COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn’t slowed.
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After years of buffering, Georgetown on the verge of high-speed internet
Georgetown Broadband, a company formed in 2020 dedicated to bringing high-speed internet access, started installing fiber-optic cables on March 24. The group’s leaders hope to begin providing service sometime this summer.
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Fall begins Wednesday. Here’s where to see foliage this year around the Midcoast.
State experts are predicting an excellent fall foliage season this year in Maine.
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Dead whale found off Phippsburg coast
A dead minke whale spotted floating off the coast of Phippsburg was later collected from a private beach in Georgetown.
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Shellfish warden to host Georgetown clam flats exploration
GEORGETOWN — The Kennebec Estuary Land Trust’s summertime clam-digging event is back from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Thursday, July 29 at Reid State Park. The public is invited to traverse clam flats with Georgetown’s Shellfish Warden Jon Hentz and learn to dig softshell clams. No clam digging license is needed to dig a peck of […]
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Identify trees in wintertime during walk March 13 in Georgetown
Outdoor program hosted by Kennebec Estuary Land Trust.
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After a two-month battle, Georgetown COVID patient heads home
Traci Plummer lost her pulse for 97 seconds, but still managed to beat COVID-19.
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Caution urged along southern Midcoast beaches following fatal shark attack
Both Popham Beach and Reid State Park are telling beachgoers to stay in shallow water — about waist-deep, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Body of missing swimmer, 70, recovered from Kennebec River in Richmond
John Charles Holmes of Georgetown was swimming with a friend when he was unable to return to their boat, anchored below the Richmond boat landing, according to searchers.
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Coastal campgrounds face uncertain season due to pandemic
Coastal campgrounds are missing out on the usual rush on Memorial Day weekend as they wait for June and July to slowly start bringing in visitors again.