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Patuisset Beach Reopens For Swimming In Bourne

Patuisset Beach has reopened for swimming just as Bourne heads into a packed first weekend of August. The town's News Flash confirmed the beach is clear for use again, adding a summer recreation option as Pan-Mass Challenge riders pass through the region Saturday and Sunday and resident…

BOURNE -- Patuisset Beach has reopened for swimming, the town announced in its News Flash feed, giving residents a full recreation spot back just as Bourne heads into a packed first weekend of August.

TOWN HALL

The town's News Flash service confirmed that Patuisset Beach has reopened for swimming, restoring public access to the spot. The town did not detail the reason for the earlier closure in the posted item.

COMING UP

Bourne sits along the route of the Pan-Mass Challenge, the annual charity bike ride, which runs through the region Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 1-2. Also Sunday, the town's calendar lists "Meditations on the Beach," a community gathering by the shore.

Town boards have a full slate of sessions in the days just ahead: the Design Review Committee, and the Select Board's executive and regular sessions, meet Tuesday, Aug. 4; the Bourne Community Engagement Committee and the Zoning Board of Appeals hold a hearing Wednesday, Aug. 5; and the Conservation Commission holds a public meeting Thursday, Aug. 6.


Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.

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