Proposed bill would upgrade Androscoggin River’s water classification

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Published
December 29, 2020

Proposed bill would upgrade Androscoggin River’s water classification

River advocate Peter Rubins said if approved, the reclassification would become law in time for the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, which marked the beginning of the river restoration effort.
Published
July 21, 2020

Pilot uninjured when plane lands on Androscoggin River near Livermore

The landing gear on the fixed-wing, single-engine amphibian aircraft had not been retracted.
Published
February 10, 2020

Environmental regulators say Oakland scrap metal firm violated clean water laws

Stormwater from the Oakland facility, “flows into two streams that are tributaries to Messalonskee Stream,” regulators said.
Published
June 16, 2019

Video: Auburn police pluck alleged fugitive from river

Lewiston Police Sgt. Wayne Clifford said that a Lewiston man who attempted to evade arrest by jumping into the Androscoggin River was caught shortly after.
Published
April 26, 2019

More rain raises flooding concerns along Maine’s rivers

The Androscoggin and Kennebec rivers are the most vulnerable to flooding.
Published
April 23, 2019

A year after boy’s drowning, safety still a concern along the Androscoggin River

A year after a 5-year-old boy was swept away and his 9-year old brother was rescued from the Androscoggin River, city officials and emergency personnel discuss how it has altered safety efforts.
Published
May 24, 2018

Family whose son was lost in Androscoggin thanks community at memorial service

Jason McFarland addresses more than 100 well-wishers on the footbridge near where his son Valerio, 5, was swept away, saying 'that one little man brought all of us together."
Published
May 14, 2018

Litchfield kayaking instructor finds body of boy swept away by Androscoggin 3 weeks ago

Christopher Lane of Litchfield was less than an hour into his first day of searching when he found Valerio McFarland about 5 miles downstream from where the 5-year-old fell into the river on April 24.
Published
May 1, 2018

Auburn family rejoices in one son’s recovery, mourns loss of another in Androscoggin

The family is asking for help in finding the body of 5-year-old Valerio McFarland a week after he and his older brother Maxim fell into the river.
Published
April 25, 2018

Community members shaken by river tragedy pay tribute to Auburn boys, rescuers

People who have left flowers and teddy bears at the end of a footbridge say they want to support the boys' family, and those who rescued one boy and searched for the other after they fell into the Androscoggin River.