2021 Press

February 26 - Save the Harbor's Virtual Harpoon Shamrock Splash Begins March 1 (Boston Patch)

February 26 - Save the Harbor's Virtual Harpoon Shamrock Splash Begins March 1 (Quincy Patch)

February 26 - Save the Harbor's Virtual Harpoon Shamrock Splash Begins March 1 (Swampscott Patch)

March 3 - 2021 Shamrock Splash heads to cyberspace (Revere Journal)

March 4 - 2021 Shamrock Splash Heads to Cyberspace (Winthrop Sun)

March 6 - Annual Shamrock Splash Polar Plunge Done Virtually Saturday Due To COVID-19 (WBZ4 CBSN Boston)

March 6 - Massachusetts group holds annual Shamrock Splash polar plunge virtually due to COVID-19 (WCVB 5)

March 7 - Cold Splash (Boston Globe)

March 17 - Save the Harbor's Splash Raises $50,000 for Free Beach Programs (Swampscott Patch)

March 17 - Shamrock Splash (Winthrop Sun)

March 18 - Shamrock Splash Supports Save the Harbor, Friends of Wollaston Beach (Quincy Sun)

March 18 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay's Virtual Shamrock Splash had to "go virtual" this year (South Boston Today)

March 24 - Giannino Appointed to Metropolitan Beaches Commission (Revere Journal)

March 25 - Virtual Shamrock Splash raises $50K for beaches’ free program (Hull Times)

March 28 - Save the Harbor Seeks Great Ideas for 2021 Better Beaches Program Grants (Boston Patch)

March 28 - Save the Harbor Seeks Great Ideas for 2021 Better Beaches Program Grants (Quincy Patch)

March 28 - Save the Harbor Seeks Great Ideas for 2021 Better Beaches Program Grants (Swampscott Patch)

March 29 - An invitation to 'reimagine' our beaches (Dorchester Reporter)

March 29 - Save the Harbor Seeks Great Ideas for 2021 Better Beaches Program Grants (South Boston Today)

June 9 - EPA requires Quincy to spend $100 million to reduce sewage flowing into Boston Harbor (Boston Globe)

June 12 - Grants to bring fun activities to Boston beaches this summer (Boston Globe)

June 13- Beach programs, events getting boost for summer of ‘21 (WBUR)

June 13 - State grants boost beach programs in post-pandemic summer (Boston Herald)

June 14 - Back to the beach this summer! (Boston Patch)

June 15 - Lynn, Nahant Beaches Get DCR Grants For Summer Activities (Daily Item)

June 17 - Beach programs, events getting boost from grant (Dorchester Reporter)

June 17 - Hull recipient of $12,000-plus for free beach events, programs (Hull Times) 

June 17 - Local Organizations Receive Beach Grants (Winthrop Sun) 

June 23 - Eastie Non-Profits Share in $32,500 for Local Beach Grants (East Boston) 

July 5 - Local beaches get an A (Boston Herald) 

July 5 - Report says Swampscott's King's Beach often unsafe for swimming (Daily Item) 

July 6 - King’s Beach unsafe 30% of the time (Daily Item) 

July 6 - Water Quality Improving At Boston-Area Beaches, Report Finds (WBZ4 CBSN Boston) 

July 6 - Revels Boston Harbor Cruise And Sing Returns August 10 (Broadway World) 

July 7 - 2021 Metropolitan Beaches Water-Quality Report Card Show Some Perfect Scores (East Boston Times) 

July 7 - Water quality at Wollaston Beach has room for improvement, according to report (Patriot Ledger) 

July 7 - Revere Beach Scores Perfect Water Quality in Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s Report Card (Revere Journal) 

July 8 - Study: water quality improved at Dorchester beaches last year (Dorchester Reporter) 

July 8 - Clean water? Swim Pleasure Bay (South Boston Online) 

July 12 - Report: ‘Potentially unsafe’ levels of fecal bacteria found at 264 Massachusetts beaches (Boston Herald) 

July 12 - Beach water quality reports underscore infrastructure woes (Gloucester Daily Times) 

July 12 - Mass. Beach Water Quality Reports Find Sewage Helping to Make Swimming Unsafe (NBC Boston) 

July 13 - Water quality report finds elevated bacteria at Boston-area beaches, though one group calls findings ‘hyperbolic’ (Boston Globe) 

July 13 - This map shows which Mass. beaches tested positive for elevated bacteria (Boston Globe) 

July 13 - Beach water quality reports underscore infrastructure woes (Patriot Ledger) 

July 14 - Eastie’s Constitution Beach Scores High Marks on Water Quality Report Card (East Boston Times) 

July 14 - Report finds bacteria at hundreds of Massachusetts beaches (CT Post) 

July 14 - High levels of fecal bacteria found at hundreds of Massachusetts beaches (WCVB) 

July 14 - Nearly half of Mass. beaches tested had at least one potentially ‘unsafe day’ due to fecal bacteria, report shows (Boston.com) 

July 14 - Environmental nonprofits alarmed about water quality at King's Beach (Wicked Local) 

July 15 - Report finds bacteria at hundreds of Massachusetts beaches (Associated Press) 

July 16 -King’s Beach on Boston’s North Shore plagued by pollution (Boston Herald) 

July 16 - Save the Harbor's Kids Beach Bash and Splash in East Boston today (Boston 25) 

July 19 - Wake Up Call from Save the Harbor Save the Bay Beach Bash (WCVB 5) 

July 22 - Charles River Watershed Associations, EPA Announce Water Quality Grades for Charles and Muddy Rivers (Beacon Hill Times) 

July 23 - Back to the beach with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (Wicked Local Braintree)  

July 27 - Thinking about boating or swimming? Check the water quality (The Reminder) 

July 27 - Dozens of US Beaches Shut Down in July Due to High Levels of Toxic Bacteria 

July 28 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay wants your beats (Allston Pudding) 

July 28 - Back to the beach with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay! (Quincy Patch) 

July 28 - Back to the beach with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay! (South End Patch) 

July 28 - MRWA Announce Water Quality Grades for the Mystic and Charles Rivers (East Boston Times) 

July 28 - Dozens of US Beaches Shut Down in July Due to High Levels of Toxic Bacteria 

July 28 - Decenas de playas de EE. UU. cierran en julio por altos niveles de bacterias tóxicas 

July 29 - Back to the beach with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay! (Boston Patch) 

July 31 - King’s Beach defies cleanup (Daily Item) 

August 4 - Constitution Beach Youth Beach Bash & Splash (East Boston Times) 

August 5 - Quincy forced to fix sewage overflows in settlement with feds (Boston Herald) 

August 10 - 200 Kids from Dorchester celebrated a summer together again at Beach Fest 2021 at Malibu Beach (Caught in DOT) 

August 11 -NOAH and Zumix Team Up to Tackle the Rising Tide of the Digital Divide (East Boston Times) 

August 11 - NOAH’s Constitution Beach Kayaking Program a Success So Far (East Boston Times) 

August 14 - Constitution Beach hosts accessible swim day (7 News Boston) 

August 14 - A Fun Day at the Beach (Boston Herald) 

August 15 - Beach:Ability event at Constitution Beach in East Boston promotes greater accessibility (WCVB) 

August 15 - Making a Splash! (Boston Herald) 

August 17 - Green crabs are invasive. Lucky for us, they are also delicious (Boston Globe) 

August 18 - Disability community celebrates Beach:Ability at ConstitutionBeach (East Boston Times) 

August 18 - 9 local teens were big winners at this year's Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Youth Fishing Tournament at Fan Pier Marina on August 10. (Boston Patch) 

August 19 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Youth Fishing Tournament at Fan Pier Marina (South Boston Today) 

August 20 - A Look at the Teen Center at St. Peter's (Boston Pilot) 

August 22- Opinion: Clean King's Beach (Daily Item) 

August 27 - 2500 Kids from 70 Groups Set Sail for Spectacle Island With Save the Harbor/Save the Bay This Summer (Patch) 

August 27 - Charlestown Kids Spend the Day Fish and Lobsters on Boston Harbor with Save the Harbor/Save the Bay (Patch)

September 2 - The Ollie Puts Kid’s Safety First on Carson Beach

September 10 - Lynn Mayor and State Delegates Ask For Funds To Clean Up King's Beach (Daily Item)

September 17 - Lynn, Nahant, Swampscott Communities Rally To Improve King's Beach (Daily Item)

September 20 - Swampscott lawmakers eye federal money to address King's Beach wastewater (Wicked Local)

September 30 - Getting Our Beaches Ready For Fall (South Boston Today)

September 30 - Vertex Volunteers Help Save the Harbor Get South Boston Beaches Ready For Fall (Patch)

October 1 - Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA Partners with Save the Harbor for an End-of-Summer Cleanup at M Street Beach (Patch)

October 1 - Lynn Water & Sewer Gets To Work On King’s Beach (Daily Item)

October 5 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay Hosts Harbor Healing Wellness Fest at Constitution Beach (Patch)

October 6 - Save the Harbor/Save the Bay’s First-Ever Harbor Healing Wellness Fest (EB Times)

October 21 - Destination: Boston Harbor (South Boston Online)

October 25 - Save the Harbor & Hines Volunteers Pitch In At Squantum Point (Patch)

October 25 - Save the Harbor/ Save the Bay Honors 2021 Boston Harbor Heroes (Patch)

October 26 - Lisa Fortenberry of Quincy honored as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 26- Save the Harbor Honors Mark Chrisos of Portsmouth as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch)

October 26 - Save the Harbor Honors Shavel'le Olivier As Boston Harbor Hero (Patch) 

October 26 - Save the Harbor Honors Judy Pederson of Falmouth As Harbor Hero (Patch) 

October 26 - Save the Harbor Honors Judy Pederson of Worcester As Harbor Hero (Patch) 

October 28 - Save the Harbor Honors Jon Cronin of Boston As Harbor Hero (Patch) 

October 28 - Nearly 90 Volunteers Help Spruce Up Wollaston Beach (Quincy Sun) 

October 28 - Groups, Volunteers Team Up To Clean Squantum Point Park (Quincy Sun) 

October 29 - Joseph Newman of Chatham honored as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch) 

November 1 - Save the Harbor Honors East Boston Student as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch) 

November 1 - Save the Harbor Honors Allston Student as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch) 

November 1 - Save the Harbor Honors Charlestown Student as Boston Harbor Hero (Patch) 

November 1 - Boston Launches Free Swim Lessons, Lifeguard Training Through A Partnership For Swim Safety 

November 30 - Panel Aims To Ensure Massachusetts Public Beaches Are Accessible To Aall (MassLive) 

December 1 - Public Beach Access For People With Disabilities Focus Of Hearings To Improve Equity, Inclusion (Wicked Local) 

December 2 - Chris Mancini Sets 2022 Goals for SH/SB (South Boston Online)

December 3 - Legislature Pumps $5M into King's Beach Cleanup (The Daily Item)

December 6 - Collaboration is The Key At King's Beach (The Daily Item)

December 8 - Commission Weighs Increased Handicapped Access at Lynn and Nahant Beaches (The Daily Item)