Duxbury Harbormaster Don Beers is reporting that Duxbury Beach, specifically Residents Beach, will remain closed to swimming following continued high levels of bacteria in water samples. Only Duxbury Residents Beach is affected by high bacteria. Duxbury Beach at the Bath House, Landing Road, Shipyard Lane and West End all remain open with safe levels. Beers said he expects Duxbury Beach to remain closed to swimming through Tuesday when further water samples will be taken.

“Obviously something’s out there,” said Beers. “In that one small area where I sampled, we can’t remove the seaweed because of the nearby endangered species. If it wasn’t created by some kind of mammal, maybe the seaweed contains some kind of bacteria.”