NORWAY — The Lakes Association of Norway will hold an erosion control workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 21, on the northeast side of North Pond to educate property owners on best practices for reducing erosion. The workshop, at the intersection of Jackson Lane and Beaver Way, will focus on driveways, roads, ditches and culverts. The […]
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Little Wilson Pond homeowners honor partnership with commission
TURNER — The Little Wilson Pond Improvement Association has honored Lynne Richard and the Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission for partnering with its homeowners to improve the water quality in both the pond and Lake Auburn. Little Wilson Pond is a tributary to Lake Auburn, the source of drinking water for the cities. From 2015 […]
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After losing ground for decades, Camp Ellis feeling helpless
SACO — Perian Carpenter was a child when she stood in Camp Ellis with her family and watched as a house her father had worked on was swept out to sea. “We were helpless to do anything,” she said. More than 40 years later, many people in Saco say they still feel helpless as they […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Welchville Dam repairs to be complete in the fall
OXFORD — Selectmen on Thursday evening unanimously voted to sign a contract with MBP Consulting of Portland to repair the Welchville Dam for $8,000. According to a report issued to the town in January, the dam on the Little Androscoggin River in Welchville village had planking, structural timbers and rock fill falling away. Erosion has […]
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UMaine researchers helping coastal communities weather the storms
LINCOLNVILLE — Often discussions about climate change are framed either in heated political arguments or in the future tense, as scientists share predictions about how much the sea level will rise and other problems that loom scarily on the horizon. But Maine coastal communities are already struggling to cope with problems that experts tie to […]
Posted inAdvertiser Democrat, Oxford Hills
Funds available for erosion control work
WINDHAM — The Cumberland County Soil and Water Conservation District is offering free landowner assistance and grant funding to property owners living along the Crooked River in Norway and Otisfield. The two-year grant is being made available to property owners who may be experiencing property erosion affecting the river, said Heather True of the CCSWCD. […]