beaches

Volunteers will accept trees from local residents this weekend in an effort to rebuild dunes washed away by powerful storms.

Eight lawyers representing the many parties involved in the lawsuit made their arguments in a case that could affect access to intertidal lands along all of Maine's coastline.

The longtime head lifeguard at York Beach in Maine is vowing to resign at the end of the summer season unless the town of York takes steps to enforce restrictions on alcohol use. The debate in York highlights the discrepancies in how public drinking laws are enforced along the Northeast Seacoast.

There have been rising tensions between private beachfront homeowners and the public. The lawsuit challenges current Maine law, which extends property rights to the low tide line. The only exceptions are for "fishing, fowling, and navigation."

The state website shows that several beaches in the Kennebunk and Kennebunkport area have levels that could be unsafe for swimmers, as well as beaches in Camden, South Portland, York and Lincolnville.

While many of the state's beaches are lined with houses and roads, some places in Sagadahoc County could reveal how beaches and dunes behave with limited human intervention.

We explore who owns the intertidal zone in Maine. There are currently two cases before the Maine Supreme Court asking this question. Law professor Orlando…