The York County Emergency Management Agency has announced a new mobile alert system available for five southern Maine beaches ...

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

For those two storms alone, estimates of damage to the public infrastructure in York County – roads, beaches, culverts, dunes, and other municipal-owned entities – came in at $20 million.

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