The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has warned against overconsumption of fish from Sawdy Pond and the Copicut Reservoir because of elevated mercury levels in those bodies of water.

WESTPORT — Board of Health Chair Tanja Ryden issued a public health advisory on Friday, July 16, warning of a blue-green algae bloom in the South Watuppa Pond near the Tickle Road area.

The state is contributing technical assistance to a proposal to restore the Mill Pond north of the Head of Westport to its original depth. The state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife told the ...