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
November 2, 2020

Southern Midcoast clerks expect record voter number of voters

Brunswick’s 11,000 absentee ballots requested this year overwhelmingly tops the 7,000 people who voted by absentee ballot in 2016, according to Fran Smith, Brunswick town clerk.
Published
November 1, 2020

Bath students show support for bus driver battling cancer

Hagerthy was diagnosed with stage 4 lung and esophageal cancer on Aug. 6, but has continued to drive Morse High School students while undergoing biweekly chemotherapy treatment.
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 29, 2020

Harpswell Aging at Home offers seniors free transportation on Election Day

Transportation to the polls, either on Election Day or to vote early, is free and provided by People Plus volunteers.
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.
Published
October 26, 2020

Bath high school boys’ soccer team quarantines after opponent tests positive for COVID-19

Morse High School’s varsity and junior varsity boys soccer teams transitioned to full-time online distance learning until Nov. 9 after a Medomak Valley High School player tested positive for COVID-19.