The 28th Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns in June, beginning with the Hammond Lumber Company Cornhole for a Cause tournament to kick off the weekend of events and ending with a paddling loop on the Androscoggin River in Brunswick. The events raise funds for Maine kids and adults with disabilities to experience freedom […]
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Lewiston’s Veterans Memorial Park monuments succumb to Androscoggin River, even as water recedes
L&A Veterans Council Chairman Jerry DeWitt vows to rebuild park that has been continuously in the works for 25 years.
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Twin Cities’ wastewater plan making a splash
The Lewiston-Auburn Water Pollution Control Authority has determined the site of a large holding tank that will collect sewage and stormwater overflow during heavy rainfall to help prevent it from going into the Androscoggin River.
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Brunswick firefighters rescue man stranded on island in Androscoggin River
Police said the man became stranded on an island amid raging waters from recent storms.
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Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns as 3-day event
The 27th Bath Savings Paddle for Pine Tree Camp returns in June with some new twists: the Hammond Lumber Cornhole for a Cause tournament, Party for the Paddle at The Woodshed in Manchester and live music at the Solon Hotel. Expanding the paddle to a multi-day event serves one purpose: to raise funds for Maine […]
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Brunswick fish ladder open after debris jam cleared
A heavy rainstorm in April clogged the fish ladder at the Brunswick hydroelectric dam.
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Lewiston City Council, Planning Board to make final recommendations on riverfront master plan Tuesday
Tuesday’s workshop will be an opportunity for the council and Planning Board to provide their final comments and suggestions before the city’s consultant, Halvorson Tighe & Bond, completes the final proposal.
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Intertidal: Sturgeon making a comeback in Maine waters
Not many people are likely to be eating caviar this holiday season, and that’s a good thing for one species of fish that I’m thankful has returned to waters in both Maine and Missouri, my now and former homes — the sturgeon. These are strange, giant fish that have somehow survived since the time of […]
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50 years of progress: Mainers celebrate Clean Water Act anniversary in Lewiston
About 200 people gather along the Androscoggin River to commemorate five decades of the Clean Water Act.
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50 years after the Clean Water Act, the Androscoggin River has changed dramatically
The river is the cleanest it’s been in more than a century.