PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • January 14, 2026
After lengthy delays, the flow of the Royal River is slated to change. Over 20 years after the state made the Royal River a restoration priority, and one year after Yarmouth approved the project, the removal of a trio of town-owned dams in the Royal River will begin this summer thanks to a $1 million grant. Proponents say removing the dams will improve the river ecosystem and increase fish passage. On Jan. 7, the Maine Natural Resources Conservation Program approved $1 million toward the project.