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Mainers’ lawsuit will challenge 30-year-old legal standard for public access to private beaches
The case revives the fight that resulted in 2 rulings in the 1980s, when the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found that beachfront property owners own all the way to the low tide line.
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A man walks along Parsons Beach in Kennebunk on Wednesday. Parsons Beach is privately owned but allows public access with some restrictions. A group of 23 homeowners has filed suit to overturn a 30-year-old Maine Supreme Court ruling and establish a public right to the intertidal zone along Maine’s coast.
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Canoeing in Maine: On Kennebunk River, a different view of Cape Arundel and surrounding splendor
Starting from near Dock Square, exploring the Kennebunk River puts nature on display while a golf course and a railroad trestle add to the charm.
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The Boston and Maine Railroad trestle, at the turnaround point of the up-and-back trip while paddling the Kennebunk River, is an impressive structure. Christine Wolfe photo
While we wait for our inland waterways to shed the last of their winter ice, there are many outstanding April canoeing options available near the coast.
We recently enjoyed a four-hour, 10-mile round trip paddle on the Kennebunk River from the Old Grist Mill site near Dock Square in Kennebunkport upriver to the impressive Boston & Maine Railroad trestle. While there are homes along the river, there are also many serene wilderness sections to meander through. Chances are good you will have your “first of” 2021 sighting. We saw our first blue
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Kennebunkport resident advocates on Capitol Hill, virtually, for pulmonary fibrosis research
Sharon Eon also works to raise awareness of the disease, which she said is often misdiagnosed.
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Sharon Eon of Goose Rocks Beach was to talk to Maine Senators Susan Collins and Angus King and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree on Wednesday about pulmonary fibrosis, in an effort to increase funding for research. Eon was diagnosed with the disease in 2019.
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KENNEBUNKPORT – A random chest X-ray led to an appointment with a pulmonary physician several months later, then a second appointment for Goose Rocks Beach resident Sharon Eon. When that proved to be less than satisfactory, Eon said she contacted another physician, who diagnosed idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.