Over 20 Massachusetts beaches are closed on Thursday, ahead of potentially stormy weather that could hit later in the day.

Dozens of beaches across Massachusetts are closed on Tuesday. Nearly 40 beaches were closed mostly due to high bacteria ...

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

If you are planning to cool off by heading to the beach for the 4th of July​ weekend, you'll want to be sure your favorite ...

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

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.

These Massachusetts beaches are closed as of July 3 Check out this list of beach closures ahead of the Fourth of July weekend. People sunbathing at Walden Pond in June.

A seaside escape is always a popular summer activity, particularly for Fourth of July festivities, but with potentially harmful bacteria in various bodies of water, some beaches could be closed this ...

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.