Drivers on Monday on Route 32 pass the land where the former Massey dam was located beside a mill and the China Lake outlet stream in Vassalboro.
Landowner Don Robbins, left, and Matt Streeter talk on Monday about the work done during the removal of the Massey dam, center, beside the China Lake outlet stream in Vassalboro.
Alewives migrate in 2014 up Seven Mile Stream in Vassalboro.
Workers from Cross Construction, of Bethel, remove the 17-foot-tall Masse Dam during the last week in September. Built of stone that was reinforced and patched with concrete, the dam created a 6-acre impoundment until a year ago.
Vassalboro resident Larisa Batchelder stands in May on top of the Masse Dam near her home on Outlet Stream. Batcheleder opposed the removal of the dam and nearby Lombard dam to allow alewives to move upstream.
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