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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

BIDDEFORD (WGME) -- Several Maine beach communities are desperately looking for ways to increase the number of lifeguards.

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 ...

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.