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Mass. Beaches Reopen for Swimming After Massive Sewer Main Break North of Boston

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July 1, 2026

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Mass. Beaches Reopen for Swimming After Massive Sewer Main Break North of Boston

A massive water main break spewed sewage into a Massachusetts river, temporarily closing local beaches.

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Engineering News-Record

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· Jul 1, 2026

Massive Mass. Sewer Main Break Closes Beaches North of Boston

A massive water main break is spewing sewage into a Massachusetts river and closing beaches north of Boston

Boston.com

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· Jun 30, 2026

As heat wave looms, more beaches close due to sewage spill

As the sewage spill in Haverhill worsens, more downstream beaches are closing due to unsafe bacteria. The post As heat wave looms, more beaches close due to sewage spill appeared first on Boston.com.

WRAL News

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· Jun 21, 2026

Water main break closes road in Zebulon, unclear when road will reopen

Officials said the water main break happened on West Gannon Avenue on Saturday. The road is closed between Sand Padee Street and Pineview Drive.

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· Jul 3, 2026

Laguna Beach closure to last through holiday weekend

A sewage spill that forced the closure of a section of Laguna Beach is expected to keep swimmers out of the water through the Fourth of July holiday weekend, officials said Friday. KTLA's Chip Yost reports live. https://ktla.com/news/california/laguna-beach-sewage-spill-closes-beach-through-fourth-of-july-weekend/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ktla?sub_confirmation=1

Off The Press

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· Jun 27, 2026

Some Massachusetts beaches closed after sewage dumped into river

Plum Island beaches in Newburyport, Massachusetts are closed after 60,000 gallons of wastewater were accidentally dumped into the Merrimack River on Thursday. The city of Haverhill said it’s alerting nearby communities and residents along the river that a contractor doing sewer separation work on Thursday morning “mistakenly discharged wastewater to the storm drainage system” on []...Click to read more

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Related coverage for "Mass. Beaches Reopen for Swimming After Massive Sewer Main Break North of Boston ": Engineering News-Record — Massive Mass. Sewer Main Break Closes Beaches North of Boston . Boston.com — As heat wave looms, more beaches close due to sewage spill. WRAL News — Water main break closes road in Zebulon, unclear when road will reopen. KTLA 5 — Laguna Beach closure to last through holiday weekend. Off The Press — Some Massachusetts beaches closed after sewage dumped into river