Beaches Schedule & Closures

Heart Pond and Freeman Lake Beach at Varney Park are scheduled to be open with Lifeguards 10am – 6pm daily June 17, 2023, through August 27, 2023.

Heart Pond is CLOSED DUE TO ALGAE as of 8/21/23 and will NOT REOPEN this Summer.

Freeman lake has reopened as of 8/23/23.

For more information, please call the Health Department at 978-250-5241. We greatly appreciate your patience!

We will post closure(s) of either Beach on this site due to the following reasons:

· No Lifeguards on Duty

· High E.coli counts above the recreational water limit of 235/100ml.
· Harmful algal blooms (HABS)
· Exceeding levels of animal feces
· Dangerous wading conditions due to excess weeds Please click here for additional details:

Weekly E.Coli counts:

· June 12, 2023 - Freeman Lake: 3/100ml and Heart Pond: 12/100ml

• June 20, 2023- Freeman Lake 6/100ml and Heart Pond 228/100ml

• July 7, 2023- Freeman Lake 46/100ml and Heart Pond 28/100ml

• July 12, 2023- Freeman Lake 24/100ml and Heart Pond 40/100ml

• July 20, 2023- Freeman Lake 39/100ml and Heart Pond 10/100ml

• July 26, 2023-Freeman Lake 11/100ml and Heart Pond 22/100ml

• August 1, 2023-Freeman Lake 62/100ml and Heart Pond 3/100ml

• August 22, 2023- Freeman Lake 88/100 ML- No Heart Pond testing