Over half of all Massachusetts beaches had an unsafe level of fecal bacteria last year, and 47 beaches reached the danger ...

The public has the right to walk on even private beaches on the wet sand below high tide in most coastal states – but not in Massachusetts.

Heading into this weekend, 33 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by ...

Across the state, 35 beaches are closed due to high levels of bacteria in the water, according to the Massachusetts ...

As skies stay hazy due to smoke from Canadian wildfires and temperatures slowly climb, several beaches across Massachusetts ...

Environment Massachusetts says it will take billions of federal dollars to take the action needed to reduce coastal bacterial ...

The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Thursday, July 3: Andover: Pomps Pond (Bacterial Exceedance) Ashby: Damon Pond Beach (Other) Beverly: Brackenbury (Bacterial Exceedance) ...

As of Saturday morning, there were 30 beaches closed across the Bay State, according to the Massachusetts Department of ...

Following a week of high heat and heavy rain, several Massachusetts beaches are closed on Friday. Here's where you can't swim ...

A beach in Dorchester has reopened to swimmers while many more remain closed across the state due to high bacteria levels.

Piping plovers return to Massachusetts' beaches to nest in early spring. Mass Audubon Coastal Waterbird Program Director Lyra Brennan explains why the small shorebirds "are some of the most ...

When will beaches in Massachusetts reopen? According to the MDPH website, beaches can only re-open when their bacteria levels are back within the safe range, so there is no set amount of time for ...