Fish Brook News Today

Maine has issued warnings not to eat fish in some waterways because of contamination from 'forever chemicals,' but most lakes, ponds and streams remain untested.

The state has tested 1,800 fish culled from 112 locations since it first began testing for perfluoroalkyl and poly-fluoroalkyl substances.

ANDOVER — Voters struck down a proposed zoning bylaw change that could have stopped work on the Haggetts Pond rail rail.

Since the late 1800s, public discussions of the necessity of acquiring open space in Andover have taken place. In 1965 a Comprehensive Plan justified these efforts and expenditures, pointing to

Amazing people, from all walks of life, have long called Andover home. Some have literally changed. Our town’s appearance, too, is a composite of iconic architecture and historic villages, Ballardvale

The Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention warned people last year to limit consumption of fish from several freshwater locations around the state, and announced Thursday that it has expanded the advisory to include new locations.

The Maine CDC found elevated PFOS in fish samples from freshwater bodies in these towns: Mousam Lake and Estes Lake in Sanford; Durepo Pond and Limestone Stream in Limestone; Messalonskee

The Maine CDC found elevated PFOS in fish samples from freshwater bodies in these towns: Mousam Lake and Estes Lake in Sanford; Durepo Pond and Limestone Stream in Limestone; Messalonskee

The 25-year-old driver ran a stop sign, crashed through a guardrail and submerged her vehicle in Fish Brook.

The 25-year-old driver ran a stop sign, crashed through a guardrail and submerged her vehicle in Fish Brook.