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, according to a social media ...

Beachgoers can now sign up for safety alerts at spots in Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Old Orchard Beach.

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

People who sign up will be alerted about things like severe weather conditions, missing children, surf advisories, and rip ...

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 ...

Video captured the creature, which washed ashore on a beach near Portland, Maine.

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 ...

Environment 5-foot-wide jellyfish washes ashore on Maine beach This jellyfish was large even for a lion’s mane jellyfish, which usually grow to about 1.5 feet long, according to researchers.

The Maine Department of Environmental Protection has issued an Air Quality Alert for communities in the Southwest Coastal region Monday.

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially ...

Jun. 9—The Maine Department of Environmental Protection says smoke from Canadian wildfires is again impacting air quality in Maine. Ground-level pollution concentrations in southwest coastal ...

Firefighters in York Beach contained a camper fire, preventing major damage to a nearby home. YORK, Maine — Several fire departments responded Tuesday to a parked camper engulfed in flames on Nubble ...