The appeal, filed with the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, could ultimately set a precedent on how welcoming property owners must be to the public on privately-owned beaches along Maine’s coast line.

A Moody Beach front property displays a sign last August quoting the 1989 Maine court ruling making the beach private, to the low tide mark. Carl D. Walsh/Staff Photographer ...

Public beach advocates plan to appeal a ruling by a superior court judge that sets back their efforts to expand the rights of people to enjoy privately owned intertidal properties along the coast of ...

CBS13 reached out to the attorney for one of the beachfront homeowners on Moody Beach, but we did not hear back. He's pushing back on arguments to restore the private beach to the public.

Free Moody Beach represents more than 170 people in the Moody community, according to Jeannie Connerney, a member of the steering committee. Members include year-round residents, seasonal ...

Free Moody Beach cited a poll, conducted by Digital Research, Inc. and reported in the Maine Morning Star in October, that more than 70% of participants support measures to “expand public access ...

Free Moody Beach represents more than 170 people in the Moody community, according to Jeannie Connerney, a member of the steering committee. Members include year-round residents, seasonal ...

Free Moody Beach advocates vow to fight on. Locally, a grassroots group called Free Moody Beach is supporting Ford’s legal efforts. In a press release on Feb. 13, ...