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3-Day Heat Advisory – Cooling Centers & Resources

August 11, 2021/RINewsToday

Excessive heat watches for Wednesday – Thursday – and now, Friday for the greater Rhode Island area.

Here are some local resources to help manage through the heat:

Pawtucket Cooling Centers and Resources

Due to the continued extreme heat for the coming days Pawtucket’s Cooling Centers will continue to consist of the Blackstone Valley Visitors Center, Senior Center, and a mobile Cooling Center on Roosevelt Avenue today, Wednesday, August 11th and Thursday, August 12th.

The Blackstone Valley Visitors Center is open 7 days a week as a cooling center, and the Leon Mathieu Senior Center remains open as a cooling center Monday through Friday. 

The Blackstone Valley Visitor Center 

175 Main Street First Floor
Open 7 days a week 9:00am-5:00pm 

Pawtucket EMA Mobile Cooling Center 

Roosevelt Avenue 

Open August 11 and 12 

12:00pm -3:00pm 

The Leon Mathieu Senior Center 

420 Main Street
Monday through Friday 8:30am -4:00pm 

Additionally, today and tomorrow the Pawtucket Police Department’s Neighborhood Response Unit will be visiting Pawtucket parks starting at noon in order to distribute water to those in attendance which include Slater Park and Fairlawn Veterans Memorial Park. Today Officer Leach and K-9 Magno will be distributing water and tomorrow Officers Rose and Sommer will be at the parks encouraging residents to stay hydrated in the extreme heat. 

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Cranston

Cranston Senior Center: 1070 Cranston St – Mon to Fri, 9am to 3:30pm

Central Public Library: 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd – Sat, 9am to 5pm

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Providence

Providence Water Park and Pool Hours Extended August 11 through August 13 with High Temperatures Expected

Officials urge residents to exercise caution ahead of extreme heat conditions; provide safety tips and locations and schedules of cooling centers, pools and water parks

Providence, RI – Providence Mayor Jorge O. Elorza today announced that all Providence water parks and pools will have extended hours Wednesday, August 11 through Friday, August 13 to help residents keep cool with extreme high temperatures forecasted. All Providence water parks and pools will remain open until 7pm.

During extreme temperatures, heat related illnesses are possible with prolonged outdoor exposure and strenuous activity and the effects are cumulative over consecutive days. The elderly, youth and sick are especially vulnerable to high heat conditions. The City and Providence Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) are asking residents to take precaution and are providing extreme heat tips and locations and schedules of Providence cooling centers, water parks, and pools.

EXTREME HEAT TIPS:

  • Stay indoors as much as possible and limit exposure to the sun.
  • Drink plenty of water, even if you do not feel thirsty; avoid drinks with caffeine.
  • Limit your outdoor activities to the evening hours if possible.
  • Wear loose fitting clothing that is light in color; wear brimmed hats and sunscreen SPF 15 or higher.
  • Use a buddy system when working outdoors.
  • Check on your neighbors, especially the elderly and people with special needs.
  • Do not leave children or pets in cars.
  • Do not open fire hydrants to cool down, it is against the law; report any open fire hydrant to the fire department.
  • Recognize the signs and symptoms of heat-related emergencies.

Other helpful tips can be found at http://www.providenceri.gov/pema/extreme-heat/.

WATER PARKS

The following Providence water parks will be open with extended hours from 12:00pm to 7:00pm, Wednesday, August 11 through Friday, August 13.

  • Al Carrington Water Park at Richardson Park, 64 Richardson Street (Corner of Richardson Street & Prairie Ave)
  • Billy Taylor Water Park, 124 Camp Street (Off Cypress Street)
  • Sackett Street Water Park, 110 Sackett Street (Across from Sackett Street Recreation Center)
  • Harriet & Sayles Water Park, 375 Sayles Street (Corner of Harriet & Sayles Streets)
  • General Street Water Park, 11 West Drive (Off Admiral Street)
  • George West Water Park, 1266 Chalkstone Ave (Corner of Chalkstone & Mt Pleasant Ave)
  • Fargnoli Water Park, 945 Smith Street (Close to Academy Ave)
  • Fox Point Water Park – at Cabral Park, 505 Wickenden Street (Next to Vartan Gregorian School)
  • Neutaconkanut Recreation Center Water Park, 675 Plainfield Street (Near Killingly Street)
  • Wallace Street Park, 1 Wallace Street
  • Pastore Park, Corner of Knight Street and Tell Street
  • Joslin Recreation Center, 17 Hyatt Street
  • Chad Brown Water Park, Chad Brown Street

POOLS

The following Providence pools will be open with extended hours from 12:00pm to 7:00pm, Wednesday, August 11 through Friday, August 13.

