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Popular beaches across New England are recording high bacteria levels hampering many sunbathers who want to take a dip to cool off. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported that 78 public beaches were closed recently for health concerns due to the high bacteria levels.
Nearly a dozen beaches and bodies of water in New Hampshire were also under advisory, eight beaches in Maine were closed because of contamination and 10 state parks in Vermont were not allowing swimming. Environmental groups have called on Massachusetts officials to step up efforts to stop sewage overflow and pollution runoff.