Hallowell man capsizes after taking kayak out on flood level Kennebec River

Fire crews spent more than an hour searching for 57-year-old Clyde Penney after his kayak was spotted in the river without him in it.

Kennebec River rises in Augusta, forcing Front Street to close Sunday

City officials closed parking Sunday evening on Front Street when the river level rose abruptly.

Treatment plant discharging into Kennebec River processed runoff possibly laced with ‘forever chemicals’

Environmental and health advocates say the incident highlights the need for more testing and regulation of PFAS in the waste stream and in consumer products.

Navy seeks 10-year permit to dredge portions of the Kennebec River

Sediment removal is needed for the safe passage of Bath-built ships.

On 20-year anniversary of Edwards Dam removal, Kennebec River brimming with life

The removal of 162-year-old Augusta dam restored ecology and propelled a national movement, freeing 1,199 U.S. rivers to date.

Threat of Kennebec River flooding lessened as storm moves west

While the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for central Maine, the heaviest rain will miss the state as the storm tracks more west than earlier forecasts indicated.

Coast Guard breaks ice on Kennebec River

The ice-breaking operation was moved up by about four days because of an early spring storm that was expected to move through the region by Friday morning.

Predicting Mother Nature nearly impossible, but central Maine forecast not calling for dramatic melting, flooding

The late-week weather looks good for a slow thaw.

Search underway for missing Richmond boater on Kennebec River

Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire