Ice cutters ram until they get stuck via @BrookeRWGME pic.twitter.com/2J4NmeJfvH — CBS 13 News (@WGME) January 24, 2018 BOWDOINHAM — Ice breaking operations are underway Wednesday morning in central Maine as two 65-foot U.S. Coast Guard ice breakers work their way up the Kennebec River. The cutters Tackle and Bridle have encountered thick ice and […]
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Coast Guard prepares for ice-breaking on Kennebec
Two ice-breaking tugs were on the Kennebec River on Tuesday ahead of a larger vessel later this week, a U.S. Coast Guard official said. The unusual midwinter effort comes more than a week after a sudden ice jam caused destructive flooding in low-lying areas in Augusta and Hallowell. Lt. Matthew Odom, chief of the Coast […]
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Bath hopes trail will lead to riverfront development
BATH — The city plans to build part of a half-mile walking trail along the Kennebec River this year, with completion of the entire project expected in 2019. The project is contingent on Bath gaining easements to parts of the planned projects that it does not own, which Planning Director Andrew Deci hopes to accomplish […]
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Father and son snag rusted rifle from river while fishing
AUGUSTA (AP) — Police are trying to determine how a rusty bolt-action rifle ended up in the Kennebec River in Maine’s capital city. The rifle was given to Augusta police by a father and his son who reeled up the Remington Model 700 rifle while they were fishing Sunday. Lt. Chris Read tells the Kennebec […]
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Man pulls 2 year old from Kennebec River, resuscitates him
AUGUSTA — A two-year-old boy was saved after nearly drowning in the Kennebec River Friday evening, thanks in part to a witness who pulled the boy from the water and performed chest compressions until rescue crews arrived. According to Augusta police, around 6 p.m. witnesses on River Street near the East Side Boat Landing noticed […]
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Woman’s body recovered from Kennebec River
AUGUSTA — A woman’s body was recovered from the Kennebec River early Friday afternoon, according to the Maine Marine Patrol. The body, which has not been identified, was found floating about 20 yards from shore near the Pittston side of the river, across from Westerlands Landing in South Gardiner, according to a marine patrol statement. […]
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Police: Missing Augusta woman may be same who fell through ice
AUGUSTA — Police on Monday released the likely identity of a woman who plunged through ice on the Kennebec River over the weekend. Deputy Police Chief Jared Mills said police believe the missing woman is Kelly Voytasko, 54, of Augusta. Mills said Voytasko’s family reported her missing shortly after the incident. “Based on the totality […]
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Augusta police ask for public’s help in IDing woman who went through ice on Kennebec
AUGUSTA — Police have asked the public to help identify the person who Saturday afternoon went through the ice on the Kennebec River. Augusta police posted information Sunday morning about the incident and effort to recover the body of what officials believe is a female. Dispatchers received at about 1 p.m. Saturday several reports of […]
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Police identify woman whose body was pulled from Kennebec River in Pittston
AUGUSTA — Police have released the identity of a woman whose body was pulled from the Kennebec River in Pittston on Saturday. The deceased woman has been identified as Vicky Trask, 45, of Augusta, according to Chief Deputy Ryan Reardon of the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office. No foul play is suspected in Trask’s death, Reardon […]
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Kennebec River festival’s biggest day is Saturday
AUGUSTA — Maine’s annual celebration of the Kennebec River is entering into its final week with its signature family day. The Great Kennebec River Whatever Family Festival started June 18 and concludes July 4. The event brings music, food and events to Augusta, Gardiner, Hallowell and Winthrop. Kids Day in Capitol Park is scheduled for […]