Home > Breaking News Swampscott beaches re-opened Originally Published on Friday, June 15, 2012 By Staff Reports / The Daily Item

SWAMPSCOTT Three beaches in Swampscott, including one that borders Lynn, have re-opened in time for the weekend after high bacteria levels closed the beaches this afternoon, according to Anne Roach, a spokeswoman for the state's department of public health.

Roach said in an email that new testing of the Swampscott beaches and one in Marblehead showed the water safe to swim in, as of 5 p.m. Friday. The department had closed the beaches Friday afternoon because of a high-bacteria count after Wednesday's rain.

The newly Swampscott opened beaches are: Preston's beach, near Bluff Avenue and Atlantic Avenue, Fisherman's beach, off of Puritan Road and Route 129, and King's beach, on the border of Swampscott and Lynn.

Stramski beach in Marblehead, located on Salem Harbor, is also re-opened, according to the state's deaprtment of public health website.

There are no closure notices for King's beach in Lynn city limits, nor for beaches in Nahant.

Stay tuned to the Daily Item for updates. And view a list of parking, rates and hours for all Lynn and North Shore beaches.

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