Wiscasset Middle High School will host an abbreviated outdoor graduation ceremony and car procession at 7 p.m. on June 11.
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.
BIW fails to get $5.5 billion contract to build Navy frigates
BIW was one of four shipyards vying for the contract, alongside Austal USA of Alabama and Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi, but Fincantieri was chosen, which will build its frigate at its Marinette Marine shipyard in Wisconsin.
BIW calls employees back to work as state begins to reopen
Many Bath Iron Works employees took extended unpaid leave after the coronavirus outbreak started, but now the shipyard says its time to return.
Wiscasset airport receives over $3 million to repave runway
The airport’s only runway hasn’t been repaved since it was built in the 1960s.
Midcoast Meals on Wheels loosens criteria due to virus, sees over 40% jump in need
Spectrum Generations delivers Meals on Wheels to 1,057 people compared to the 800 recipients it served prior to the COVID-19 outbreak.
First Bath-built Zumwalt officially finished, handed over to Navy
The Navy assumed ownership in 2016, but the Zumwalt wasn’t yet combat ready.
Bath gets new $1.44M median to replace rusty Route 1 fence
When the Maine Department of Transportation’s plans for the new median couldn’t be changed, Bath city officials negotiated to add texture to the wall last August in the hope of making it more visually appealing.
Bath businesses mourn revenue lost by Heritage Days cancelation
Lisa-Marie Stewart, co-owner of Lisa-Marie’s Made in Maine on Front Street, said Bath Heritage Days are some of her busiest days of the year, and that business would help her stay afloat after operating solely on online sales due to coronavirus restrictions.
Historic Bath church seeks donations to repair wind-induced damage
Alicia Romac, development chairwoman of Sagadahoc Preservation, said the nonprofit will have to pay at least $1,000 for the insurance deductible and may have to cover a portion of the repair cost, which is unknown.
BIW 3D prints face shields for health care workers facing virus
BIW’s three 3D printers have been programmed to work around the clock to produce 12 face shields per day for MaineHealth, the state’s largest integrated health care system.