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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:
Keyes Beach (Sea Street), Bacterial Exceedance
BOLTON:
Bolton Town Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
BOSTON:
Malibu Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Tenean Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
BRAINTREE:
Smith Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
CONCORD:
Walden Pond - Red Cross (DCR), Unspecified Reason
DENNIS:
Follins Pond (Dennis), Bacterial Exceedance
FRAMINGHAM:
Learned Pond Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Saxonville Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
Waushakum Beach, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
GARDNER:
Dunn Pond (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
GREENFIELD:
Greenfield Municipal Bathing Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
HOLLAND:
Collette Drive Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
LYNN:
Kings (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
Lynn Shore Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
NANTUCKET:
Sesachacha Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
NORTH ANDOVER:
Frye Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
OXFORD:
Carbuncle Pond, Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
QUINCY:
Broady (Baker), Bacterial Exceedance
RUTLAND:
Whitehall Pond Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
SALEM:
Camp Naumkeag, Unspecified Reason
Children’s Island – Back, Bacterial Exceedance
SHUTESBURY:
Lake Wyola (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
SWAMPSCOTT:
Kings Beach, Unspecified Reason
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
WELLFLEET:
Marconi (National Seashore), Bacterial Exceedance
WEST STOCKBRIDGE:
Card Pond Beach, Bacterial Exceedance
WEST TISBURY:
Long Cove (Fresh), Bacterial Exceedance
Seth's Pond, Bacterial Exceedance
WILLIAMSTOWN:
Margaret Lindley Park, Bacterial Exceedance
WINCHENDON:
Lake Dennison State Park (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
WINTHROP:
Donovans, Bacterial Exceedance
Halford, Bacterial Exceedance
WORCESTER:
Lake Quinsigamond-Regatta Point Beach (DCR), Bacterial Exceedance
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