Bath Iron Works is one of four shipyards vying for the contract, along with Austal USA of Alabama, Huntington Ingalls of Mississippi and Fincantieri Marinette Marine of Wisconsin.
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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Thousands in Midcoast lose power, no impact on Election Day voting
According to Catherine Hartnett, Central Maine Power’s spokesperson, customers lost power for about an hour Tuesday morning until an equipment replacement resolved the issue.
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Midcoast Community Alliance looks to purchase building from Bath
Jamie Dorr, executive director of Midcoast Community Alliance, said she hopes purchasing the building will give the organization the freedom to expand and offer more programs to the 70 to 90 students who visit the skate park daily.
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Maine Audubon aims to stop turtles from getting squished
According to Sarah Haggerty, a conservation biologist at Maine Audubon, habitat loss and vehicles are the biggest threats to Maine’s turtle population.
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Morse’s student-written, one-act play emphasizes unconditional support
Kevin O’Leary, director and English teacher at Morse High School, said the show is about reminding the audience, and ourselves, that asking for help doesn’t make someone weak and having a disability doesn’t make someone less.
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Public to sound off on rabies, trapping plans in Bath
A forum is set for 5 p.m. March 5 in the Fisher Mitchell School cafeteria.
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Maine DOT tests new downtown Wiscasset traffic lights
According to Paul Merril, MDOT spokesman, the new traffic lights on Route 1 are expected to go live the first week in April and remain active year-round.
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DOT unveils summer paving plans for vital Harpswell roads
Slated to start in August, the road work comes with an estimated $842,000 price tag that will be covered by the state.
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Woolwich man with rare disease organizes bone marrow drive for others
According to Ann Evans, community engagement supervisor at Be The Match, a division of the National Marrow Donor Program, there are 14,000 people waiting for a bone marrow match.
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Phippsburg adds free vaccination clinic to rabies remediation plan
Norm Warner, Phippsburg’s animal control officer, said animals infected with rabies won’t display symptoms for two weeks to six months. Once an animal begins showing symptoms it’s too late to treat, and the animal will die.