Nearly three dozen Massachusetts beaches are closed as temperatures soared into the high 90s on one of the summer’s most sweltering Fridays. The 31 beaches include both coastal beaches and inland ponds,

Heading into this weekend, 33 Massachusetts beaches are closed. Here's the full list. The following MA beaches, listed by town, are closed as of Thursday, July 24: Winchendon: Lake Dennison State Park at North Camp Beach (Bacterial Exceedance)

From Pittsfield to Provincetown, beaches remained closed as temperatures drop from the week's heat wave — although it will still be warm, in the mid- to high-80s throughout the state.