  • McGrane Pool at West End Recreation Center, 404 Dexter Street
  • Al Magno Pool at Neutaconkanut Recreation Center, 675 Plainfield Street
  • Selim Madelin Rogers Recreation Center Pool, 60 Camden Avenue
  • Zuccolo Recreation Center Pool, 18 Gesler Street

The Davey Lopes Recreation Center Pool, located at 227 Dudley Street is currently undergoing construction. The City is offering free, frequent shuttle rides for Providence residents from Davey Lopes Recreation Center to McGrane Pool at the West End Recreation Center. View the shuttle schedule here.

COOLING CENTERS:

Crossroads RI

  • 160 Broad Street
  • Providence, RI 02903
  • 401-521-2255
  • (Open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day) 

LIBRARY BRANCHES:

Residents may also seek shelter from the heat at the following Providence Community Library Branches:

Fox Point Library

  • 90 Ives Street
  • 401-331-0390
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Knight Memorial Library

  • 275 Elmwood Ave
  • 401-467-2625
  • Wednesday: 1:00 pm-8:00 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Mt. Pleasant Library

  • 315 Academy Avenue
  • 401-272-0106
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm 

Olneyville Library

  • 1 Olneyville Square
  • 401-421-4084
  • Wednesday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:30 pm-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Rochambeau Library

  • 708 Hope Street
  • 401-272-3780
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 1:00 pm-8:00 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Smith Hill Library

  • 31 Candace Street
  • 401-331-0390
  • Wednesday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

South Providence Library

  • 441 Prairie Avenue
  • 401-467-2619
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Wanskuck Library

  • 233 Veazie Street
  • 401-274-4145
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Washington Park Library

  • 1316 Broad Street
  • 401-781-3148
  • Wednesday: 10:00 am-1:00 pm, 2:00 pm-5:30 pm
  • Thursday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm, 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
  • Friday: 1:00 pm-5:30 pm

Barrington:

Barrington Library: 281 County Rd

  • Mon – Thurs: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM
  • Fri – Sat: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
  • SUN: CLOSED

Barrington Public Safety Building: 100 Federal Rd; 24/7

  • Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4:30 PM

Bristol:

Roger’s Free Library: 525 Hope St

  • Mon, Tues, Thurs: 9 AM – 5 PM
  • Wed: 9AM – 8PM
  • Sat: 9AM – 5PM

Quinta-Gamelin Recreation Center: 101 Asylum Rd

  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Sat & Sun: 8 AM – 8 PM

Burrillville:

Jesse Smith Library: 100 Tinkham Lane

  • Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM
  • Fri & Sat: 9 AM – 4 PM

Central Falls:

Forand Manor Community Center: 30 Washington St.

  • Cooling center from 9:00am- 9:00pm. Today and tomorrow

Veterans Memorial Park: 416 Hunt Street

Coventry:

Any Police Station or Fire Station In Coventry:

  • Available Off Hours

East Greenwich:

East Greenwich Police Station Community Room: 176 1st Ave; 24/7

Swift Community Center: 121 Pierce St

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM

East Providence:

Riverside Library: 475 Bullocks Point Ave

  • Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 6 PM
  • Sat 9AM – 5 PM

East Providence Senior Center: 610 Waterman Ave

  • Sunday: 10 AM – 7 PM

Weaver Library: 41 Grove Ave

  • Mon – Thurs: 9 AM – 8 PM
  • Fri,Sat & Sat: 9 AM – 5 PM

Exeter:

Exeter Town Hall: 675 Ten Rod Rd

  • Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

***If we have a population after 4PM, we will move to a different location due to a meeting scheduled at 7 on Monday***

Foster:

