Conimicut, Scarborough Beaches Closed for Bacteria
By: Rob Borkowski on September 2, 2022 in News to You
UPDATE Saturday, Sept. 3: The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) recommends reopening Scarborough State Beach – South in Narragansett for swimming because bacteria counts reported by the RIDOH State […]
RIDOH: Scarborough Beaches Closed, Still
By: Rob Borkowski on September 4, 2021 in News to You
NARRAGANSETT — It’s Labor Day weekend, but Scarborough Beaches are closed thanks to fecal coliform bacteria, the RI Department of Health reminds beach-goers. The department recommended Scarborough Beaches closed, north […]
Bacteria Closes Scarborough South Beach
By: Rob Borkowski on August 7, 2021 in News to You
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported two beaches had been closed due to high bacteria levels. The closure reported only involves Scarborough Beach-South. The story has been […]
Portuguese Man o’ War Found at Scarborough Beach
By: Rob Borkowski on September 8, 2020 in News to You
PROVIDENCE – After a Portuguese Man o’ War discovered at Scarborough State Beach closed the area to swimming at 5 p.m. Sept. 7, the Department of Environmental Management announced it […]