard sees a production slip

The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.
Published
February 7, 2021

Southern Midcoast bridge replacements included in MDOT work plan

The four bridge projects across three Midcoast towns are expected to cost more than $70 million in total.
Published
February 7, 2021

Injured BIW rigger released from hospital

Garrett Bailey, a BIW rigger injured on the job last month, was released from the hospital on Friday. The accident remains under investigation by OSHA.
Published
February 4, 2021

BIW union issues statement supporting Maine Med nurses’ unionization push

“It’s time we blow the whistle on the anti-union corporations that hire lawyers and spend big $$ to intimidate their employees for trying to form a union,” Local S6 leaders wrote Wednesday.
Published
February 4, 2021

In photos: Wiscasset-area narrow gauge railroad hosts winter event

Steve Piwowarski, marketing director for the museum, said the museum’s “steam and sleigh” event was created to engage the community and help people enjoy the outdoors safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.