In a recent letter to the editor (“Make room on Moody Beach for all,” Oct. 8), the writer urged local and state governments to reclaim the public access to beaches that was taken away by a shortsighted Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision in 1989. I agree. Beaches are a rare commodity – less than 1% […]
It has been four years since a huge victory for public beach recreation was secured at Goose Rocks Beach (Almeder v. Town of Kennebunkport, 2019). It has been four years since a book was published showing that all along Maine’s coast, town beaches were unjustly made private (“The Great Land Grab – Maine Beaches Ripped […]
A Labor Day weekend incident involving a woman who ordered children playing paddleball to leave shows the need to help the public grasp their legal right to enjoy the beach.
Walter Mann passed away. This is the full obituary where you can share condolences and memories. Published in the The Daily News of Newburyport on 2023-09-25.