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The Alewife Restoration ribbon cutting celebration was held in Vassalboro on May 19, with Gov. Janet Mills present to cut the ribbon at the new fish ladder installed on the Box Dam. [See also: After 200 years, alewives set to return to China Lake and These fish have been waiting 200 years for this moment.]
by Gillian Lalime On Friday, May 6, students from the VCS middle school took a field trip following the Outlet Stream that runs from China Lake into the Kennebec River. This educational experience was orchestrated through a collaboration of Brian Stanley, librarian at the Vassalboro Public Library, and Melora Norman, at Vassalboro Community School, with […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro select board members had a varied agenda at their April 28 meeting, discussing topics that included the upcoming June 6 and June 14 annual town meeting; town committees; PFAS (per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances) that might have been in sludge that might have been spread in the 1990s; and upcoming celebrations. Board members […]
by Mary Grow Vassalboro select board members held their second budget discussion on Feb. 10, taking another two and a half hours to review expenditure requests for the fiscal year that begins July 1, 2022. Major decisions were postponed for more consideration, and the decisions select board members did make are subjected to reconsideration as […]
by Eric W. Austin It’s been more than 200 years since an alewife has successfully made its way, under its own power, from the ocean and up the Sebasticook River to Outlet Stream before arriving at China Lake, but all that’s about to change. After nearly seven years of hard work, oceans of red tape, […]
The four candidates vying for the two seats on the China select board were asked the following questions: Do you believe that our lakes are an important resource for the Town of China? Why? Or, if our lakes are not a primary important resource, then please explain your thinking. Regardless of how you rank the […]
by Jeanne Marquis The 2021 Annual Meeting of the China Lake Association (CLA) was a reflection on how vital their mission is to restore and protect the quality of China Lake. The many speakers and quality of the information shared at this meeting demonstrated the important collaborations CLA has forged with the numerous related environmental […]
by Mary Grow Much of the China selectmen’s June 21 business was following up on voters’ decisions at the June 8 town meeting. All but one selectboard vote was unanimous; two items were postponed. Police services generated the longest discussion. Voters approved a $34,000 police budget for 2021-22, to fund a contract that would provide […]