Presumpscot River
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PublishedJune 18, 2024
12-year-old Portland boy who died in Presumpscot River was ‘a very charismatic kid’
Teachers and staff at King Middle School remember Rachsombath 'Rex' Rasmey's hugs and big smile.
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PublishedJune 17, 2024
12-year-old Portland boy who died in Presumpscot River identified
Westbrook police say the body of Rachsombath 'Rex' Rasmey was found by a Maine Warden Service diver hours after he went under water and failed to resurface.
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PublishedJune 16, 2024
Portland boy, 12, apparently drowns in Presumpscot River
A diver from the Maine Warden Service located the victim shortly after 7 p.m. and pulled him from the river near the boat launch.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2023
Newly conserved land in Windham results in largest protected wooded area in southern Maine
The new 700-acre East Windham Conservation Area connects to a 1,300-acre protected area in Falmouth.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2023
Advocates cheer new protection for once-filthy Presumpscot River
Gov. Janet Mills signed the law banning waste discharge licenses for the Lower Presumpscot, granting researchers and activists 4 years to form a long-term plan to preserve the river's health.
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PublishedJune 21, 2023
Trail challenge sends residents into nearby ‘mini wilderness’
Presumpscot River Land Trust's summer-long challenge invites everyone to visit six nature preserves in Westbrook, Gorham, Windham and Standish.
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PublishedMay 26, 2023
Maine Voices: Doing our part to keep the alewife alive
A sixth-grader learns how the population is protected by the structures that the fish use to travel up Maine’s rivers each year to spawn in freshwater.
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PublishedMay 21, 2023
Nature Restored: Paddling the Presumpscot to Westbrook
The city of Westbrook recently bought several acres along the river to expand public access and help further restore the heart of the community.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2022
Deering student who died in Presumpscot River came from Angola, helped others adjust
Authorities began looking for Pedro Matala, 18, on Sunday afternoon after friends told them he went under while swimming but did not resurface. They found his body Sunday night.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2022
For these magnet fishers, the payoff is greater than the hunt for treasure
As they pull thousands of pounds of metal out of the water, they are also cleaning up the Presumpscot River.
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