Going for a dip? Check the list of 12 Mass. beaches closed due to bacteria

While the temperature soared into the s Thursday a dozen beaches in Massachusetts were closed due to bacteria concerns State healthcare bureaucrats stated beach-goers should avoid swimming at the closed beaches in order to prevent illness Constitution Beach near the Orient Heights MBTA stop in East Boston was just one of the shuttered shores listed on the state s website Ashby Damon Pond Beach Boston Constitution Beach Marlboro Richard P Sharon Beach Revere Short Beach Salem Collins Cove Juniper Point Saugus Peckham Pond at Camp Nihan Templeton Beamans Pond Townsend Pearl Hill Pond Beach Westminster Crow Hill Pond Beach Winthrop Donovans Halford Check here for an interactive map of beaches throughout the state