After renting its downtown Bath location from the Sagadahock Real Estate Association since 1973, the department store chain bought its Front Street location and outlined plans for renovations.
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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Defense spending bill could mean business for BIW in 2020
The spending package includes $5.1 billion to build three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for the Navy, which BIW can compete for.
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In Bath rabies outbreak, state says to carry pepper spray, make property ‘less inviting’ to animals
Biologist Scott Lindsay advised residents to carry something to defend themselves when walking outside in the event they’re charged by an animal.
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Fire chief: Woolwich bridge ‘is like our Bermuda Triangle’
Just north of the Taste of Maine Restaurant, the 86-year-old bridge needs to be replaced after a 2017 evaluation found structural problems.
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BIW awarded $146 million Navy contract
The shipyard, which employs 6,700, will use the funds to continue maintenance and modernization to its Arleigh Burke-class destroyers.
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Boothbay Railway Village seeks donations to expand educational programming
While the living museum has hosted field trips for schools and youth groups, the nonprofit hopes to establish a long-term partnership with local schools to teach students about the transportation and trades of Maine when it became a state.
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Bath trio bakes up new business
In one year, Aaron Park, Tori Timko and Rachel Langmaid went from strangers to business partners bringing a new bakery to downtown Bath.
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Bath city clerk resigns to recover from injuries sustained in September fox attack
Mary Howe broke her leg while running away from a fox that was believed to be rabid.
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Bath issues rabies warning to residents, says winter will pause spread
This year, Bath saw 14 cases of rabid animals, more than any other Maine municipality.
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BIW union continues fight against shipyard’s plan to hire subcontractors
Bath Iron Works plans to hire subcontractors to boost production, but the shipyard’s largest union believes BIW’s scheduling delays stem from poor management decisions.