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PublishedDecember 31, 2020
Kennebec Land Trust acquires 55-acre Weston Woods in East Winthrop
The acquisition means that the trust has conserved a total of 6,900 acres in the region around the Kennebec River.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2020
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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PublishedJuly 11, 2020
Fairfield woman dies after being ejected from raft on Kennebec River
The incident occurred late Saturday morning in Indian Stream Township, according to the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife.
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PublishedApril 14, 2020
Hallowell man capsizes after taking kayak out on flood level Kennebec River
Fire crews spent more than an hour searching for 57-year-old Clyde Penney after his kayak was spotted in the river without him in it.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2020
Kennebec River rises in Augusta, forcing Front Street to close Sunday
City officials closed parking Sunday evening on Front Street when the river level rose abruptly.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2019
Treatment plant discharging into Kennebec River processed runoff possibly laced with ‘forever chemicals’
Environmental and health advocates say the incident highlights the need for more testing and regulation of PFAS in the waste stream and in consumer products.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2019
Navy seeks 10-year permit to dredge portions of the Kennebec River
Sediment removal is needed for the safe passage of Bath-built ships.
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PublishedJune 29, 2019
On 20-year anniversary of Edwards Dam removal, Kennebec River brimming with life
The removal of 162-year-old Augusta dam restored ecology and propelled a national movement, freeing 1,199 U.S. rivers to date.
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PublishedApril 14, 2019
Threat of Kennebec River flooding lessened as storm moves west
While the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for central Maine, the heaviest rain will miss the state as the storm tracks more west than earlier forecasts indicated.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2019
Coast Guard breaks ice on Kennebec River
The ice-breaking operation was moved up by about four days because of an early spring storm that was expected to move through the region by Friday morning.
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