ADVERTISER DEMOCRAT • June 5, 2025
OXFORD — Bancroft Contracting has wrapped up installation of the western fish gate, the third and final gate to be replaced, in Thompson Lake dam at the old Robinson Woolen Mill. Releasing more water ahead of rainstorms will help maintain an overall appropriate level and save the dam from being compromised or failing. Adding a fish screen is one of the final pieces of rebuilding the dam over the last five years. The next phase to rehabilitating the Thompson Lake dam is rebuilding the retaining wall in the outlet channel that feeds into the Little Androscoggin River.