RIDOH: Kent County YMCA Beach Closed to Swimming
By: Rob Borkowski on August 8, 2024 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) advises closing Kent County YMCA beach and two South Kingstown beaches to swimming due to high bacteria levels. Thursday, health […]
Briar Point, Hope Pond Closed for Bacteria Counts
By: Rob Borkowski on June 26, 2024 in News to You
COVENTRY, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends closing Briar Point Beach in Coventry and Hope Community Service Pond in Scituate due to high bacteria counts. The […]
Conimicut Point Beach Closed for Swimming, Briar Point Reopens
By: Rob Borkowski on July 13, 2023 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has advised closing Conimicut Point Beach to swimming due to high bacteria levels, the third such closure at the beach […]
First Beach Closed For High Bacteria Levels
By: Rob Borkowski on August 24, 2022 in News to You
UPDATE – Aug. 25, 4 p.m.: The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Easton’s Beach (also known as First Beach) in Newport for swimming because bacteria counts […]
Westwood YMCA Beach Closed, High Bacteria Count
By: Rob Borkowski on July 3, 2020 in News to You
UPDATE, JULY 4, 9:26 A.M.: The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Westwood YMCA Beach in Coventry for swimming because bacteria counts have returned to safe levels. COVENTRY — The Rhode […]
RIDOH: First Beach Unsafe For Swimming
By: Rob Borkowski on June 24, 2020 in News to You
NEWPORT, RI —The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has recommended closing Easton’s Beach (also known as First Beach) in Newport for swimming due to high bacteria levels. The health […]
Goddard Park Beach, Easton’s Beach Closed Due To Bacteria
By: Rob Borkowski on June 12, 2020 in News to You
WARWICK, RI — The Rhode Island Department of Health has closed Goddard Park Beach in Warwick and Easton’s Beach in Newport due to high bacterial counts. According to the RI […]
Beach Bacteria Levels Remain High, Monitoring Rates Low
By: Joe Hutnak - editorjoe.warwick@gmail.com on June 27, 2014 in News to You
Conimicut, Oakland Beach, and Goddard Memorial State Park were ordered closed by the Health Department this week.
Conimicut Point Beach Closed, High Bacteria Count
By: Rob Borkowski on June 19, 2014 in News to You, Uncategorized
Warwick, RI – The RI Department of Health has closed Conimicut Point Beach and King Park Beach in Newport due to a high bacteria count.