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PublishedMarch 9, 2018
Kennebec River ice jam that caused destructive flooding breaks up
Future efforts to monitor river flow will benefit from a new monitoring gauge deployed in Hallowell, officials say.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2018
Coast Guard cutters head up Kennebec River in new ice-breaking bid
Two cutters broke ice up on Thursday to Gardiner, and one nearly that far, following an unprecedented midwinter effort to ward against flooding.
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PublishedFebruary 23, 2018
Coast Guard preparing for new Kennebec River Ice-breaking effort
Observations by the Coast Guard and Kennebec County officials show thinning ice and stretches of open water on the river south of Richmond.
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PublishedFebruary 22, 2018
Coast Guard icebreakers to return to Kennebec River next week
The Maine Emergency Management Agency sent out a request for a second round of ice breaking in the Kennebec and Penobscot rivers on Thursday based on expected warmer weather.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2018
Review finds shortcomings in official response to Kennebec flooding
After an ice jam in Farmingdale caused riverside flooding in Augusta and Hallowell, emergency management is changing protocols.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2018
Icebreakers continue working way up Kennebec River
The four U.S. Coast Guard cutters, including a 140-foot vessel, hope to make it up to the bridge in Richmond this weekend after encountering thick ice near Chop Point in Woolwich.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2018
Flood warning re-issued for Kennebec as river continues to rise
Cold weather Wednesday night caused additional ice to flow downstream and accumulate in Augusta.
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard cutters begin imposing their will on Kennebec River
The Coast Guard will be back on the river Thursday with a 140-foot ice breaker to continue easing the pressure on the river north of Gardiner.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2018
Coast Guard prepares for ice-breaking on Kennebec River to ward off flooding
With a steady, freezing rain falling Tuesday, two Coast Guard vessels were on the Kennebec River preparing for a larger ice-breaking operation to begin later this week.
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