Boaters are temporarily restricted from areas of Annabessacook Lake in Monmouth and Great Pond, including Great Meadow Stream, in Rome.
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Maine DEP tells CMP its application for 145-mile power line is incomplete
Central Maine Power Co.’s plan to build a $1 billion, 145-mile transmission line through western Maine is facing another potential delay after the Maine Department of Environmental Protection notified the company this week that its application to build the project is incomplete. The DEP said it cannot move forward with evaluating CMP’s New England Clean […]
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Soil erosion control training to be offered in Sabattus
SABATTUS — Androscoggin Valley Soil and Water Conservation District (AVSWCD), in cooperation with Maine DEP and the town of Sabattus, is offering the Basic and Advanced Erosion and Sediment Control Practices training. The event will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Sabattus Town Hall, 190 Middle Road. Training topics […]
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Milfoil discovered on boat entering Norway lake
AUGUSTA — The Maine Department of Environmental Protection is confirming the discovery of Eurasian water milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum) by a courtesy boat inspector on a boat entering Pennesseewassee Lake in Norway. Boaters are urged to clean, drain and dry boats, anchor lines and fishing gear before and after launching in Maine waters. The plant was […]
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Topsham, state to discuss Androscoggin River activity ban near hydro plant
TOPSHAM — After discussion and no formal action Feb. 15, the Board of Selectmen on March 1 will consider a revised proposal to prohibit activity in the Androscoggin River on both sides of a power plant. In the meantime, Town Manager Rich Roedner plans to meet with state agencies to settle questions about who has […]
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Critics decry Paul LePage’s choice of Nestle Waters executive Mark Dubois for environmental board
Mark Dubois, a geologist and natural resource manager for Poland Spring, said this week the company is ready to start looking for the site of its fourth bottling plant in Maine along with two new springs, increasing capacity by about 50 percent of what the company bottled last year. AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage has […]
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James R. Hodge
OLD ORCHARD BEACH — James Russell “Jim” Hodge, 86, of Old Orchard Beach, left our presence to begin a new adventure Friday, Oct. 6, surrounded by members of his loving family. Son of the late Merle and Eva Hodge, he was born Nov. 10, 1930, in Hartford. In 1931, when Jim was four months old, his […]
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Contaminants found at Livermore Falls Fire Station
LIVERMORE FALLS — A recent boring indicates there is petroleum contaminating the ground around the Livermore Falls Fire Station on Park Street. Town Manager Kristal Flagg said at Tuesday’s selectmen meeting borings were done last week. Enough petroleum was found to require the town to report it to the Maine Department of Environmental Protection. The tests […]