It's the first stage of a river restoration project that will allow water to flow freely through Upper Saccarappa Falls for the first time in centuries.
Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s first presentation of its 25th annual Winter Speaker Series, "Mega-Dams, Mega Problems!," features Roger Wheeler, president
April 23, 1921 The Wexford County sanitorium is the best institution of its kind that we have yet inspected, said Dr. F.B. Broderick, state welfare officer of the American Legion, following a visit to the sanitorium Thursday afternoon in connection with the trip here of the state officials of the Legion. Dr. Broderick, accompanied by Col. Guy M. Wilson, state commander; Lyle D. Tabor, state adjutant; and the Public Health Service doctors, O.L. Ricker and J.F. Gruber, made a thorough inspection of the county tubercular hospital and talked with many of the service men patients who are being treated by the local doctors. The patients are all coming along nicely, was the report of the inspecting doctor. They are cheerful, said Dr. Broderick, and are cooperating with Drs. Ricker and Gruber and the nurse in charge, and that is one of the favorable aspects of the treatment of tuberculosis. There are about a dozen service men in the sanitorium, some of them having been there for nearl
Fish ladder in place, ready for spring run
Friends of the Presumpscot River will officially celebrate the fish migration this spring.
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A worker clears snow from the walking area by the fish ladder on the Presumpscot River in Westbrook last week. In the spring, the ladder will facilitate the migration of sea-run fish for the first time since the dams were built nearly 300 years ago.
Chance Viles / American Journal
WESTBROOK The fish ladder on the Presumpscot River is for the most part complete and river advocates are now gearing up for the return of migrating sea-run fish for the first time in hundreds of years.