This article was edited on March 24 to correct Scarborough’s rules pertaining to dogs on the beach. Dogs are allowed on the beach off-leash from dawn until 9 a.m. between May 15 and Labor Day.

Annual restrictions have begun along some southern Maine beaches to help protect piping plovers. As of Tuesday, April 1, ...

Scarborough is stepping up efforts to protect endangered piping plovers as the shorebirds return to nest on local beaches.

In South Tyneside, dogs are not permitted on Sandhaven Beach between 8am and 6pm. They are however allowed on Littlehaven Beach (next to Sandhaven) and Marsden Beach throughout the year. Restrictions ...