Gloucester Clam Flats Stay Closed Despite Repair of Haverhill Sewage Line

DATELINE — GLOUCESTER

The day after America's 250th birthday, Gloucester's fishing community remained in limbo as shellfish beds stayed closed even after a Haverhill sewage leak blamed for upstream contamination was repaired — while the city's Lanesville neighborhood capped the holiday weekend with its annual homemade Fourth of July Parade.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The Lanesville neighborhood carried on its Independence Day tradition July 4, staging its annual homemade Fourth of July Parade through neighborhood streets. Reuters wire photographers were on hand to document the celebration, capturing children watching the procession and residents marching together through the seaside community.

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"Clammers lament flat closures despite fix of Haverhill sewage leak," the Gloucester Daily Times reports. Shellfish beds in the area remain off-limits to harvesters even after the Haverhill sewage line blamed for contaminating upstream waters was repaired, with clammers and related businesses — including Woodman's of Essex — still waiting on regulators to clear the flats (read it at https://www.gloucestertimes.com/news/fishing_industry_news/clammers-lament-flat-closures-despite-fix-of-haverhill-sewage-leak/article_c2c20bcb-1fb3-4e08-922f-c83387c1d4dd.html).