Full stream ahead: Once-blocked alewives reclaim their breeding ground in China Lake

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Published
October 30, 2021

Full stream ahead: Once-blocked alewives reclaim their breeding ground in China Lake

Yarmouth-based Maine Rivers has completed a fishway at the Outlet Dam on China Lake, clearing the final obstacle to alewife migration from the ocean to the lake.
Published
October 29, 2021

Body of Pennsylvania man recovered from Sheepscot Pond in Palermo

Akshay Mamidela, 25, of Delaware Water Gap, apparently went onto the water Wednesday night to retrieve a paddleboard that had drifted from shore and his kayak capsized due to rough conditions, officials said.
Published
October 29, 2021

People on brink of homelessness scramble to find housing after Augusta hotels stop working with KVCAP

The Kennebec Valley Community Action Program has paid for hotel rooms for those facing homelessness. But two Augusta hotels will no longer work with the group and more than 40 people must relocate.
Published
October 29, 2021

Winthrop man indicted on charges he shook, severely injured 4-month-old baby

Officials say the baby has been at least partially blinded and is severely brain damaged after Camren L. Breton allegedly shook him.
Published
October 29, 2021

Amy Calder: Beware the ghosts and goblins on a Halloween far different from years past

Decades ago, costumes and many other things were far simpler in Skowhegan, when children took to the streets with their pillowcases to collect candy, Amy Calder writes.

Published
October 28, 2021

With controlled burn permits now free in Maine from all sources, creators of pioneering online services feel vindicated

Law that went into effect earlier this month to make state-issued online burn permits free of charge will not change what one private online service based in West Gardiner has been doing in allowing towns to issue free online permits for nearly a decade.
Published
October 28, 2021

Mount View High School teacher arrested on several charges following Waterville altercation, police say

Karina Beadling, 39, was with her 7-year-old daughter last week when she was taken into custody after Beadling confronted an ex-boyfriend, officials say.
Published
October 28, 2021

Augusta teachers exhausted by pandemic-era instruction as student problems spike

Cony Middle and High School teachers say the first two months of the 2021-22 school have brought "extreme exhaustion and stress."
Published
October 27, 2021

Organic farmers group seeks help for Maine dairy farmers from company that cut ties to them

Maine's largest organic food organization is asking international food company Danone to reverse its decision to cancel contracts with 89 organic dairy producers, including 14 in Maine.
Published
October 27, 2021

Kennebec River in Waterville, Winslow quietly becomes destination spot for anglers, nature lovers

The river, once known for its foul water, has transformed to become a recreational gem just a stone's throw from downtown Waterville, Maine guides and others say.

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