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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 Monday morning, 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.
ASHBY:
Damon Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
ASHLAND:
Ashland Reservoir – Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Hopkinton Reservoir – Main Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Hopkinton Reservoir – Upper Beach (DCR), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
AYER:
Ayer Town Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
BARNSTABLE:
Keyes Beach (Sea Street), Bacterial Exceedance
BOSTON:
Malibu Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Tenean Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
CHARLEMONT:
Cold River Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
CHATHAM:
Bucks Creek, Bacterial Exceedance
CLARKSBURG:
Mauserts Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
CONCORD:
Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Unspecified Reason
DANVERS:
Sandy Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
DARTMOUTH:
Hidden Bay, Combined Sewer Overflow/Sanitary Sewer Overflow
Jones Town Beach North, Combined Sewer Overflow/Sanitary Sewer Overflow
Jones Town Beach South, Combined Sewer Overflow/Sanitary Sewer Overflow
DENNIS:
Clipper Lane, Bacterial Exceedance
GARDNER:
Dunn Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
GREAT BARRINGTON:
Lake Mansfield, Unspecified Reason
LUNENBURG:
Lunenburg Town Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
MASHPEE:
John’s Pond (Public), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
NAHANT:
Black Rock, Bacterial Exceedance
PROVINCETOWN:
637 Commercial Street, Bacterial Exceedance
QUINCY:
Broady (Baker), Bacterial Exceedance
RUTLAND:
Whitehall Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
SALEM:
Camp Naumkeag, Unspecified Reason
Children’s Island – Back, Bacterial Exceedance
Ocean Avenue, Bacterial Exceedance
SWAMPSCOTT:
Kings Beach, Unspecified Reason
TEMPLETON:
Beamans Pond - Campground (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Beamans Pond - Day Use (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
TRURO:
Longnook Beach, Unspecified Reason
WEST STOCKBRIDGE:
Card Pond Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
WEST TISBURY:
Long Cove (Fresh), Bacterial Exceedance
WINCHESTER:
Shannon Beach @ Upper Mystic (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
WORCESTER:
Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
YARMOUTH:
Vernon Street, Bacterial Exceedance
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