The sailing ships will make their way back to the Midcoast after remaining docked last year due to COVID-19.
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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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.
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Bath shipyard union officer dies from COVID-19 complications
Rick Poulin was a BIW worker of 31 years.
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Rep. Jared Golden: Warship cut from Biden’s budget could mean shipyard layoffs
Golden said if Congress isn’t able to restore the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer cut from the president’s budget, the reduction may lead to about 500 layoffs to one of the nation’s shipyards.
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After a waiter was stiffed on tips for being gay, this TikTok star from Bath inspired thousands of donations for LGBTQ nonprofit
After customers handed a Midcoast waiter religious pamphlets targeting them for their sexual orientation, Meredith Steele decided to use the opportunity to fundraise for a good cause.
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Arrowsic approves $1 million spending plan, re-elects selectman
Although the town’s new $1,035,341 budget is ironed out, town administrators don’t yet know how it will change the town’s property tax rate, which sits at $9.55 per $1,000 of value.
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In photos: Cooks Corner Hannaford gears up for opening weekend
Brunswick’s second Hannaford supermarket will be the first in Maine to offer home delivery.
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Following COVID outbreak, Wiscasset jail will not require employees, inmates to get vaccine
Two Bridges Regional Jail is “strongly encouraging” employees to get vaccinated to keep the jail’s COVID-19 case count low.
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Midcoast schools prepare to get students back in the classroom full-time this fall
Though many school districts in the southern Midcoast are planning on full in-person learning this fall, not all districts will give the option for remote learning.
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Donaldson secures second term as Georgetown selectman
Richard Donaldson received 254 votes Tuesday, trumping his challenger, Aria Eee, who earned 188.