The Maine Department of Marine Resources held a virtual public hearing Monday on a proposed amendment to its Kennebec River Management Plan.
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Millions of alewives running the Sebasticook River, scaling Benton Falls Dam ladder
While the coronavirus pandemic wiped out the Benton Alewife Festival this year, alewives continue to return to the upper reaches of the Sebasticook River in droves while the reopening of China Lake to the fish progresses.
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Posted inPets, sj-web
To save fish that can't swim, veterinarian made them tiny floaties
Leafy sea dragons, foot-long fish with flowy and fernlike fronds, typically lead what appears to be a very chill existence. In their native Australian waters, they float with the current, avoiding predators by looking more like stray seaweed than flesh. To fill their bellies, they suck tiny crustaceans off the ocean floor through a columnar […]
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Roddy A. Glover
MONMOUTH — Roddy A. Glover Jr., 57, of Monmouth died unexpectedly Thursday, Aug. 16, at his home. He was born in Augusta on April 17, 1961, the son of Roddy A. Glover Sr. and Jacqualyn (Cooper) Prescott. Roddy was a lifelong avid outdoorsman who trapped, musket, rifle and bow hunted year-round based on the season. […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Learning to fish in Lewiston
From left, Nyota Waciba, an unidentified person, Halimo Abdi and Kaltuma Jibril fish along the Androscoggin River in Lewiston on Friday. The four members of the St. Mary’s Nutrition Center Summer Youth Gardening Program spent the morning fishing with staff from the Androscoggin Land Trust. ALT and Dag’s Bait Shop team up each summer to […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn man fishes in lake basin
Ethan Merrill of Auburn paddles into the edge of the Lake Auburn basin after an afternoon of fishing in Auburn on Thursday. Merrill said he and his father, Leroy Merrill, fly-fish up north quite a bit, but Thursday was his first time fishing in the Basin. Merrill said he did not have any luck. (Daryn […]
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Thelma B. McKenna
RUMFORD — Thelma B. McKenna, 75, of Waldo Street and longtime resident of Milton, passed away Saturday, June 9, at her residence following a long illness. She was born in Rumford on Dec. 5, 1942, a daughter of Llewellyn A. and Ethel M. (Eastman) Buck. Thelma was educated in Rumford and was a graduate of Stephens […]
Posted inFranklin
Gone fishin' in Wilton
Friends Scott Heikkinen, foreground, and Wayne Knowles Jr., both of Wilton, fish Wednesday morning at Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal) Friends Wayne Knowles Jr., foreground, and Scott Heikkinen, both of Wilton, fish Wednesday morning at Wilson Lake in Wilton. (Donna M. Perry/Sun Journal)
Posted inObituaries, sj-web
Constance J. Charest
LEWISTON — Constance J. Charest 74, of Webber Avenue died Saturday June 2, at her home, with her loving family at her side. She was born in Lewiston on Aug. 22, 1943, a daughter of the late Alpha and Rita (Pelletier) Morin. Connie married her true love, Robert E. Charest, on Nov. 19, 1960, and together […]
Posted inPerspective, sj-web
Amid a flood of plastic, big companies try to clean up image
LONDON — Once a month, accountant Michael Byrne pulls on his rubber boots and makes his way to a spot on the banks of the River Thames. He carefully marks out a one-square meter (11-square foot) patch and, with gloved hands, catalogues each bit of plastic he finds, meticulously reporting the data to the environmental […]