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PublishedDecember 27, 2023
Popham Beach State Park needs your Christmas tree
Park officials are asking people to drop off their undecorated trees for a pilot project to curb dune erosion on the popular sandy beach in Phippsburg.
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PublishedAugust 5, 2023
This family has had access to Popham Beach since the 1940s. Now their neighbors are suing them.
The Tappen family says they bought the rights to 3.5 acres of sandy beachfront on Popham Beach. The Hill family disagrees, saying it's always been described as 'common land' in subdivision plans.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2022
New mobility pathway makes Popham Beach more accessible for all
As part of Gov. Janet Mill's new job plan, she has dedicated $50 million to improve infrastructure at state parks across Maine, making them more accessible for visitors.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2022
State parks on pace for another record year
COVID-19 restrictions are largely a thing of the past, but the influx of visitors to Maine State Parks that started as a response to pandemic isolation hasn't slowed.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2022
Local surf spot under threat from climate change, national group says
But local surfers say other human threats, like overcrowding and lack of beach access, pose bigger threat to Higgins Beach in Scarborough.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2022
Another shark seen swimming off Popham Beach State Park
Sunday night's shark sighting forced park officials to close the beach for swimming.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2022
Great white shark sighting confirmed at Popham Beach State Park
Swimmers were ordered to leave the ocean after a paddle boarder spotted the shark Wednesday evening, but the beach resumed normal operations Thursday.
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PublishedJuly 27, 2021
Phippsburg chapel to mark 125th anniversary
The three-day anniversary celebration will include an art show, silent auction and marriage vow renewals.
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PublishedAugust 3, 2020
Shark-related water restrictions lifted at 3 Maine state parks
Activities at Reid State Park remain limited to waist-deep water because of a shortage of lifeguards.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2020
State confirms sighting of great white shark off Bailey Island, urges caution in wake of fatal attack
The Maine Marine Patrol received a photo of the shark from a drone operator who made the sighting near Pond Island Ledges on Friday. Swimmers and paddlers are advised to be extra cautious around seals and schools of fish.
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