Dozens of beaches statewide are closed for various reasons, including high bacterial counts.
These beaches are closed:
Barnstable: Keyes Beach (Sea Street), Bacterial Exceedance
Chatham: Bucks Creek, Bacterial Exceedance
Dennis: Clipper Lane, Bacterial Exceedance
Mashpee: John’s Pond (Public), Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom
Nahant: Black Rock, Bacterial Exceedance
Provincetown: 637 Commercial Street, Bacterial Exceedance
Truro: Longnook Beach, Unspecified Reason
Yarmouth: Vernon Street, Bacterial Exceedance
It is unclear how long the beaches will be closed.
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