Swimming was prohibited Thursday at Benjamin's Beach in Bay Shore and Ronkonkoma Beach in the Town of Islip due to high levels of bacteria, the Suffolk County Department of Health Services said ...

Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore is closed to swimming, as water samples show higher than acceptable levels of bacteria, Suffolk County health officials said Tuesday. Dr. James Tomarken, Suffolk’s ...

West Islip Beach in West Islip and Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore were both found to have excess bacteria in the water. Both beaches will reopen when testing reveals the water is safe. For the latest ...

Suffolk County health officials have closed a Long Island beach for bathing due to excessive bacterial contamination.

Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore and Friendship Drive Beach in Rocky Point. The beaches will reopen when bacteria levels return to acceptable levels once again, county officials said, but it was not ...

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — Three beaches on in Suffolk County have been closed for swimming after heavy rains, the Suffolk County Health Department announced on Monday. Benjamin Beach in Bay Shore and ...