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11 Suffolk County Beaches Closed To Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria 11 Suffolk County Beaches Closed To Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria
11 Suffolk County Beaches Closed To Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria Nearly a dozen Long Island beaches are closed to bathing due to excess bacteria.  The 11 beaches are all on the north shore of Suffolk County. They are: Terraces on the Sound and Beech Road Beach in Rocky Point;  Sound Beach Property Owners’ Association Beach;  Knollwood Beach, Fleets Cove Beach, and Huntington Beach Community Association Beach in Huntington;  Steers Beach and Asharoken Beach in Northport;  Hobart Beach, Prices Bend Beach and Valley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck. Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore and the Town of Islip Ronkonkoma Beach remain closed. …

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by Joe Lombardi
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Multiple Suffolk County Beaches Closed For Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria Multiple Suffolk County Beaches Closed For Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria
Multiple Suffolk County Beaches Closed For Bathing Due To Excess Bacteria Multiple Long Island beaches have temporarily closed for bathing after an excess of bacteria was discovered in the water. The beaches in Rocky Point and Sound Beach have closed for bathing, according to an announcement from Suffolk County on Wednesday, July 14. Valley Grove Beach located in Eatons Neck remains closed. County Commissioner of Health Dr. Gregson Pigott said bathing in water that is contaminated with bacteria can cause "gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat." The county said the beaches will open again when testing shows that …

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by Nicole Valinote