Presumpscot River
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2024
Body found in Falmouth near Presumpscot River identified as adult man
Maine State Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found at Walton Park on Saturday.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2024
Unexpected water drawdown reveals ‘wild’ stretch of Presumpscot River hidden for decades
A dam malfunction this spring caused the water in Dundee Pond to drain, offering a short-lived glimpse of what Maine's rivers looked like before industrialization. It also likely devastated an ecosystem.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2024
Dump truck falls through covered bridge linking Gorham and Windham
The Ford F750 was loaded with gravel and exceeded the posted 3-ton weight limit when it fell through the wooden planks of Babb's Bridge and into the Presumpscot River. The driver sustained minor injuries.
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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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