Residents celebrate as town gets $1M grant to destroy 200-year-old dams: 'It has been a long time coming'

Residents celebrate as town gets $1M grant to destroy 200-year-old dams: 'It has been a long time coming'

A Maine river is getting a makeover — by going au naturel and removing dams that have been diminishing fish access and native species. The Portland Press Herald reported that $1 million has been granted by the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program, a full year after the city of Yarmouth gave its stamp of approval for the changes. This summer, construction will begin on the Royal River, which runs through Yarmouth, to take away dams that "…