Due to today's heavy rain forecast the Coast Guard has asked that all ice fishing shacks be removed from the river so they can begin breaking up the ice to avoid any major flooding.
The Kennebec Valley Chamber for decades has hosted the hugely popular 'Kid's Day in Capitol Park.' However this year, the event is being transformed into the 'Kennebec River Day and at a new location!'
On March 31, 1987, I was a bartender at Bravo's Mexican Restaurant in downtown Gardiner. I was closing the restaurant for the night, when the owner called me and told me to put out 7 or 8 sandbags in front of the back door (the River side) he had brought in earlier and left in the office as he had heard that it was possible the Kennebec might flood and we could get hit with some minor damage...
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You can take a cruise along the Kennebec River for free this Thursday through Saturday. Maine Water Tours, Inc. is considering a local river transportation and cruise service that may include a water shuttle between Gardiner, Hallowell and Augusta, sunset and happy hour cruises, other scenic cruises and private charters.
This is one of the most horrible and bizarre things I've heard of on the rail trail. A seemingly "nice guy" says he's going to kick Amy Craig's puppy...and then does! Below is Amy's Facebook post and hear her first-hand account in the video below.
The Augusta Police Department believe they know the identity of the woman who ended in the river Saturday. They believe she is 54-year-old Kelly Voytasko of Augusta.