MAINE, USA — With temperatures rising into the mid and upper 80s this week, some communities in Maine are opening cooling centers to help people beat the heat.
A cooling center is a facility that has been opened for short-term operations due to a specific emergency or event. They are normally opened when hot temperatures may become dangerous.
The Maine Emergency Management Agency has the full list of cooling centers on its website. If your county or town is not listed, try reaching out to your town office or police department to see if resources are available near you.
Cumberland County
Bridgton
- Bridgton Community Center (15 Depot Street)
- Wednesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Contact: 207-647-3116
Falmouth
- Falmouth Memorial Library (5 Lunt Road)
- Wednesday and Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Contact: 207-781-2351
- Falmouth Family Ice Center (20 Hat Trick Drive)
- Wednesday through Friday, 4 a.m. to midnight
- Contact: 207-699-5302
- Mason-Motz Activity Center (190 Middle Road)
- 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Contact: 207-699-5302
Gray
- Gray Public Library (5 Hancock Street)
- Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. / Thursday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. / Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Contact: 207-657-4110
Scarborough
- Scarborough Public Library (48 Gorham Road)
- Thursday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. / Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Contact: 207-883-4723
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