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

With a hot weekend ahead in Massachusetts, you may be in the mood to spend a day cooling off at the beach. However, if you're planning a weekend beach trip, you'll want to avoid the beaches closed ...

The beaches were closed by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health due to unsafe swimming water.

A public swimming beach at Gifford Pinchot State Park is closed after routine water tests showed an elevated coliform count, according to a Facebook post.

Olcott Beach is closed due to poor bacteriological water quality tests. Stay updated on the Niagara County Department of Health website.

Brown’s Beach in Stillwater is closed because of a sudden blue-green algae bloom. The algae, also known as cyanobacteria, can be harmful, when they lead to the development of harmful algal blooms.

A number of beaches are closed across Massachusetts on Tuesday, mostly due to excess bacteria, according to the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Interactive Beach Water Quality ...