Years of improved water quality and strong advocacy could not sway Maine’s DEP to recommend a reclassification for the stretch from Rumford to Lisbon.
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The mystifying sight of sturgeon leaping on the Androscoggin River | Column
It is always heartening, in a cultural environment that is typically filled with screens, to see a bunch of adults not looking at their phones, but instead shouting things like, “That’s amazing!” and “Oh my goodness, it was right there!” That’s the experience I recently had while having lunch with a colleague on the deck […]
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Topsham backs improved fish passage at Androscoggin dam
The Topsham Select Board voted March 6 to join the effort to restore the Androscoggin River to health and prosperity after decades of blockage and neglect. The unanimous vote to support improvement in migratory fish passage at the Brunswick-Topsham dam comes a month after Brunswick officials signaled support for a new fish ladder. The Topsham […]
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Brunswick officials voice support for better fish passage on the Androscoggin River
As conversation around fish passage at the dam grows this year, Brunswick Town Council took a stance in support of pursing a new fish ladder on one of Maine’s largest rivers.
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Group calls for removal or redesign of Brunswick, Topsham dam
The newly formed coalition “Free the Andro” aims to open water flows between the Androscoggin River and the ocean.
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Intertidal: The push and pull of tidal rivers
While standing on the dock at a friend’s house on the Androscoggin at low tide, she asked a good question, “Are all rivers tidal?” It makes sense that the Androscoggin River is, as it flows into Merrymeeting Bay — a vast connector of several rivers and the sea. In thinking logically about it, it seems […]
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Foam spill flushes wave of toxic chemicals into troubled Androscoggin River
‘We will be dealing with the fallout of this for generations to come,’ says Ed Friedman, chairman of Friends of Merrymeeting Bay.
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Lewiston, Auburn ready to make a splash at Riverfest
Riverfest returns this Friday with a rowing regatta, a kickball tournament, a whoopie pie eating contest and more.
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Plane recovered after crash-landing in Androscoggin River in Topsham
Pilot Anthony Pringle relied on his previous military training to make the emergency crash-landing on the Androscoggin River after engine failure during flight.
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Small plane crash-lands in Androscoggin River in Topsham
The pilot was taken to a local hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening.