The Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) announces that due to predicted high temperatures and due to a heat advisory being issued for Providence, Kent, and Washington counties from 1 p.m. – 7 p.m. today, the following local cooling centers are scheduled to open: (Note: Additions to this list are notated by an asterisk.)
Charlestown *Charlestown Town Hall; 4540 South County Trail; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. *Police Community Room; 4901 Old Post Rd.; Tues., noon – 9 p.m.; Wed., 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. *Charlestown Senior Center; 100 Park Lane; Wednesday, noon – 4 p.m.
Coventry Coventry Senior Center; 50 Wood St.; Monday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 10 p.m.
Cranston Central Library; 140 Sockanosset Cross Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Cranston Senior Center; 1070 Cranston St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
East Greenwich Swift Gym, 111 Pierce St.; 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. East Greenwich Police Department community room; 176 1st Ave.; 4:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
East Providence Weaver Memorial Library; 41 Grove Ave.; Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. Riverside Library branch; 475 Bullocks Pt. Ave.; Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. East Providence Senior Center; 610 Waterman Ave.; Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Exeter Town Library; 773 Ten Rod Road; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Hopkinton Town Hall Council Chambers; 1 Town House Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Middletown Middletown Town Library; 700 W. Main Rd.; Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. – 8 p.m. Middletown Senior Center; 650 Green End Ave.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Middletown Town Hall; 350 E. Main Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Narragansett *Maury Loontjens Memorial Library; 35 Kingstown Rd.; Tues. and Wed., 9:30 a.m. – 8:30 p.m.
North Kingstown North Kingstown Senior Center; 44 Beach St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. North Kingstown Free Library; 100 Boone St.; Monday – Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m.
North Smithfield Scouter's Hall; 11 Main Street; open upon request, call 767-2206 to request
Pawtucket *Pawtucket Public Library; 13 Summer St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 8:45 p.m. *Leon Mathieu Senior center; 420 Main St.; Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. *Fogarty Manor Community Room; 214 Roosevelt Ave.; 24/7 *Kennedy Manor Community Room; 175 Broad St.; 24/7 *St. Germain Manor Community Room; 401 Mineral Spring Ave.; 24/7 *Downtown Visitor Center; 175 Main St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Portsmouth Multipurpose Senior Center; 110 Bristol Ferry Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. (Note: Preference given to seniors.)
Providence *Federal Hill House; 9 Courtland St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 6:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. *Silver Lake Annex Community Center; 529 Plainfield St.; Tues. and Wed., 6:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. *Joslin Community Development Corp.; 231 Amherst St.; Tues. and Wed., 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. *Nickerson Community Center; 133 Delaine St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. *Capitol Community Center; 110 Ruggles St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. *Davinci Center; 470 Charles St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. *West End Community Center; 109 Bucklin St.; Wednesday, 9 a.m. – noon *Jewish Community Center; 409 Elmgrove Ave.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8 a.m. – 6 p.m. *Fox Point Library; 90 Ives St.; Tuesday, 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wednesday, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. *Mt. Pleasant Library; 315 Academy Ave.; Tuesday, 1 p.m. – 9 p.m.; Wednesday, noon – 6 p.m. *Olneyville Library; 1 Olneyville Square; Tues., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.; Wed., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m. *Rochambeau Library; 708 Hope St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. *South Providence Library; 441 Prairie Ave.; Tues., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed., 9 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. *Wanskuck Library; 233 Veazie St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. *Washington Park Library; 1316 Broad St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. – 6 p.m. *Pool at Davey Lopes Rec Center; 227 Dudley St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Pool at Selim-Rogers Rec. Center; 60 Camden Ave.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Pool at Zuccolo Rec. Center; 11 Gesler St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Pool at Neutaconkanut Rec. Center; 675 Plainfield St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Pool at West End Rec. Center; 109 Bucklin St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Al Carrington Water Park; 64 Richardson St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Sackett St. Water Park; 110 Sackett St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Harriet & Sayles Water Park; 375 Sayles St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *General St. Water Park; 11 West Dr.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *George West Water Park; 1266 Chalkstone Ave.; Wedesnday, noon – 5 p.m. *Fargnoli Water Park; 945 Smith St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Fox Point Water Park; 505 Wickenden St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Neutaconkanut Rec. Center Water Park; 675 Plainfield St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Pleasant St. Water Park; 34 Pleasant St.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m. *Wallace St. Water Park; Wallace & Cumerford Sts.; Wednesday, noon – 5 p.m.
Richmond Richmond Community Center; 1168 Main St.; Monday - Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. Richmond Town Hall; 5 Richmond Townhouse Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Scituate Chopmist Hill Senior Ctr.; 1315 Chopmist Hill Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Smithfield *Municipal Ice Rink; 109 Pleasant View Ave.; Tues., noon – 11 p.m.; Wed., 6 a.m. – 11 p.m.
South Kingstown *The Center; 25 St. Domenic Rd.; Wednesday, 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. *The Neighborhood Guild; 325 Columbia St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 7 a.m. – 9 p.m. *Peace Dale Library; 1057 Kingstown Rd.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m. *Kingston Free Library; 2605 Kingstown Rd.; Tues., 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.; Wed., 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. *Hale Library; 2601 Commodore Perry Highway; Tues., 1 p.m. – 8 p.m.; Wed., 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Warren *Warren Senior Center; 20 Libby Lane; Tuesday and Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
West Greenwich Louttit Library; 274 Victory Highway; Tuesday and Wednesday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Woonsocket Harris Public Library; 303 Clinton St.; Mon. and Wed., 9 a.m. – 9 p.m.; Tuesday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Woonsocket Senior Center; 84 Social St.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.
The list of cooling centers will be updated at 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Information on cooling centers is also available by calling 211.