Bath Iron works had reported 311 positive cases as of Thursday, according to the company’s website.
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 adding addition for employee breakroom, bathrooms
The three-story, 21,050-square-foot building will be located at the Bath shipyard.
Residents at Maine long-term care facilities readily accept COVID-19 vaccine, while some staff opt out
Many long-term care facilities reported that all of their residents chose to get vaccinated, but staff are more hesitant.
Maine congressman named vice chairperson of subcommittee overseeing ship building contracts
The subcommittee oversees naval acquisition contracts for military shipbuilding at Bath Iron Works and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.
Bowdoinham students pen newspaper about COVID-19 changes in their school
Bowdoinham fifth-graders created the “Bowdoinham Pandemic Press” full of stories about the ways their school has changed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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.
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.
BIW-built destroyer sails through 2nd sea trials as shipyard sees production slip
The future USS Daniel Inouye is the first ship in two years to leave BIW for sea trials.
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.
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.