With Heat Wave Coming, Providence Extends Pool Hours

PROVIDENCE, RI — With a weekend of extreme temperatures ahead, Providence city officials have taken steps to make sure residents stay cool. All 13 of the city's water play areas and five public pools will have extended hours on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, both water play parks and public pools will be open from noon until 8 p.m., one hour later than they usually close. Both are free and open to the public.

Pools

• McGrane Pool at West End Recreation Center, 404 Dexter Street
• Almagno Pool at Neutaconkanut Recreation Center, 675 Plainfield St.
• Selim Rogers Recreation Center, 60 Camden Ave.
• Zuccolo Recreation Center 18 Gesler St.
• Davey Lopes Recreation Center, 227 Dudley St.

Water Parks

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

Throughout the weekend, cooling centers will be open to the public for those who do not have air conditioning, both city-sponsored and in non-city-owned locations. While cooling centers are generally not open on Sundays, there will be extended hours to accommodate the heat wave from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

City Cooling Centers

• Nathan Bishop Middle School, 101 Sessions St.
• E-Cubed Academy, 812 Branch Ave.
• Anthony Carnevale Elementary School, 50 Springfield St.
• Young Woods Elementary School, 674 Prairie Ave.
• Providence Career & Technical Academy, 41 Fricker St.

A full list of library branches and cooling centers is available on the City of Providence's website.

The city's weekly Saturday mattress drop-off at 700 Allens Ave. has been canceled.

Providence's public pools also serve as pick-up locations for free lunches during the summer for anyone under the age of 18. Call 211 for more information or to sign up.