After an ice jam in Farmingdale caused riverside flooding in Augusta and Hallowell, emergency management is changing protocols.
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U.S. Coast Guard abandons efforts to clear midwinter ice on Kennebec River
The ice caused destructive flooding two weeks ago in Hallowell and Augusta.
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Icebreakers continue working way up Kennebec River
The four U.S. Coast Guard cutters, including a 140-foot vessel, hope to make it up to the bridge in Richmond this weekend after encountering thick ice near Chop Point in Woolwich.
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Flood warning re-issued for Kennebec as river continues to rise
Cold weather Wednesday night caused additional ice to flow downstream and accumulate in Augusta.
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U.S. Coast Guard cutters begin imposing their will on Kennebec River
The Coast Guard will be back on the river Thursday with a 140-foot ice breaker to continue easing the pressure on the river north of Gardiner.
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Coast Guard prepares for ice-breaking on Kennebec River to ward off flooding
With a steady, freezing rain falling Tuesday, two Coast Guard vessels were on the Kennebec River preparing for a larger ice-breaking operation to begin later this week.
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Coast Guard ice breaker called in to minimize further Kennebec River flooding
A National Weather Service meteorologist says the river is likely to climb back above flood level and stay there for the next few days.
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Water remains above flood level along Kennebec River in Augusta, Hallowell
The river again has risen above flood stage after dipping below it, and it remained there Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.
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Hallowell continuing to clean up after record flooding
By Tuesday evening, the Kennebec River was still above its 12-foot flood stage, officials said.
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Towns along Kennebec were not warned of elevated threat before damaging floods
The county’s emergency management chief says it was not communicated because he was unaware that a weather service flood watch had been upgraded to a warning Saturday morning.