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Hours extended for Cleveland, Akron cooling centers
WJW) — With dangerously high heat continuing into the work week, Cleveland and Akron officials are keeping local cooling centers open longer.
A Heat Advisory will continue through Tuesday evening in Northeast Ohio.
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Cooling centers in Cleveland will stay open those days, from 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m.:
Zelma George Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 3155 Martin L. King Blvd.
Collinwood Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 16300 Lakeshore Blvd.
Gunning Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 16700 Puritas Ave.
Kovacic Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 6250 St. Clair Ave.
Michael Zone Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 6301 Lorain Ave.
Frederick Douglass Neighborhood Resource & Recreation Center, 15401 Miles Ave.
All playground and youth outdoor programs are suspended on Monday and Tuesday.
All recreation centers will serve lunch to youths 18 and younger from noon to 1 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Outdoor pools will be open from noon to 7:45 p.m. on Sunday. Indoor pools will be open from noon to 7:45 p.m. on Monday and Tuesday. Pool admission and other summer programming are free.
Spray parks and basins will also be open whenever the temperature hits 80 degrees or higher — which is every day in the 8-Day Forecast:
The city of Akron is also keeping the Summit Lake Community Center, 380 W. Crosier St., open as a cooling center from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
Most of the city's other community centers will be closed on Sunday, but open for normal hours on Monday and Tuesday.
All centers will return to normal operating hours on Wednesday.
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