PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • August 19, 2023
A 1989 Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruling affirmed that beach homeowners own the stretch from their homes to the water, not allowing public access. On Saturday, about 100 members of two groups, Our Maine Beaches and Free Moody Beach, participated in a rally that called attention to the longtime dispute over public use of Moody Beach. The groups who want to see public access to the beach are supporting a court challenge to overturn the 34-year-old ruling. Group members say the issue is not limited to Moody Beach, and that there’s a growing trend in Maine of coastal land being shut off to the public.