One notable closure is at Walden Pond State Reservation’s main beach. The beach will remain closed for the entirety of summer ...

Several dozen beaches were closed across Massachusetts on Saturday. There were 42 beaches closed in total, according to the ...

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

AI contributed to the production of this story under the supervision of our editors. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) has closed over 20 beaches across the state due to bacterial ...

List of Massachusetts beaches closed ahead of the Fourth of July weekend, according to the state Department of Public Health.

At last check, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported 18 beach closures due to excessive bacteria.

Going into the Fourth of July weekend, over two dozen Massachusetts beaches are closed, most due to unsafe bacteria levels.

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.