Several beaches across Massachusetts are closed on Sunday, July 20. There are 25 beaches closed, most due to high bacteria ...

Two dozen beaches are closed for swimming in Massachusetts, mostly because of unsafe levels of bacteria in the water.

Those looking to take a trip to the beach over the weekend may want to check to make sure it’s open.

Check out this list of beach closures before you head to the water. The post These are the beaches closed in Mass this ...

Anyone planning to visit their local pond or beach on Friday might want to check first, as over two dozen Massachusetts ...

Over 20 Massachusetts beaches are closed on Thursday, ahead of potentially stormy weather that could hit later in the day.

Three dozen beaches were closed for swimming in Massachusetts on Friday. The majority of those closures are due to high ...

In the Bay State, residents can purchase land right down to the low-tide line, leaving many beaches — including in popular ...

These Massachusetts beaches are closed as of July 3 Check out this list of beach closures ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. People sunbathing at Walden Pond in June.

But sometimes test results come back too high, prompting immediate beach closures. Last summer, more than 1,000 closures — across 500 saltwater beaches — kept swimmers out of Massachusetts waters.

More than 1,100 public and semi-public beaches in Massachusetts are monitored. The frequency of this testing varies by beach and is determined by how likely a beach is to have poor water quality.