Executive killed by a shark in Maine was giggling with her daughter before she screamed

Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City, died on Monday afternoon A 63-year-old retired fashion executive heard giggling with her daughter before she was killed in a great white shark attack had retired early to live her dream life, friends say.  Julie Dimperio Holowach was swimming in a wetsuit with her daughter near Bailey … Read more

Woman, 63, killed by great white shark 20 yards off Maine coast

Julie Dimperio Holowach, 63, of New York City was identified Tuesday by The Maine Department of Marine Resource as the woman who died in a shark attack Monday A 63-year-old New York City woman died Monday after she was attacked by a great white shark off the coast of Maine.  Julie Dimperio Holowach was swimming … Read more

BREAKING NEWS: Woman dies in a ‘shark attack’ off the coast of Maine

BREAKING NEWS: Woman dies in a ‘shark attack’ off the coast of Maine U.S. Coast Guard was alerted to a shark attack in Harpswell at 3.30pm Monday Two Good Samaritans on kayaks were able to help the woman back to shore  Marine Patrol says the woman was pronounced dead at the scene Experts say there’s … Read more

Shipwreck buried in Maine beach identified as the British cargo ship that was lost in 1769 

Skeletal remains of a shipwreck have appeared on the Maine coastline nearly every 20 years, but have remained a mystery for more than six decades – until now. Researchers have finally identified the wooden wreck as a British cargo ship that dates back before the Revolutionary War – making it older than America itself. Using … Read more

Daily ‘smart thermometer’ data shows Florida and Maine are seeing upticks in fevers

As states across the US continue to see a decrease in fevers during the coronavirus pandemic, Florida and Maine are seeing upticks. Kinsa Health, a medical technology company based in San Francisco, has been tracking daily fever readings using data from smart thermometers connected to the Internet. According to one of Kinsa’s maps, which tracks … Read more

Shipwreck in Maine is identified as a British vessel that went missing during the Battle of Yorktown

The skeletal remains of a shipwreck trapped off in the Maine coastlinehas been identified as a British vessel from the Battle of Yorktown. The ship sits in the Short Sands beach and has been exposed several times in the past by storms ripping through the area. The wreck, which consists of the bottom of the … Read more

Locals want to keep the chic state of Maine to themselves… all the more reason to book yourself in

This is Kelly’s Landing, a lobster ‘pound’ (or shack) on a wooden deck jutting into Maine’s Moosehead Lake. The woman next to me starts chatting. She’s a resident of Greenville, and delights in telling me that Moosehead Lake is the holiday destination New Yorkers prefer to keep to themselves. ‘This is a quiet, rustic, relaxed … Read more