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PublishedApril 17, 2025
Hallowell drinking water exceeds state regulation for forever chemicals
Hallowell Water District testing late last month showed drinking water in the city contained its highest PFAS levels in at least the past three years.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2025
Warm weather, rain bring small ice jams to central, western Maine
Emergency management officials and weather forecasters were keeping an eye on the rivers in western and central Maine as a storm system brought rain and warm temperatures to the region Monday, raising concerns over ice jams and flooding.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2025
Federal regulators recommend Kennebec River dam relicensing
Staff at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is recommending proposals to increase fish passage at four dams in Waterville, Fairfield and Skowhegan, which a coalition of environmental groups pushing for dam removal have criticized.
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PublishedMarch 8, 2025
Maine river flooding risk lower than normal, but ice jam risk higher
U.S. Coast Guard icebreakers not currently expected to be called to break ice on the Kennebec River this spring.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2025
After floods, Augusta updates Kennebec River warnings
The surprising storm in December 2023 led officials to reassess when warnings are triggered.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2025
‘A River of Blood’: The violent history behind Kennebec River settlement
Gerard Gawalt shares how, although uncomfortable, facing decades of conflict between Abenaki and white settlers along the Kennebec River can help us better deepen our connection to people and place.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2024
U.S. Navy to conduct maintenance dredging in December
Local fishermen are advised to relocate their gear near the shoaled areas between Phippsburg and Bath for safe navigation of Navy destroyers.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2024
Waterville, Winslow bridge closure expected late this year or early next
The $56.8 million project to replace the bridge spanning the Kennebec River, connecting the two communities, is expected to be completed in May 2027.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2024
Communities weigh whether Kennebec River dams should come down
With four hydroelectric dams up for relicensing, the future of the Kennebec River is in flux.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2024
These paddleboarders are making a 175-mile journey from Moosehead Lake to Atlantic Ocean
Chris Morgan is leading the convoy of paddleboarders, canoeists and kayakers on a 175-mile long jaunt down the entire Kennebec River.
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