Beachgoers can now sign up for safety alerts at spots in Kennebunk, Wells, Ogunquit, York and Old Orchard Beach.
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A missing dog was trapped on train tracks in Wells. A drone helped find him.
A train wheel severed a missing dog’s leash after it became caught in the tracks.
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Wells halts ICE partnership after pushback from legislators, residents
The police chief of the York County town said the department is taking a ‘wait-and-see approach’ after state lawmakers introduced bills to bar police from carrying out federal immigration policy.
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Are taller seawalls the answer to rising seas and storm surge?
A bill would allow coastal seawalls to be raised by 2 feet to protect coastal homes, property and roads, but opponents claim higher walls would flood neighboring properties and result in sandy beach loss.
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Two people dead, one injured in crash that shut down Maine Turnpike in Ogunquit
A tractor trailer traveling northbound lost control, crashed through the median, and struck a car and box truck traveling southbound, Maine State Police say.
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James Beard Awards names 10 Maine semifinalists for 2025 honors
Nominees include Taj in South Portland and The Abbey in Brunswick, while 3 southern Maine chefs are nominated in the Best Chef: Northeast category.
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Wells man charged with shooting toddler niece seeks to throw out statements to police
Andrew Huber Young, 21, has been charged with murder, attempted murder and aggravated assault. He could go to trial next summer.
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Maine’s high court hears oral arguments in beach access case
The potentially landmark lawsuit centers on public access to Moody Beach in Wells, but it also captures growing statewide tension between private property rights and the public’s right to access Maine’s beaches.
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Maine’s high court is about to weigh a major legal battle on beach ownership
Around the state, this major case before Maine’s highest court captures growing tension between those who support and oppose private ownership of Maine’s intertidal land.
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Is it summer or fall in Maine? Depends on whom you ask
The first three weeks of September fall into a gap between the meteorological and astronomical starts of fall, and fluctuating temperatures add to the uncertainty.