Cooling Centers Open in Connecticut

With temperatures expected to soar past 90 degrees the next few days, cities and towns are opening cooling centers.

Bloomfield

The Alvin & Beatrice Wood Human Services Center

330 Park Ave.
9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday

Prosser Library
1 Tunxis Ave.
10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday

McMahon Wintonbury Library
1015 Blue Hills Ave.
10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesday
1 p.m. - 8 p.m. Thursday

Cheshire

Cheshire Senior Center
240 Maple Avenue
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Cheshire Public Library
104 Main Street
9 a.m. to 8:30 p.m.

Ellington

Hall Memorial Library
93 Main Street
10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Wednesday

Ellington Senior Center
40 Maple Street
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Hamden

Government Center
2750 Dixwell Ave.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Miller Library Complex
2901 Dixwell Ave.
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Wednesday
10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Thursday through Saturday.

Whitneyville Library
125 Carleton St.
closed Wednesdays and weekends

Community Branch Library
91 Circular Ave.
closed Wednesdays and weekends

Keefe Community Center
11 Pine St.
closed Wednesdays and weekends

Hamden Police Department
2900 Dixwell Ave.
24 hours

Hamden Fire Station 2
71 Circular Ave.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Hamden Fire Station 3
441 Hartford Turnpike
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Hamden Fire Station 4
2372 Whitney Ave.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Hamden Fire Station 5
2993 Whitney Ave.
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

Hamden Fire Station 9
245 Johnson Road
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday

New Haven

Hillhouse High School (Pool)
480 Sherman Parkway
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Wilbur Cross High School (Pool)
181 Mitchell Drive
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Conte West Hills (Pool)
511 Chapel Street
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

John Martinez School (Pool)
100 James Street
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

Career High School (Pool)
140 Legion Ave
5 p.m. - 8 p.m.

South Genesee Park (Splash Pad)
South Genesee Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Cedar Hill Playground (Splash Pad)
View Street and Rock Streets
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Edgewood Park (Splash Pad)
Corner of Chapel Street & Ella T. Grasso Blvd.
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Kensington Street Park (Splash Pad)
Between Edgewood Ave & Chapel Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Jocelyn Square Park (Splash Pad)
Corner of Humphrey & East Streets
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Ann Street Park (Splash Pad)
Between Kossuth & West Streets
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Trowbridge Square Park (Splash Pad)
Cedar and Portsea Streets
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Galvin Park (Splash Pad)
Greenwich Avenue and First Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Lighthouse Point Park (Splash Pad)
2 Lighthouse Road
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Scantlebury Park (Splash Pad)
Ashmun Street and Bristol Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Lewis Street (Splash Pad)
Front Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Dover Beach (Splash Pad)
Front Street
10 a.m. – 8 p.m.

Lighthouse Point Beach
10 a.m. – 6 p.m.

New London

Senior Citizens' Center
120 Broad Street
8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Simsbury

Simsbury Public Library (Lower Level Entrance)
725 Hopmeadow Street
9:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Friday

Eno Memorial Hall (Senior Center)
754 Hopmeadow Street
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday
8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday

Stamford

Stamford Government Center (1st Floor lobby)
888 Washington Blvd.
Until 9 p.m. daily
Saturday and Sunday
Contact Angel Garcia at (203) 977-4242

Glenbrook Community Center
35 Crescent Street
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Friday
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Contact Jerry Pia at (203) 325-9273

Jewish Community Center
1035 Newfield Avenue
5:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday
5:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday
7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday & Sunday
Contact Tory Holland at (203) 322-7900

Chester Addison Community Center
245 Selleck Street
8:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Friday
Saturday & Sunday in case an emergency call Mike Hyman at (203)348-6491

Stamford Family YMCA
10 Bell Street
5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday
5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday
Contact Tim (Operations Manager) at (203) 357-7000 Ext. 211

Building One Community (Formerly Neighbors Link Stamford)
75 Selleck Street
7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Monday to Sunday
Contact Lupita Figueroa at (203) 674-8585 or Lfigueroa@building1community.org

West Haven

City Hall (Lower Level)
355 Main Street
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday and Friday

West Haven/Allingtown Senior Center
Johnson Community Center
201 Noble St.
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday and Friday

Westport

Westport Center for Senior Activities
21 Imperial Ave.
8:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday

Westport Public Library
9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday
9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday

Connecticut 211 provides information on cooling centers. For more information and a list of available cooling centers, visit their website.

For a detailed forecast from the NBC Connecticut meteorologists, click here.

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