A secret island in Maine is home to renowned beaches, recreation, and the opportunity to see lots of wildlife, including ...

Conservation efforts to protect piping plovers on the state's beaches has led to a record year for nesting pairs.

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

A nationwide study also found that 15 of the beaches had potentially unsafe levels of fecal bacteria on more than 25% of the ...

Julie Jenkins grew up on her family’s recreational property. She saw the grit it took as her father, Joe Jenkins, maintained ...

A dvocates are calling for action after a new report shows a pathogen risk was found at 78-percent of Maine beaches tested in 2024. The report was released this week by Environment Maine Research and ...

FALMOUTH, Maine (WGME) -- A lion’s mane jellyfish was spotted floating near a beach in Falmouth. It was about the size of a ...

Maine’s piping plovers are having their best year on record according to the latest census of the endangered shore birds.

New England Travel A Maine beach is one of the 10 best beaches in the U.S., according to Tripadvisor users The beach, no stranger to the list, made the top 10 this year.

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

“Maine Healthy Beaches recommends waiting at least 24 hours or two full tidal cycles after the rainfall ceases before re-entering the water to allow the system to flush,” Sims said.

WELLS, Maine — Advocates for public beaches are feeling bolstered by their discovery the owners of intertidal properties in Wells are not paying taxes on the land they've prevented people from ...