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Court Upholds Rockport's 135-Year Right of Way to Andrews Point

A court ruling this week upheld the public's right to cross private land to reach Rockport's rocky Andrews Point shoreline. The decision, reported by WCVB, protects what the station describes as a 135-year tradition of public access along that stretch of Cape Ann's coast — a right of wa…

ROCKPORT -- A court ruling has reaffirmed the public's long-standing right to cross private land to reach the rocky shoreline at Rockport's Andrews Point, a decision covered by WCVB this week that protects what the station describes as a 135-year practice of public access to the Cape Ann coastline.

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"Court ruling preserves 135-year tradition of public access to craggy coastline", A court has upheld longstanding public access along a rugged stretch of Rockport's Cape Ann shoreline, WCVB reports, protecting what the station describes as more than a century of public use of the coastal path near Andrews Point. (read it at https://www.wcvb.com/article/rockport-andrews-point-shore-access-ruling/71933069)

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