WBZ reports on the release of an annual water-quality report for local beaches. King's Beach in Lynn was a particular issue, what with "filthy, bacteria laden discharges from both Lynn and Swampscott" winding up there.
Shrimply Pibbles chronicled a flooded Tenean Beach, at the mouth of the Neponset River in Dorchester, early this morning.
Starting tomorrow, DCR is closing the parking areas and spaces along the water from Constitution Beach in East Boston to Castle Island and down to Wollaston Beach because too many people were showing up at the beaches and not spacing themselves out enough.
Affected areas: Read more.
Dot Malone surveyed the waterfront and flooding in Neponset Circle and at Tenean Beach at high tide this afternoon.
In the morning, DCR warned flooding could shut Morrissey Boulevard, but, of course, it only takes a princeling tide, or even just a spilled cup of coffee, for that.
At least when we get a king tide, like we did overnight. Maria Lyons visited Tenean Beach this morning.
Boston Harbor Now visited at the peak of the tide, around 1:50 this morning.
Tenean Beach? Where's that? MPS shows us it's completely underwater this morning.
Morrissey Boulevard is, as you might expect, closed due to flooding.
Among the attendees at the Savin Hill beachfest today: Keytar Bear, dressed in appropriate togs. Charlie snapped his photo.
UPDATE: Logan the labradoodle back with owners, safe and sound.
Logan, a year-old mini labradoodle, was last seen around 3:45 p.m. yesterday at Tenean Beach.
He has an olive drab collar with a neon orange stripe. He's small, maybe 20 lbs., and dark brown.
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