Tyler Free Library: 81A Moosup Valley Rd (397-7930)

  • Monday 12pm – 5pm
  • Wednesday 10am – 8pm
  • Friday 10am – 2pm

Foster Public Library: 184 Howard Hill Rd (397-4801)

  • Tuesday 10am – 8pm
  • Wednesday 12pm – 8pm
  • Thursday 10am – 8pm
  • Friday 12pm – 5pm
  • Saturday 10am – 2pm

Glocester:

Glocester Manton Library: 1137 Putnam Pike

  • Mon – Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Fri: 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM

Glocester Senior Center: 1210 Putnam Pike

  • Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Glocester Town Hall: 1145 Putnam Pike

  • ***Will be opened as needed, hours to be determined. This is not a standing Cooling Center. Regular hours Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4:30 PM***

Hopkinton:

Hopkinton Town Hall: 1 Town House Rd

  • 9 AM – 4 PM (Wed – Fri)

Jamestown:

Jamestown Police Station: 250 Conanicus Ave

  • 24 Hours
  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Sat 8 AM – Sun 8 AM
  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Sat 8 AM – Sun 8 AM

Senior Center: 650 Green End Ave

  • Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Town Hall: 350 E. Main Rd

  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Middletown Police Department: 123 Valley Rd

  • Sat 5 PM – Sun 8 PM

Narragansett:

Maury Loontjens Memorial Library 35 Kingstown Rd

  • Mon – Thurs: 9:30 AM – 7 PM
  • Fri: 9:30 AM – 6 PM
  • Sat: 9:30 AM – 2 PM

Newport:

Donovan Manor: 19 Chapel St

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Florence Gray Community Center: 1 Shimoda Way

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

North Kingstown:

Senior Center: 44 Beach St

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

North Providence:

Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center: 2 Atlantic Blvd

  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

North Providence Union Free Public Library: 1810 Mineral Spring Ave

  • Mon – Thur: 9 AM – 7:45 PM
  • Fri: 9 AM – 4:45 PM

Pawtucket:

Blackstone Valley Tourism: 175 Main Street

  • Monday-Sunday 9am-5pm

Leon Mathieu Senior Center: 420 Main Street

  • M-F 8:30am – 4pm

Portsmouth:

Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center: 110 Bristol Ferry Rd

  • Mon – Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Richmond:

Clark Memorial Library: 7 Pinehurst Dr, Carolina

  • Mon – Tues: 1 PM – 8 PM
  • Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Thurs: 1 PM – 8 PM
  • Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM
  • Sat: 10 AM – 2 PM

Scituate:

Chopmist Hill Senior Center: 1315 Chopmist Hill Rd

  • Wed – Fri: 9:30 AM – 3 PM

Smithfield:

Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink: 109 Pleasant View Ave

  • Sun – Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

South Kingstown:

Formally South Kingstown Adult Daycare: 238 Post Rd

  • Call 401-783-3321 in advance for the Cooling Centers’ hours of operation

Warren:

Andreozzi Hall: 20 Libby Ln

  • Mon – Thurs: 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Fri: 10 AM – 5 PM
  • Sat: 10 AM – 3 PM
  • Will only be used as a cooling center during a power outage

Warwick:

Pilgrim Senior Center: 27 Pilgrim Parkway

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Westerly:

Westerly Senior Center: 39 State St

  • Mon – Fri: 8:30 AM – 3:30 PM

West Warwick:

West Warwick Public Library: 1043 Main St

  • Mon, Thurs, Fri: 9:00 AM – 5 PM
  • Tues and Wed: 9:00 AM – 9PM

Woonsocket:

Woonsocket Senior Center: 84 Social St

  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM

Woonsocket Police Station Lobby Area: 242 Clinton St

  • Weekends and Library/Senior Center Off Hours

Landmark Medical Center Lobby Area: 115 Cass Ave

  • Mon – Sun: 9 AM – 9 PM

Mt. St. Charles Ice Arena: 800 Ledge St

  • Mon – Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM
  • Sat & Sun: 9 AM – 12 PM

This will be updated throughout the 3 day emergency heat period.

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