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From Sand To Sad: Westchester Beaches Bomb In Water Quality Rankings, Report Says From Sand To Sad: Westchester Beaches Bomb In Water Quality Rankings, Report Says
From Sand To Sad: Westchester Beaches Bomb In Water Quality Rankings, Report Says Four public beaches in Westchester County have landed on a list no community wants to be part of — the lowest-scoring beach water quality in the region, according to Save the Sound’s newly released 2025 Beach Report. The report, released on Tuesday, May 20 and based on data from 2022 to 2024, evaluates water quality at more than 200 Long Island Sound beaches using science-driven metrics that measure the presence of enterococcus, a fecal indicator bacteria.  The presence of such bacteria is often tied to unsafe swimming conditions and can lead to a range of health issues, including gast…

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Latest Update: Pair Of Westchester Beaches Cleared To Open By Health Officials Latest Update: Pair Of Westchester Beaches Cleared To Open By Health Officials
Latest Update: Pair Of Westchester Beaches Cleared To Open By Health Officials This story has been updated.  Two Westchester County-owned beaches have been cleared to open after tests confirmed that bacteria levels were back to a safe amount, officials announced.  The two beaches, Croton Point Park Beach in Croton-on-Hudson and Philipse Manor Beach in Sleepy Hollow, were cleared to open on Tuesday, July 2, the Westchester County Department of Health announced around 4 p.m.  Both beaches were originally ordered closed on Thursday, June 27 after tests revealed the presence of the maximum level of enterococcus bacteria outlined by the sanitary c…

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