OLD LYME — A Miami Beach fence that divided beach-goers and homeowners, both literally and figuratively, came down Thursday morning, a week after the state Supreme Court refused to review a lower court decision ordering a private beach association to stop impeding access to public property.

“Break out the champagne, baby,” said Kathleen Tracy, lead plaintiff in the case against the Miami Beach Association and a summer resident of nearby Sound View Beach. “It’s been six years of a battle that from the very beginning …

Editor’s Note: Visit this link to read the full story, Miami Beach fence comes down after court ruling, by Lee Howard and published April 14, in ‘The Day.‘