Maine coastal residents want law to curb airboat noise
increase font size Maine coastal residents want law to curb airboat noise Airboats, used by clammers who make their living on the mudflats, have drawn the ire of residents due to the noise they generate. Share Game Warden Evan Franklin and shellfish harvester Chris Green cruise over mudflats in Maquoit Bay in Brunswick Friday. Green’s airboat created sound that registered between 58-96 decibels during a test run. Thacher Carter / The Times Record Bob Santomenna of Freeport said he’s tired of hearing “dramatically disturbing” airboats travel up and down the Harraseeket River t...
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