Advocates for local city beaches in Boston say the Department of Conservation and Recreation is “burdened” by a lack of leadership continuity, clear direction and accountability among top officials.
New Department of Conservation and Recreation Commissioner Brian Arrigo said he wants to be the “longest serving” person in the role after a report released Friday pointed out turnover at the top of the department within the last decade.
The current posting system for Massachusetts ocean beaches is fundamentally flawed and needs to be fixed Last week, Save the Harbor/Save the Bay issued a report on beach postings on the Metropolitan Region’s ocean beaches owned by the Commonwealth and managed by DCR. Based on our review of 2020-2021 data from 15 beaches from Nahant to Nantasket, on average 80 percent of the