Swampscott Outlines Coronavirus Beach Rules

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott is restricting parking at the town's beaches and asking beach goers to maintain social distances of 12 feet in the ongoing effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.

In a letter to residents, Swampscott Town Administrator Sean Fitzgerald said the town would follow the guidelines the state established in the first phase of its reopening plan. Those guidelines include

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• A minimum of 12 ft distance between toweling/beach blanket groups.
• Keeping loading and unloading times for people and personal items at drop off areas to a minimum.
• Organized ball games are NOT allowed activities, including but not limited to, volleyball, Kan Jam, spike ball, football, soccer, Kadima, and bocce.
• A new, carry-in, carry-out policy for trash.

The town's lifeguards will be enforcing the new policies.

"As a Commonwealth and as a community, we are still dealing with a deadly virus that is still taking lives and we hope everyone will continue to follow the new 'safer at home' guidance that Governor Baker has issued this week," Fitzgerald said.

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