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Several Westport beaches were closed for Labor Day due to a possible shark sighting.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced all of New Bedford’s beaches have been reopened for swimming today.

The New Bedford Health Department has announced that several sections of East Beach located along East Rodney French Boulevard and West Beach located along West Rodney French Boulevard have been closed to swimming today, Thursday, August 24, 2017, due to elevated bacteria levels.

DARTMOUTH - The Town of Dartmouth is assuring residents that a plan to restore the salt marsh at Round Hill Beach will not open the beach parking lot to out-of-town residents. The Town is proposing to utilize $5.2 million dollars in grants to revitalize the salt marsh at the South Dartmouth beach, while paving a large portion of the beach roadway, installing a new septic system and updated electri

EASTHAM (AP) - Experts are trying to determine the cause of death of a 33-foot-long juvenile humpback whale that washed ashore on a Cape Cod beach. The whale was first discovered Thursday floating in the water and ended up on a beach in Eastham later in the day...

CHATHAM, Mass. (AP) _ Beachgoers on Cape Cod have another thing to be aware of: Portuguese man-of-wars have returned. Several of the creatures, which if touched can deliver an extremely painful sting, have been spotted in recent days...

Summer is technically less than a month away. If you're like me, you're probably worried because you haven't exactly stuck to those resolutions about getting in the best shape of your life in time for the beach. (A work in progress, but nowhere near my goals)...

So the Dartmouth Parks and Recreation Department is cracking down on the sticker problem in town. They're testing out a new system that allows them to scan the stickers as each beachgoer drives through the gates. Stickers go on sale Monday, May 8th, so be sure to get yours before it's too late...

On Friday, July 1, the movie that literally made people afraid to brave the shores at beaches around the country after it came out in 1975, will be shown at Pierce Beach Park as part of the free "Movie Nights at Pierce Beach" series that has been held for several years at the park. The first movie that will be shown this year will be "Jaws."

Two swimmers that were in distress are doing fine now after the efforts of the New Bedford Fire Department. The male and female swimmers were reported to be in distress after a South End resident spotted them clinging to a buoy far from the shore near Monkey Island...