The agency’s plan, announced this spring, would have removed almost 150 buoys as part of an effort to modernize the navigational setup.
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Maine Warden Service urges paddlers to exercise caution
Elevated water levels in the Saco and other rivers has raised safety concerns.
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11 people rescued Monday after canoes capsize in Saco River
No one was injured in the incident on a remote stretch of water in Fryeburg.
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In Saco, EPA chief says federal infrastructure funds will help Maine offset costs of adapting to sea level rise
The city’s wastewater treatment plant, one of six in Maine seen as vulnerable to rising ocean levels, will need $54 million to remain above water.
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Dead whale pulled from Saco Bay to be studied
The 2-ton minke whale was loaded onto a trailer in Scarborough and hauled to Gorham for a necropsy.
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Kayaker finds car stolen in 2017 submerged in Saco River
Water levels are low on the river because of work on a nearby fishway, so the vehicle was visible from the surface.
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Fryeburg bridge to be renamed for officer who died during rescue
The town of Fryeburg plans to rename a local bridge after a police officer who was killed last year in the line of duty. Police Chief Joshua Potvin said in prepared statement Sunday said that the Canal Bridge, which carries traffic over the Saco River, will be renamed the Officer Nathan Desjardins Memorial Bridge. A […]
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Body found on Saco River beach
FRYEBURG — Police are investigating a body found Sunday morning along the Saco River. Police said they discovered the body as they were responding to a 911 call involving a canoer. Fryeburg police said a 28-year-old man from Nashua, New Hampshire, was found near mile 14 of the river at 7:45 a.m. Sunday. Officers had […]
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Sheriff's Office to increase patrols in Brownfield
PARIS — Representatives of the Oxford County Sheriff’s Office met recently with the Saco River Council, the Brownfield Board of Selectmen and local business owners and landowners to discuss ways to increase police presence along the Saco River. Chief Deputy Chris Wainwright on Tuesday told Oxford County Commissioners of the meeting, adding that representatives of […]
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Woman rescued from Saco River, arrested on outstanding warrant
LIMINGTON (AP) — Police say firefighters helped a woman who was stranded on a rock in a Maine river get safely back to shore, where she was immediately arrested on an outstanding warrant. Police say 37-year-old Kimberly Hayford and a man became stranded Saturday night after their inflatable raft was punctured by a rock in […]