David Plavin News Today

Two storms in January caused “catastrophic” damage to Camp Ellis, a powerful reminder of how vulnerable the coastal community is. "If we have another storm like that, I don't think my house would survive," said resident Joe Kehoe.

A day after Saturday’s storm, coastal communities were beginning to assess the damage, but the toll looked high along the southern coast.

But a shoreline restoration nonprofit says Saco shouldn't sign the agreement, arguing it doesn't provide the city with as much beach replenishment sand as promised and requires the city to assume liability if the jetty doesn't work.

Residents are eager for work to begin on a $45 million spur jetty and beach restoration project

Experts looking to fight climate change are meeting next month.

It could be the beginning of the end of homes being washed into the ocean in the Camp Ellis neighborhood of Saco, Maine.

SACO, MAINE — Save our Shorelines: Saco Bay announces its first annual conference on Coastal Erosion at Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference Center in Saco on Tuesday, Sept. 27. The conference will focus on what organizers describe as the dual threats of climate change and coastal erosion.

SACO — Save our Shorelines: Saco Bay (SOS Saco Bay) announces its first annual conference on Coastal Erosion at Ferry Beach Retreat & Conference

Saco City Council signs Army Corps partnership letter At the same time, a resolve sponsored by former councilor and state Rep. Lynn Copeland would see the state become the non-federal sponsor of the project to remedy erosion at Camp Ellis. Share SACO — The City Council has unanimously signed a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would kickstart the process of halting erosion at Camp Ellis in Saco. However, proponents say it doesn’t bind the city to assume responsibility for ong...