Good Harbor Beach​ in Gloucester, Massachusetts was closed for swimming again after a reported shark sighting.

Condé Nast picked Nantucket as one of the best East Coast beach towns to visit during the fall because of how beautiful and affordable it becomes in the offseason.

Over half of all Massachusetts beaches had an unsafe level of fecal bacteria last year, and 47 beaches reached the danger zone at least a quarter of the time they were tested, according to a

Hurricane Erin will be hundreds of miles from the Massachusetts coast, but it could still cause problems at beaches.

Heading into this weekend, 33 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Thursday, July 24: Ashland: Hopkinton Reservoir Upper Beach (Harmful Cyanobacteria Bloom) Cook's Brook (Bacterial Exceedance) Winchendon: Lake Dennison State Park at North Camp Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

This short but worthwhile drive around an underrated corner of the Bay State offers stops at pretty seaside towns, stunning beaches, and seafood options.

With Hurricane Erin lurking, her impact is beginning to be felt in Massachusetts even if the storm isn't expected to get close.

Hurricane Erin was a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph as it made its closest approach to the U.S.