Wells joins the Free Moody Beach fight: Town will side with public access advocates

Greetings! A sweltering week is coming to an end, and a three-day holiday weekend awaits us. To help you kick it off, here is the latest dispatch from your Coast Star Connection . . .

Wells joins the 'Free Moody Beach' fight

The Wells Select Board on Tuesday announced the town will join public beach advocates in their legal fight for more rights at Moody Beach. Specifically, Select Board Chair John MacLeod III announced the town will file an amicus brief in what has become known as the Masucci case, which the state’s Maine Supreme Judicial Court is expected to decide later this year.

The Kennebunks are ready for summer

The Kennebunks are ready for summer , with the debut of a special art event, new shops and restaurants opening their doors, and annual festivals, gatherings, and more . . .

'Model public servant' moving on

Growing up, Craig Sanford never imagined living a life dedicated to law enforcement, let alone one in which he would reach the top rank at a high-profile police department in his home state. Yet that was precisely the life that awaited him after he graduated from Massabesic High School in 1984, attended the University of Southern Maine for a year, and then served in the U.S. Army.

On Friday, May 24, Chief Sanford will bid farewell to those he has led and has served alongside at the Kennebunkport Police Department for the past 13 years. He is leaving big shoes to fill, Town Manager Laurie Smith said.

Sanford man dies when truck strikes tree

A local man is dead after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into a tree at the intersection of Brown and Swan streets on May 16, according to police.

Freeman Hatch, 45, of Sanford, was discovered unresponsive at the wheel of the truck when first responders arrived at the scene, according to the Kennebunk Police Department.

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York County Coast Star Reporter

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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Wells joins the Free Moody Beach fight: Town will side with public access advocates