Maine authorities urge beach vigilance after multiple great white shark sightings near Bailey Island, implementing ...

Two shark sightings have caused officials to issue a warning covering part of an island in southern Maine. The Harpswell Marine Resources & Harbor Management said in a July 16 Facebook post that the ...

This new system is designed to give beachgoers real-time updates on everything from rip currents and dangerous surf to lost ...

HARPSWELL, Maine — The town of Harpswell raised shark notification flags at Cedar Beach on Wednesday, after two documented sightings of great white sharks were reported east of Bailey Island, ...

A brand-new mobile alert system is available at five southern Maine beaches. Created by the York County Emergency Management Agency, the system will send mobile alerts to beachgoers in Kennebunk, ...

ALFRED, Maine — Beachgoers in York County can now stay informed with real-time safety alerts, as the county’s emergency text system launches for the 2025 summer season.. The service, active in ...

MAINE, USA — Coastal communities in southern Maine are warning beachgoers to stay alert after a rise in jellyfish sightings, including the presence of large lion’s mane jellyfish and moon jellies ...

A Maine beach reopened after great white shark sightings. Portland Press Herald via Getty ISAF said only 12 unprovoked bites had been recorded in New York’s history prior to this year, none of ...

Canadian wildfires prompt another air quality alert for coastal Maine Smoke from the wildfires is expected to move out by Tuesday but could return as the fires continue to burn across Canada ...

When it comes to water safety, lifeguards are key but also life ... dogs? NPR's Scott Simon talks to Greg Wilfert, of Maine's Scarborough Beach State Park about some new members of his staff.