State owned beaches are open to the public. All public beaches in towns and cities must be open to anyone not just local residents based on a 2001 state Supreme Court ruling.

We rank the 11 Best Beaches in Connecticut. See which places our readers like the best, and vote for your favorites.

People across the state continued to celebrate the Fourth of July throughout the weekend. “It’s nice and calm and relaxed for ...

As schools let out, the sun starts to shine and temperatures rise, the topic of where to find a beach in Connecticut begins. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 76°F.

Connecticut beaches for everyone? Good luck finding parking. by Sybil Nassau August 24, 2021 @ 1:00 am Updated March 5, 2022 @ 12:58 am. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook; ...

Lebert F. Lester II still remembers his first trip to the beach. It was the late 1970s, and he was 8 or 9 years old, the eighth in a family of 11 children from a poor and mostly African-American ...

KP: Ned Cole was making headlines in the 1970s, taking busloads of children from poor urban centers, we're talking primarily African American and Latino children, down to Connecticut's beaches ...

Water quality monitoring funded by the federal government has ensured safer beaches in Connecticut, despite three victims of water-borne viruses reported since July 1.

There may not be a lot of sun this weekend, but many Connecticut beaches that were closed to swimmers when heavy rain raised bacteria levels in the water this week have reopened.