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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has updated its list of beach closures due to high bacteria levels.
Dozens of beaches, lakes and ponds are closed as of Wednesday afternoon, mainly due to excess levels of bacteria in the water or other contaminants. Here are the towns and beaches impacted by the closures according to the Mass. Department of Public Health.
AMHERST:
Puffers Pond (AKA Factory Hollow Pond), Bacterial Exceedance
Stanley St. Swimming Hole at Cushman Bridge, Bacterial Exceedance
ASHBY:
Damon Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
ASHLAND:
Ashland Reservoir – Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Hopkinton Reservoir – Upper Beach (DCR), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
BARNSTABLE:
Kennedy Memorial/Veteran’s Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
BEVERLY:
Independence Park Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
BOSTON:
Malibu Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Savin Hill Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Tenean Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
BRAINTREE:
Smith Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
CHATHAM:
Bucks Creek, Bacterial Exceedance
CONCORD:
Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Unspecified Reason
DANVERS:
Sandy Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
DARTMOUTH:
Hidden Bay, CSO/SSO Event
Jones Town Beach North, CSO/SSO Event
Jones Town Beach South, CSO/SSO Event
FRAMINGHAM:
Waushakum Beach, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom and Bacterial Exceedance
GRAFTON:
Silver Lake Beach, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
GREAT BARRINGTON:
Lake Mansfield, Bacterial Exceedance
GREENFIELD:
Greenfield Municipal Bathing Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
HOLLAND:
Collette Drive Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
KINGSTON:
Gray’s Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
LYNN:
Kings (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn Shore Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
MARBLEHEAD:
Grace Oliver, Bacterial Exceedance
NANTUCKET:
Dionis, Bacterial Exceedance
Sesachacha Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
NORTH ANDOVER:
Stevens Pond – Center, Bacterial Exceedance
OXFORD:
Carbuncle Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
RUTLAND:
Whitehall Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
SALEM:
Camp Naumkeag, Unspecified Reason
Children’s Island – Back, Bacterial Exceedance
Ocean Avenue, Bacterial Exceedance
Osgood, Bacterial Exceedance
SHUTESBURY:
Lake Wyola (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
SWAMPSCOTT:
Kings Beach, Unspecified Reason
SWANSEA:
Leeside, Bacterial Exceedance
TAUNTON:
Watsons Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
TEMPLETON:
Beamans Pond - Campground (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Beamans Pond - Day Use (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
TOWNSEND:
Pearl Hill Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
TRURO:
Longnook, Unspecified Reason
WEST STOCKBRIDGE:
Card Pond Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
WEST TISBURY:
Long Cove (Fresh), Bacterial Exceedance
Seth's Pond, Bacterial Exceedance
WESTMINSTER:
Crow Hill Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
WINTHROP:
Winthrop Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
WORCESTER:
Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
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