Suffolk Beach Closed For Bathing: Health Department Officials

MILLER PLACE, NY — Miller Place Park Beach is closed for bathing because of bacteria that is over the level of acceptable criteria, according to a Suffolk Department Health Services news release.

It will reopen when testing reveals the bacteria have subsided to acceptable levels, the news release stated.

Knollwood Beach in Centerport and Venetian Shores Beach in Lindenhurst have been cleared to reopen.

Bathing in bacteria-contaminated water can result in gastrointestinal illness, as well as infections of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat, Health Commissioner Dr. Gregson Pigott said.

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