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What's The State Of Our Beaches Going Into Summer?

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A wave crashes over the sea wall in the Cedar Point area of Scituate, during a January Nor'easter. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
A wave crashes over the sea wall in the Cedar Point area of Scituate, during a January Nor'easter. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

The upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend kicks off the unofficial start of summer, but here in New England many area beaches won't be summer-ready for several more weeks.

Officials say the consecutive winter nor'easters, with historic winds and damaging surges, destroyed homes and dunes and the state is still waiting on federal aid.

Guest

Bruce Berman, director of communication and strategy for Save the Harbor/Save the Bay. He tweets at @bostonsbaywatch.

This segment aired on May 23, 2018.

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