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Where to Cool Off Near Malverne, Lynbrook, and West Hempstead
Town officials have opened cooling centers during this week's heat wave. Here's where to cool off.

As temperatures climb into the 90s this week, Town of Hempstead is opening cooling centers for residents to get a break from the heat.
Centers will be open through Wednesday, unless otherwise specified, from 9 a.m.-4:45 p.m. Extended hours will also be available.
Here’s the full list of cooling center locations:
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- Baldwin Senior Center, 1810 N. Grand Ave., Baldwin
- Bellmore Senior Center, 2000 Bellmore Ave., Bellmore
- Cedarhurst Senior Center, 200 Cedarhurst Ave., Cedarhurst (open until 4:30 p.m.)
- East Meadow Senior Center, 1485 Front St., East Meadow
- Elmont Senior Center, 138 Elmont Rd., Elmont
- Franklin Square Senior Center, 1182 Martha Pl., Franklin Square
- Green Acres Senior Center, 400 Flower Rd., Valley Stream
- Levittown Senior Center, 555 N. Newbridge Rd., Levittown
- Merrick Senior Center, 2550 Clubhouse Rd., Merrick
- Oceanside Senior Center, 2900 Rockaway Ave., Oceanside
- Rosa Parks Senior Center, 2 Babylon Tpke., Roosevelt
- Salisbury Senior Center, 460 Salisbury Park Dr., Westbury
- Uniondale-Hempstead Senior Center, 840 Uniondale Ave., Uniondale
- Uniondale-Merrick Senior Center, 750 Jerusalem Ave., Uniondale
- Wantagh Senior Center, 1150 Seamans Neck Rd., Wantagh
Extended hours locations include:
Closing at 7 p.m.
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- Roosevelt Pool, Roosevelt
- Town Park at Sands Pool, Lido Beach
Closing at 8 p.m.
- Forest City Park Pool, Wantagh
- Rath Pool (Franklin Sq. Park District)
- Walker Memorial Pool, Lakeview
- Hewlett Point Pool, Hewlett
- Malibu Pool, Lido Beach
- Eight of Levittown’s Community Pools
More information on the Town of Hempstead website here
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