Some analysts said Sen. Susan Collins hasn’t helped Bath Iron Works win contracts for new types of ships, while others argue that’s out of her control, regardless of her position as a senior member of the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
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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Strong winds cut power in southern Midcoast, damage Chocolate Church steeple
No CMP customer in Arrowsic, Georgetown or Phippsburg had power restored as of 4 p.m. Wednesday with no estimated restoration time, according to CMP spokeswoman Catherine Hartnett.
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Maine Maritime Museum director out after 14 years
Amy Lent, former museum executive director, said she was fired via text message after sharing her plans to retire in 18 months.
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Bath organization helping kids on days they are not in school
Before the coronavirus pandemic, 70 to 90 students ages 6 to 24 would stream through the doors of the Bath Youth Meetinghouse and Skate Park. Now, 35 RSU 1 students come to the teen center to do their remote learning school work.
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10th worker at BIW tests positive for coronavirus
In total, seven BIW employees and three vendors have tested positive for coronavirus since March, according to BIW spokesman David Hench.
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Harpswell Coastal Academy closes temporarily due to positive coronavirus case
Harpswell Coastal Academy students will pivot to distance learning through Friday, Sept. 25, according to Scott Barksdale, dean of students.
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Rabid fox attacks elderly Phippsburg man
In the third such attack in Phippsburg this year, an 82-year-old man was bitten before the animal could be killed.
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Some Bath eateries rebounding after end of Bath shipyard strike
“From the end of March to two weeks before the strike, we were making 600 sandwiches per day for BIW,” said Angela Smith, co-owner of Midcoast Pizza and More. “Then the strike broke out and that stopped.”
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Strike, pandemic further delay production at Bath shipyard
The USS Daniel Inouye, christened last summer, likely will be completed this winter, according to Bath Iron Works spokesman David Hench. It was originally scheduled to be delivered to the Navy about one year ago.
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BIW delays mandatory mask policy to October, gets mixed reaction from workers
According to the company’s health and safety policy, “Face coverings are required now for all salaried, Local S6 and [Independent Guards Association] employees, and will be phased in fully on October 5, 2020.”