County Closes Valley Grove; Steers Beach Still Closed

Commissioner of the Suffolk County Department of Health Services James Tomarken said thatValley Grove Beach in Eatons Neck has been added to this list of beaches that are closed to bathing due to the finding ofbacterial levels in excess of acceptable criteria.

Steers Beach was closed Thursday and remains closed. 

For the latest information on affected beaches, call the Bathing Beach Hotline at (631) 852-5822, contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normalbusiness hours, or visit the website link below and in the Popular Links box, clickon “Beach Advisories and Closures."

Original article:  in Northport was closed to swimming Thursday by the Suffolk County Department of Health Services due to unsafe bacterial levels, according to Commissioner James Tomarken.

Additionally the beach closure issued for in Huntington and Huntington Beach Community Association in Centerport issued earlier has been lifted, as results of recent samples collected show the water quality to be within acceptable levels.

For more information, call the Bathing Beach HOTLINE at (631) 852-5822, or contact the Department's Office of Ecology at 852-5760 during normal business hours.