Still, the National Weather Service issues a flood watch for central Maine from 8 a.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
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Posted inOutdoors, Sports
Canoeing in Maine: Paddling season is here
A trip to Thorne Head and Mill Cove in Bath is an excellent way to usher in the season.
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Posted inMaine
Coast Guard breaks ice on the Kennebec River
The ice-breaking operation was moved up by about four days because of an early spring storm that was expected to move through the region by Friday morning.
Posted inMaine, News
Late-week weather looks good for slow thaw, easing flood fears
The forecast in central Maine is not calling for dramatic melting that could cause flooding along the Kennebec River.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Heed Maine history’s warning on today’s CMP transmission deal
The utility should fulfill the benefits that it promises up front.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: CMP power line won’t help the environment, and certainly not Mainers
It boils down to this: Massachusetts needed a new power source, but it didn’t want an unsightly transmission line in its backyard.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
CMP warned of ‘working off the same playbook’ that stymied New Hampshire energy project
The kind of public resistance that sank the Northern Pass effort now has CMP reworking its transmission line blueprint.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
In concession to critics, CMP says it would run power line under scenic Kennebec Gorge
The power company says it would drill under the canyon instead of stringing power lines overhead if it won approval for the 145-mile transmission line project.
Posted inArt, Life & Culture, Maine
Art project aims to illuminate Kennebec River with fire
Wesserunsett Arts and Main Street Skowhegan are collaborating on a project to place sculptures in the river that will double as fire braziers from the Great Eddy to other towns along the river as a tourist attraction and source of pride.
Posted inGreen Plate Special, Source
Did indigenous Mainers once eat wild rice?
Linguistic evidence supports the supposition, and today we’re relearning how to harvest it.