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Heat Wave Sends Swampscott Students Home Early Tuesday
Kindergarten through eighth-graders will be headed out at 12:30 p.m.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Swampscott students in grades kindergarten through eighth grade will be dismissed at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday because of the extreme heat.
Grab-and-go lunches will be available.
The National Weather Service once again predicted the heat index could reach the mid-90s on Tuesday.
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The state Department of Environmental Protection on Monday issued an air quality alert for Essex County because of high ozone levels due to the heat and humidity. Those with respiratory issues, children and seniors should be careful not to exert themselves outside and drink plenty of fluids.
[Heat Advisories] A look at active Heat Advisories for today, in effect for most except for the higher terrain and southeastern coastal New England -> pic.twitter.com/BAUs83YLcd
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) June 8, 2021
Residents are also reminded that pavement temperatures reached at high as 117 degrees in the sun on Monday — so be careful to take pets on short walks, and walk in the shade or on grass, if possible.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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