2022 Press

February 2 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Shamrock Splash Moves to Eastie (East Boston Times)

February 3 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Shamrock Splash Moves to Neighboring East Boston (Winthrop Transcript)

February 9 - CRIGHTON: Sign Language a Barrier to Beach Safety (Lynn Item)

February 9 - DCR Planning Multilingual Changes at Beaches (State House News Service)

February 10 - Multilingual Signage Changes, QR codes planned for Massachusetts Beaches (Wicked Local)

February 10 - DCR Planning multi-lingual changes at beaches (WWLP)

February 14 - Commission Hearing Focuses on Language Barriers on the Beach (Boston Patch)

February 16 - Hearing Focuses on Language Barriers on Area Beaches (East Boston Times)

February 16 - Metropolitan Beach Commission Hearing Focuses on Language Barriers on the Beach (Lynn Journal)

February 16 - Commission Hearing Focuses on Language Barriers on the Beach (Revere Journal)

February 17 - Metropolitan Beach Commission Hearing Focuses on Language Barriers on Area Beaches (Winthrop Transcript)

February 24 - Bay City planners: ‘We’d rather you come here without a vehicle’ (Dorchester Reporter)

March 2 - Harborkeepers, Piers Park Sailing Center Gearing up for Sunday’s Shamrock Splash Fundraiser (East Boston Times)

March 6 - Shamrocks make quite the splash in East Boston (Boston 25 News)

March 6 - Shamrock Splash: People plunge into chilly water to raise thousands for Boston beach program (WCVB 5)

March 6 - Shamrock Splash: People plunge into chilly water to raise thousands for Boston beach program (Yahoo News)

March 7 - Shamrock Splash (Boston Herald)

March 8 - Event: Healing King’s Beach (Swampscott Patch)

March 8 - Shamrock Splash (East Boston Times)

March 8 - Waves of support for King’s Beach in Lynn and Swampscott (Lynn Item)

March 9 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash (East Boston Times)

March 10 - 2022 Shamrock Splash at Constitution Beach (Boston Patch)

March 10 - Quincy a Big Winner at the Shamrock Splash at Constitution Beach (Quincy Patch)

March 10 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Annual Harpoon Shamrock Splash (Winthrop Transcript)

March 17 - “Now That’s a Great Day at the Beach!” (Quincy Sun)

March 29 - State Floats $250K for Better Beaches (Item Live)

March 29 - Save the Harbor Seeks Applications for 2022 Better Beaches Grant Program (Quincy Sun)

March 30 - Grant Proposals Sought For Better Beaches Program (East Boston Times)

March 30 - Grant Proposals Sought for Better Beaches Program (Revere Journal)

March 31 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay, DCR Seek Grant Proposals for Better Beaches Program (Winthrop Transcript)

April 8 - Group Seeks Applications for 2022 Better Beaches Grant Program (Boston Patch)

April 24 - Save the Harbor Offers Free Tours to Celebrate Earth Day (WBZ-TV)

April 26 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Marine Mammal Safari: Look who was spotted! (Caught in Southie)

April 28 - Southie Seal Saves the Day (South Boston Online)

April 28 - Harbor Safaris Highlight Earth Day Celebration Weekend (South Boston Today)

May 28 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Beach Water Quality Report (6Park News)

May 28 - South Boston beaches top region’s water quality report card (Boston Herald)

May 28 - High safety marks for all but two Boston Harbor region beaches (Boston Herald)

May 28 - Beach Water Quality Report Card from Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (Caught In Dot)

May 28 - Is the water at your beach safe? New report card finds issues with protocols used for water quality flags at Boston Harbor beaches (MassLive)

May 28 - Annual Beaches Water Quality Report Card: Southie #1 – once again! (Caught In Southie)

May 29 - King’s Beach Lags in Water Quality (Item Live)

May 30 - Water quality at Boston area beaches declined in 2021, report says (The Boston Globe)

May 31 - Water quality at Boston-area beaches reaches 6-year low (Boston.com)

May 31 - Are you shore you want to swim in there? Environmental group ranks water quality at Massachusetts beaches (WHDH Boston)

June 1 - Constitution Beach’s Water Quality Slipped a Bit in 2021 But Still Gets an A (East Boston Times)

June 1 - Revere Beach’s Water Quality Slipped a Bit in 2021 But Still Gets an A (Revere Journal)

June 14 - Friends of Lynn & Nahant Beach is Honored (Item Live)

June 14 - Hull-O Summer Trolley is back: Groups in Hull and Quincy get Better Beaches grants (Patriot Ledger)

