Walden Pond

Days after banning open water swimming at Concord’s Walden Pond as part of a package of changes in response to a spate of drownings around Massachusetts, the Department of Conservation and Recreation will begin allowing the practice again. The DCR issued new guidance Wednesday evening once again permitting swimmers to navigate waters beyond those marked by ropes and buoys...

Walden Pond is among the places trying to keep people from drowning amid a spate of incidents this summer.

State parks officials are welcoming people to the state’s open lands amid the stay-at-home order in place in Massachusetts, just not in great numbers, and at 10 a.m. Saturday, the first park of the day was temporarily closed. The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Reservation announced the closure of the parking areas at Walden Pond State Reservation, due to...

Today: Mostly sunny. Breezy at times. Highs in the 60s near the coast, 70s inland.
Tonight: Mainly clear. Lows in the 40s.
Sunday: Bright sun to afternoon clouds. Highs in the 60s to around 70.

The sun brought dozens of people out on Saturday to Massachusetts state parks, forcing several of them to close for a couple of hours.

The first Saturday of May finally brought spring weather to Massachusetts, drawing people out of their homes for a breath of fresh air amid the stay-at-home advisory. But they filled up state parks, prompting authorities to close at least five of them temporarily Saturday afternoon. Two had to be closed twice: Concord’s Walden Pond State Reservation and Princeton’s Wachusett...

oday (Saturday): Gorgeous. Bright sun and breezy. Highs in the 60s to around 70. Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Showers arrive late. Lows in the 40s and 50s. Sunday: AM showers, then a blend of clouds and sun . Highs in the 70s.

Massachusetts State Police continue searching Walden Pond for a missing 53-year-old Cambridge man.

The body of an adult male swimmer was retrieved by a diver after being reported missing at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon, according to Massachusetts State Police.

The body of an adult male swimmer was retrieved by a diver after being reported missing at Walden Pond in Concord, Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon, according to Massachusetts State Police.

A 6-year-old boy has been hospitalized after collapsing during school recess in Auburn, Massachusetts, police confirm.