Without the repairs, the fishway could close, cutting off Winnegance Lake as a spawning site for river herring.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Bath buys new ambulance
The ambulance cost about $263,000, $17,000 under what the city budgeted for it in its 2021 capital account.