CONCORD — Mario Roman and Jenasis Valenzuela have long enjoyed summer weekends at Walden Pond. But when the couple arrived on a sweltering day last week, they found a large section of the beach was ...

The main beach at Walden Pond in Concord will be closed this summer during construction of a new bathhouse at the popular swimming area, state officials said. Red Cross Beach will remain open but will ...

Planning a trip to Walden Pond to go swimming? You might want to reconsider. Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation officials said that the beach popularized by Henry David Thoreau ...

Bay Staters looking to cool off during this brutal heat wave could be out of luck at several state-run beaches. As temps spike into the 90s across the region, many Department of Conservation and ...

If you have to cut or bend a fence out of the way, it's a good sign that that area of the beach isn't open to you. The state park is reporting that visitors to Concord's Walden Pond are hiking ...

Several beaches across Massachusetts are closed on Sunday, July 20. There are 25 beaches closed, most due to high bacteria levels, according to the state Department of Public Health. One of those is ...

Temperatures are expected to start climbing Wednesday, but anyone looking for relief might have to check to see if their nearest beach is open. On Wednesday, 27 beaches are closed across Massachusetts ...

As temperatures remain high outside, dozens of Massachusetts beaches are closed off to any potential swimmers or beach-goers on Tuesday. In Massachusetts, 37 beaches are closed on Tuesday, many of ...

As skies stay hazy due to smoke from Canadian wildfires and temperatures slowly climb, several beaches across Massachusetts continue to be closed on Tuesday. The same number of beaches closed to the ...

A dozen beaches in Massachusetts are closed to the public for swimming on Thursday, according to the state’s Department of Public Health (DPH). One of those is the main beach at Walden Pond State ...

Anyone planning to visit their local pond or beach on Friday might want to check first, as over two dozen Massachusetts beaches are currently closed. Across the state, 25 beaches are closed on Friday, ...

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