Those in the southern Midcoast – including shipbuilders, sailors and a now-U.S. Senator — vividly recall in their own words the events of Sept. 11, 20 years later.
Kathleen O'Brien
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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20 years later, workers at Navy Base and BIW recall how 9/11 hijackings shook their world
Twenty years have passed since the day 19 Al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked and crashed four planes in what would become the deadliest attack on the United States. Terrorists flew two of the planes into the World Trade Center’s twin towers in lower Manhattan. A third plane struck the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The fourth plummeted into […]
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‘It was complete annihilation’: Bath firefighter remembers working at Ground Zero
“What really threw us off was (the towers) were gone,” Michael Clarke, a first responder in the 9/11 attacks, said. “It’s hard to … see New York City on its knees.”
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Collins, King: Bath shipyard helping Navy design new class of ship
The Navy’s next type of ship, which is still in the early planning phases, is expected to replace the main types of ship Bath Iron Works builds.
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Woolwich grants second recreational marijuana retail license
Highly Cannaco will eventually move into 59 Main Street in Woolwich, which now holds Holistic Alternatives, a medical marijuana store.
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Performers prepare for high-flying Brunswick air show
The upcoming Great State of Maine Air Show in Brunswick will feature the U.S. Navy Blue Angels, solo aerobatic pilots and the Red Bull Air Force Jump Team.
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Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer returns from sea trials
According to BIW Program Manager Edward Kenyon, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson “performed particularly well” throughout the trials.
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Defense bill change could bring more business to Bath shipyard
The amendment authorizes a third Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, the primary type of ship Bath Iron Works builds, to an annual defense bill.
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Online car dealership looks to establish Woolwich location
Carvana, a used car dealership that primarily operates online, began leasing a former car dealership on Route 1 in Woolwich, but the business’s timeline for opening remains unclear.
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Final Bath-built Zumwalt destroyer departs shipyard for sea trials
The future USS Lyndon B. Johnson is the third and final ship in the Zumwalt class, built exclusively by Bath Iron Works.