Most North Shore beaches reopen after Haverhill pumping station sewage break

Friday, July 3 — Most North Shore beaches have reopened following a sewage discharge tied to a Haverhill pumping station failure, though a nonprofit is cautioning that bacteria levels remain dangerously elevated at some locations, per a Boston Herald report: https://www.bostonherald.com/2026/07/02/most-north-shore-beaches-fully-reopened-after-haverhill-sewage-break-nonprofit-warns-of-some-continued-dangerous-bacteria-levels/