Kathleen O’Brien – Page 31 – The Portland Press Herald

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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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Woolwich middle schoolers will resume full in-person learning

by Kathleen O'Brien April 6, 2021April 6, 2021

Sixth and seventh grade will begin the new learning model on April 12, with eighth grade joining April 26.

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Bath shipyard signs new contract with Local S7 union

by Kathleen O'Brien April 5, 2021

The new contract holds “numerous improvements to wages and benefits over the life of the contract” for the union’s roughly 200 members, according to a statement from BIW.

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No injuries reported after Wiscasset building’s brick façade crumbles

by Kathleen O'Brien April 5, 2021August 5, 2021

No one was injured when bricks peeled off the front of the 163-year-old Wawenock Block building at 67 Main Street, but what caused the collapse remains a mystery, said Wiscasset Town Manager Dennis Simmons.

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Harpswell seeks donations for hiking trail rehab

by Kathleen O'Brien April 4, 2021April 4, 2021

Harpswell is looking to raise a minimum of $15,500 to cover the rising cost of materials and labor needed to make Cliff Trail more accessible.

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Bath-area school district to hold forum on $38.8 million spending plan

by Kathleen O'Brien April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

It’s unclear how the proposed budget will impact property taxes.

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Experts unconcerned about recent dolphin, porpoise deaths in Maine

by Kathleen O'Brien March 31, 2021May 11, 2021

Lynda Doughty, Marine Mammals of Maine founding executive director, said there are no obvious connections between the recent deaths of four animals.

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Despite pandemic, Brunswick smoothie business expanding to Wiscasset

by Kathleen O'Brien March 31, 2021March 31, 2021

Bay Bowls is hoping to open its second location on the Wiscasset pier on Main Street.

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Bath shipyard looks for a new shipbuilding contract while awaiting the Navy’s next ship

by Kathleen O'Brien March 30, 2021

Although the shipyard has 12 ships to build in the next six years, it’s hoping to win a new shipbuilding contract to stay busy before the Navy’s next type of vessel is ready for construction.