Most Westchester County beaches are open this weekend after a two-week closure, just in time for the Labor Day holiday. The Westchester County Department of Health closed eight beaches on the Sound ...

At a small number of beaches around the world, dry sand actually makes noise underfoot, caused by friction between ...

Beachgoers ready to dive into local waters this summer might want to consult a newly released score card rating the quality of where they are swimming on Long Island Sound. Beaches in Nassau and ...

Summer is almost here, and an environmental advocacy group has given Long Island Sound beaches report cards. Every year, Save The Sound grades the 197 public and private beaches located along the Long ...

A majority of Westchester County beaches got good ratings in the latest report by Save the Sound. The environmental action organization issues a report every two years on all the beaches fronting on ...

If you’re planning on heading out to your favorite Connecticut beach spot this Memorial Day, you may want to check its water quality grade, as several public beaches in Connecticut and New York vary ...

It’s the season of report cards but we aren’t talking about the ones coming out of the classroom. If you’re headed to the beach, local nonprofit Save the Sound has the latest version of the beach ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Let’s go to the beach — in Stuart, Hobe Sound and Jupiter Island. These are the best beaches in the area, either popular and ...