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Cate Brown 7/26/23 Cate Brown 7/26/23

Newport Daily News — Middletown shoreline access confrontation turns into viral video – and it raises questions

By Savana Dunning — A viral video confrontation between a Middletown property owner and a Newport resident trying to access a public right of way has generated over 6 million views on TikTok, sparking social media interest and conversation about public access to the shoreline.

Cate Brown 3/11/23 Cate Brown 3/11/23

Westerly Sun — Charlestown man seeks restoration of beach signs that quote state's constitution

By Ryan Blessing — Scott Keeley has some big plans for Charlestown Town Beach this summer. Keeley went before the Town Council recently with a proposal to revamp the welcome signs at the entrance to the beach and its parking lot.

Cate Brown 8/8/22 Cate Brown 8/8/22

Daily Mail — Queens man, 33, is ARRESTED and hauled across the sand in handcuffs for daring to swim at Rockaway Beach while lifeguards were off duty: 'It was baffling and traumatizing'

By Alex Nunes — A New York man was arrested on Friday afternoon for defying a city rule that prohibits people from swimming at Rockaway Beach while lifeguards are off duty, before later accusing police of brutally handcuffing and dragging him through the sand.

Cate Brown 4/8/21 Cate Brown 4/8/21

WNCT News — Judge sides with OBX surfer in battle over public vs. private beach access

By Kayla Gaskins — Duck, NC — A surfer had a big win for public beach access in Duck, North Carolina, after a judge made a ruling recently.

Cate Brown 7/11/19 Cate Brown 7/11/19

Projo — Seaweed collector’s arrest revives age-old debate on R.I. beach access

Jul 11, 2019 — By Brian Amaral — When Charlestown resident Scott Keeley went to the beach on a sunny Sunday recently, he thought he had state law on his side: the Rhode Island Constitution says he’s allowed to collect seaweed along the shore…

Cate Brown 7/6/19 Cate Brown 7/6/19

Projo — Shore access in R.I.: Where to draw the line in the sand?

Jul 6, 2019 — By Tom Mooney — A month after Charlestown resident Scott Keeley was arrested for trespassing, he and about 100 other protesters returned to the same swath of beach on Saturday to raise awareness to what they say is the erosion of Rhode Islanders’ state constitutional right to the shore.

Cate Brown 1/6/79 Cate Brown 1/6/79

Projo — Judge continues case of malicious mischief

Jan 6, 1979 — Ongoing coverage between Kay and Morris after beach trespass charges in 1978

Cate Brown 10/1/78 Cate Brown 10/1/78

Projo — Conn. resident denies trespassing in latest case in shore controversy

Oct 1, 1978 — By Norman J Warner — Another defendant has been arraigned in the continuing controversy over alleged trespassing at the Misquamicut shore by sport fishermen…

Cate Brown 9/15/77 Cate Brown 9/15/77

Projo — Conservation and rescue calls feature RIMS work

Sep 15, 1977 — Coverage of RIMS (RI Mobile Sportfishermen) patrol unit who responded to small and large issues. James Ibbison is named in the article as the Beach Patrol Director. James Lyons, then the director of CRMC, speaks favorably of conservation and work projects conducted by RIMS and encourages all Rhode Island beach users to come and take part in their upcoming beach cleanup. Ibbison, Morris and others are arrested during that project.