Sixty Senators needed to vote to open debate on its version of the National Defense Authorization Act, but that vote failed 45-51.
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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Groups seek input from Maine fishermen to improve industry education
Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association Executive Director Ben Martens said the goal is to identify where existing education and training programs “might be enhanced to better meet the needs of the next generation.”
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Police seize over 130 pounds of illegally grown marijuana in Georgetown
The marijuana was worth about $260,000 and was headed to the out-of-state market, police say.
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Market Basket developer undeterred by competition in the southern Midcoast
A Market Basket grocery store may be coming to the Topsham Fair Mall, which is already home to a Hannaford and a Target that sells groceries.
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Two more passengers sue Bath museum over schooner capsizing
The suit claims the schooner’s owner, the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath, is to blame for a vessel that was not seaworthy and for a captain and crew “unfit, incompetent, ill experienced” and “ill trained.”
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More vaccine mandate protests planned at Bath shipyard
The protest is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 14 outside the Local S6 union hall on Washington Street in Bath.
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Bath museum denies allegations from passenger involved in Mary E capsizing
In court documents filed Tuesday, Maine Maritime Museum denies claims made by a passenger that the vessel wasn’t seaworthy and the crew was poorly trained.
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In Bath, chess games help bridge generations
Age Friendly Communities hopes chess tables made by Bath Tech students spark new connections in downtown Bath.
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Small group protested vaccine mandate outside Bath shipyard over the weekend
Less than half of the demonstrators present were Bath Iron Works employees.
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Navy secretary promises more work for Bath shipyard
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said the Navy hopes to give BIW a shipbuilding contract.