LePage Allows Alewives Bill to Become Law

Eighteen years ago, the Legislature approved a blockade that prevented alewives from running up the St. Croix River.In a historic decision that largely went unnoticed, that blockade will be lifted in a few days after Gov. Paul LePage opted not to veto L.D. 72.The bill takes effect Tuesday. The emergency legislation requires the state to ensure, by May 1, that the fishways on the Woodland Dam and t...