Extreme Heat Postpones Salem Students Summer Eats Kick-Off Event

SALEM, MA — The Salem Free Summer Eats Program kick-off event scheduled for Tuesday at Mary Jane Park has been postponed because of the extreme heat expected.

While food will still be available on Tuesday from 4 to 6 p.m., the special event with games, music, arts and crafts, face-painting and sports was postponed until July 1.

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The Summer Eats Program is open to all children 18 years old or younger and is free with no registration or ID required.

The full program runs from June 30 through Aug. 22 at 10 locations across the city. Four of the locations will have event programming to coincide with the food giveaways throughout the summer.

The sites include:

• Loring Avenue, 11 to 11:30 a.m., Monday through Friday
• Salem Commons, North Washington Square, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, with activities
• Collins Cove, 32 Collins Street, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, with activities
• Salem Public Library, 370 Essex Street, 1:40 to 2 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Forest River Pool, 32 Clifton Avenue, 12:30 to 12:50 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Rainbow Terrace, off Loring Avenue, 11:40 a.m. to 12:10 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Winter Island, 2:10 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Palmers Cove, 38 Leavitt Street, 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., Monday through Friday, with activities
• Salem Heights, 12 Pope Street, 1 to 1:30 p.m., Monday through Friday
• Mary Jane Lee Park, 41 Palmer Street, 4 to 6 p.m. dinner, Monday through Friday, with activities.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)