<p>The lake beach area of Peconic Dunes County Park on Great Pond in Peconic has been closed to swimming as a result of higher-than-acceptable levels of bacteria, Suffolk County health officials said Thursday.</p> 
<p>For information on openings and closings, call the county's beach hotline at 631-852-5822 or see www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health.</p>

The lake beach area of Peconic Dunes County Park on Great Pond in Peconic has been closed to swimming as a result of higher-than-acceptable levels of bacteria, Suffolk County health officials said Thursday. For information on openings and closings, call the county's beach hotline at 631-852-5822 or see www.suffolkcountyny.gov/health.

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