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Maine Warden Service urges paddlers to exercise caution
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 9—The Maine Warden Service is asking canoeists and kayakers to exercise caution when paddling on the Saco River in Fryeburg and Brownfield. Storms that dropped several inches of rain in ...
Rescued Baby Raccoon Gets Case of the Hiccups and Total Cuteness Ensues
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 1 month agoBaby animals are a lot like baby humans; they're cute, they need a lot of attention from their...
11 people rescued Monday after canoes capsize in Saco River
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 11 months agoJul. 17—Eleven people, most of them clinging to forest debris when emergency responders arrived, were rescued Monday after their canoes were swamped by surging currents in the Saco River in ...
When he first tried to retire, they wouldn't take goodbye for an answer
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoJun. 29—BIDDEFORD — Inside the 138-year-old water treatment plant on the banks of the Saco River, the training booklets hanging on the wall start with the simple question: What would Kirby do ...
Close-Up Camera View of Raccoons Tearing Into Pumpkins Has People Captivated
PetHelpful via Yahoo News· 7 months agoRaccoons have such a mischievous look on their faces, especially when they’re digging into some...
Biddeford city manager tells harbormaster he can't comment or vote on UNE pier proposal
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 week agoJun. 5—The Biddeford harbormaster has been ordered by the city manager not to make any more comments about the University of New England's request to build a pier on the Saco River and will ...
Breweries lend a hand to conservation and land-protection efforts
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSep. 11—FRYEBURG — The half-mile Jockey Cap hike in western Maine has become a treasured walk for locals and hiking enthusiasts alike, offering quick access to panoramic views of the White Mountains ...
Buxton swimming closed, East End and other beaches have bacteria warnings
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 10 months agoAug. 13—A swimming area on the Saco River in Buxton was closed, and three coastal beaches were flying orange flags Sunday because of high levels of bacterial contamination likely tied to heavy ...
Federal spending boosts plan to strengthen Saco water treatment facility
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 1 year agoJan. 4—SACO — As heavy rain and hurricane-force winds pounded Maine just before Christmas, the Saco River rose, coming within a foot of the driveway to the wastewater treatment plant. It was ...
Biddeford will start moving people from encampments into temporary homeless shelter
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 days agoJun. 12—BIDDEFORD — In the 10 months that Elmond Wright has lived in a tent on the edge of an encampment downtown near the Saco River, he's heard a lot of people make promises: to get him help ...