Rhode Island Department of Health, Cannon Building CC BY-SA 4.0

Due to high bacteria counts, the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has recommended that the swimming area at Colaluca Family Campground in Foster be closed.

RIDOH will continue to monitor the water quality through Labor Day and make any updates as needed.

The status of a beach may change depending on new information, so RIDOH recommends staying up-to-date on the latest information by calling 401-222-2751 or visiting the RIDOH website.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) assisted a What’sUpNewp journalist with the reporting included in this story.

Ryan Belmore is the owner and publisher of What's Up Newp. He took over the publication in 2012 and has grown it into a three-time Rhode Island Monthly Best Local News Blog (2018, 2019, 2020). He was named LION Publishers Member of the Year in 2020 and received the Dominique Award from the Arts & Cultural Society of Newport County the same year. He has been awarded grants for investigative and community journalism, and continues to coach and mentor new local news publications nationwide. Ryan...

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