June 16 - DCR, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Partner Up for Another Great Season of Events (Lynn Journal)

June 18 - Not everyone can access Massachusetts’ beautiful beaches; Here’s what the state is doing to change that (MassLive)

June 22 - Eastie Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants (East Boston Times)

June 23 - Two Winthrop Organizations Receive Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Better Beaches Grants (Winthrop Sun)

July 1 - Carson Beach Hosts Save The Harbor/Save The Bay's Teen Beach Bash (WBZ)

July 13 - Lynn Girl’s Inc. Take to the High Seas (Lynn Item)

July 15 - Mass. lawmakers have cleared the way for Robert Kraft to build a new soccer stadium for the New England Revolution in Everett (Boston Globe)

July 20 - Anthony Alioto, 6, rises out of the water as about 100 children run into the water at Constitution Beach (Boston Herald)

July 20 - A child splashes about as about 100 children run into the water at Constitution Beach (Boston Herald)

July 20 - Looking Into King’s Beach Water Problems (Lynn Journal)

July 20 - Mass. kids and teens make a splash at area’s pools and beaches (WHDH)

July 21 - A Day at the Beach (Boston Globe)

July 21 - SB Youth Enjoy a Perfect Day on Spectacle Island (South Boston Online)

July 21 - South Boston Youth Enjoy a Perfect Day for Swimming on Spectacle Island (South Boston Today)

July 21 - Wake Up Call from Youth Beach Bash & Splash (WCVB)

July 30 - ‘Better off flipping a coin’: Beach advocacy organization wants state review of water quality flagging accuracy for ocean beaches (MassLive)

July 30 - Accessible Beach Day in East Boston (WBZ)

July 30 - Hundreds with disabilities take part in Beach:Ability festival (WCVB)

July 31 - Gaining Access to the Beach (Boston Globe)

July 31 - It’s All Beachy in Eastie (Boston Herald)

July 31 - Seeing red: Water quality postings at Wollaston Beach are 'fatally flawed,' nonprofit says (Patriot Ledger)

August 1 - Contamination Concerns Persist at King's Beach in Lynn (NBC)

August 2 - Flagging Accuracy at Dorchester Beaches ranged from13-54% for the 2020 and 2021 Beach Seasons (Caught in DOT)

August 3 - Opinion | Beach flags flunk the accuracy test (Dorchester Reporter)

August 21 - In Lynn, Diversity Matters (Lynn Item)

August 16 - Fun in the Sun: Over 250 kids enjoyed Dorchester’s Beach Fest on Malibu Beach (Caught in DOT)

August 23 - Jamaica Plain Bethel Math and Science Scholars Join Save the Harbor for Swimming on Spectacle Island (Jamaica Plain News)

August 25 - Renewed Hope For Swampscott King's Beach Cleanup 'Success Story' (Patch)

August 25 - Boston producers hit the surf for a ‘Beats on the Beach’ Block Party (Vanyaland)

August 29 - Family Festival The Start Of Something Good In Swampscott (Patch)

August 30 - Sun setting on a long, hot summer (Boston Herald)

September 1 - ‘It’s a real party!’ Endless Summer festival to showcase Hull’s appeal in all seasons (Hull Times)

September 7 - Over 5,000 People Take Part in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Activities So Far This Year (East Boston Times)

September 7 - Over 5,000 People Take Part in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Activities So Far This Year (Revere Journal)

September 8 - Over 5,000 People Take Part in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Activities (Charlestown Patriot-Bridge)

September 8 - Over 5,000 People Take Part in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Activities So Far This Year (Winthrop Transcript)

October 4 - No Swimming Sign Unveiled at Stacey's Brook (Lynn Item)

October 7 - Boston Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Clean Water Act, Looks Back on Harbor Cleanup (Boston Globe)

October 7 - EPA Highlights Boston Harbor as a National Success Story to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act (EPA Release)

October 7 - Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act: The best way to "Save the Harbor" is to "Share the Harbor" with everyone! (Boston Patch)

October 12 - Northshore Juneteenth Association's McClain honored as 'Harbor Hero' (Lynn Item)

October 18 - Boston Properties honored as Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 18 - Maureen Mazrimas honored as Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 18 - Nicole McClain of Lynn honored as Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 18 - Hyde Park resident Ruben Hernandez honored as Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 20 - Friends of Wollaston Beach President Honored As Harbor Hero (Quincy Sun)

November 4 - MWRA and BioBot honored as Harbor Heroes (Patch)

November 4 - Related Beal secures approval from the Boston Planning and Development Agency for 1.1 million s/f Channelside (NEREJ)