Warmer than average temperatures and heavy rains so far this winter have slowed ice formation on the Kennebec River and its tributaries, and it’s not clear that enough ice will form for smelt fishing this year.
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Smelt camp businesses face short season this winter
“It’s definitely put a halt on my income,” said Jim McPherson, who has run a smelt camp on the Cathance River for 50 years.
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Bowdoinham town office closed due to potential COVID-19 exposure, interrupting early in-person voting
Nicole Briand, interim town manager, said residents can still drop ballots in the secure ballot box or request an absentee ballot online, but confirmed that the polls were closed for early voting Monday.
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Police probe possible political arson after donkey sculpture set ablaze in Bowdoinham
A life-size donkey sculpture created by artist Doug Chess was lit on fire and destroyed at the Main Street home of Theresa Turgeon, who said she believes it was a politically motivated crime.
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Lisbon man charged with breaking into Bowdoinham apartment, threatening resident
Police say the 42-year-old man allegedly pulled a knife on the woman who lives there but she was able to escape with her children.
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Bowdoinham man sues CMP over opt-out fee for smart meters
The complaint says the fee is discriminatory against people who do not want the meters because of a medical condition or a disability.
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Bowdoinham woman’s milking cow inspires The Last Cow Ice Cream
She wanted a new career. Friends liked her cow’s ice cream. The rest of the story is in the local freezer case.
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Bowdoinham teenager sentenced to 27 years for killing his grandmother
Investigators believe Dominic Sylvester, 18, beat his grandmother to death with a stick or club in the mobile home they shared.
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Bowdoinham hemp processing company gets OK to expand into marijuana
Alternative Rx Consulting, LLC has processed hemp for about a year at 9 Main St. in Bowdoinham and got planning board approval to include marijuana processing pending state licensing
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Richmond woman charged with OUI after alleged crash at Bowdoinham auto dealership
Shawn Robert, the owner of Roberts Auto Center, said a woman crashed into a Volvo SUV parked near the road for sale, causing a domino effect.