On Newbury Street, people waited for hours to sit out on restaurant patios. Along the Charles River, students ran in shorts and T-shirts. And at the Boston Common and the Boston University Beach, ...

Testing conducted at Sandy Point Beach on Plum Island and Salisbury Beach Reservation showed no elevated bacteria levels, Healey's office said Wednesday.

The plan to replenish the Newbury beach with sand dredged from the mouth of the Merrimack River cleared another hurdle this week, as Newburyport’s Conservation Commission approved the city’s beach ...

Are dogs welcome on Newbury’s Plum Island beach this summer? The town is looking into conflicting bylaws related to residents bringing their dogs to the public beach. One bylaw restricts pets on any ...