The Kennebec County Emergency Management Agency said this weekend that the CGC Shackle would be stationed in Merrymeeting Bay, prepared to break ice upstream.
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Maine flood risk eases, but ice jams pose a danger
River water and groundwater levels are low, but the thick ice remaining in the state’s rivers presents a flood risk.
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Kennebec River ice jam near Caratunk draws attention from officials
The current flooding risk is relatively low, officials said, and the hydroelectric dam operator Brookfield says it is adjusting flows.
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A healthy Kennebec River, a healthy Maine | Opinion
The acquisition of the four lowermost dams on the Kennebec by The Nature Conservancy and Brookfield Renewable is being approached with care.
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First steps in sale of Kennebec River dams draw pushback
Sappi, several elected officials and local business groups are objecting to Brookfield’s preparations with regulators to sell the dams to The Nature Conservancy.
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Skowhegan’s pollution control superintendent has eye on the future
After years of investing millions to improve the municipal sewer system, the town is looking at the next round of upgrades at its treatment plant.
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Skowhegan voters approve River Park lease
Town officials and Main Street Skowhegan said the lease was a formality necessary to sort out their respective responsibilities.
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Skowhegan residents to vote on River Park lease agreement
The special town meeting, which has two other items on the agenda, is scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday.
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Hallowell’s famous rainbow chairs are stored for the winter. Now, public art fills the space
Kieran Kammerer, the man who brought the rainbow chairs to the Hallowell waterfront, has debuted a new public art installation to draw people in the winter months.
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Brookfield withdraws application for lower Kennebec dams
The energy giant hoped to renew or amend the licenses of four Kennebec River dams, but plans to sell them to The Nature Conservancy in the next year and extensive ecological conditions in a draft permit approval led Brookfield to withdraw.