WELLS (AP) — Swimmers were barred from the waters of a Maine beach for about 30 minutes this week when someone saw what they thought were shark fins sticking out of the surf. It turns out the ...

“We did see some substantial erosion from these storms, up to and over 100 feet of dunes were lost in some areas like Popham Beach. Fifty feet of dunes were lost in Wells, 50 feet of dune in ...

WELLS, Maine — The 2024 Wells Ocean Rescue crew is gearing up for the beach season. However, due to staffing shortages and limited available lifeguards, some adjustments to coverage have been ...

A 9-foot great white shark was spotted in the ocean near Wells, Maine, around noon Thursday, causing lifeguards to clear two beaches, authorities said.

Local News ‘Instinct kicked in’: Women brave freezing ocean to help shark stranded on Maine beach “As I dragged him out the sixth time and I was out in the deep, I said to him, I said ...

The Wells Reserve, one of 30 designated national estuarine reserves nationwide, is unusual among marshes of the Maine coast. It is fronted by sandy beach, rather than rocky ledge, which provides ...

A large buoy that washed up on Wells Beach gets towed back to sea The red-and-white striped buoy drew a crowd Monday morning as the Coast Guard worked to return it to the water. Posted April 22, 2024 ...

Fifty feet of dunes were lost in Wells, 50 feet of dune in Goose Rocks Beach, over 50 feet at Reid State Park and those are pretty high numbers,” Slovinsky said.