The York County Emergency Management Agency is now offering beach-related alerts through its emergency alert system.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...