Patrols can’t substantiate any of the reports, but state and local officials are urging people to stay in shallow water and be aware of their surroundings in the wake of Julie Dimperio Holowach’s death off Bailey Island in Harpswell on Monday.
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Caution urged along southern Midcoast beaches following fatal shark attack
Both Popham Beach and Reid State Park are telling beachgoers to stay in shallow water — about waist-deep, according to the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
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Maine has never had a fatal shark attack. Why now?
Despite Monday’s fatality, attacks on humans are rare and often accidental.
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Summer resident killed by great white in Maine’s first fatal shark attack
Julie Dimperio Holowach, a recently retired fashion executive from New York City, was swimming near Bailey Island on Monday afternoon when she was attacked.
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Bowdoin College to provide iPads to all students during pandemic
In response to the COVID-19 crisis in which Bowdoin College will be conducting nearly all fall semester classes online, the college will issue iPad tablets to each student in the coming weeks. “This really levels the playing field for the students for whom internet access has been unreliable or non-existent,” said Senior Vice President and Chief […]
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Woman swimming off Harpswell killed by shark in 1st such Maine fatality
A 2nd woman who was swimming with the victim off Bailey Island on Monday was not injured, officials said.
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Maine organizations step up to help feed people in need during pandemic
Growing to Give, a farm-based nonprofit in Brunswick, is ramping up production to help feed more people, while local farms and the Brunswick Topsham Land Trust are distributing seedlings to help people grow their own food.
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Brunswick man indicted on charges from January standoff
Nick Christensen has been indicted in connection with the eight-hour armed standoff.
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Bath shipyard union rallies as strike enters sixth week
Local S6 leaders and Maine lawmakers reaffirmed the union’s call for Bath Iron Works to negotiate a fair contract for its largest union.
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Election opponents Sen. Collins, Rep. Gideon visit BIW picket line
Gideon and Collins, who will face off in the U.S. Senate race this November, spoke with union members and officials to hear their concerns about the ongoing contract between BIW and Local S6 that sparked the strike late last month.