Extreme Weather: Cooling Centers Open In Rhode Island

Rhode Island is in the midst of a heat wave, with temperatures above 90 degrees and high humidity. On Monday, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued an air quality alert for Washington and Newport Counties.

For Rhode Islanders without access to air conditioning in their homes, the state's Emergency Management Agency has compiled a list of cooling centers, by town. Residents are encouraged to reach out to a center in advance, since some hours have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Barrington:

• Barrington Public Safety Building: 100 Federal Rd; 24/7
  • Mon - Fri: 9 AM – 4:30 PM

Bristol:

• Quinta-Gamelin Recreation Center: 101 Asylum Rd
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 6 PM
  • Sat & Sun: 8 AM - 8 PM

Coventry:

• Any Police Station or Fire Station In Coventry:
  • Available Off Hours

East Greenwich:

• East Greenwich Police Station Community Room: 176 1st Ave; 24/7
• Swift Community Center: 121 Pierce St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM

East Providence:

• Senior Center: 600 Waterman Ave
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
  • Sat & Sat: 10 AM - 8 PM
• Glocester Senior Center: 1210 Putnam Pike
  • Mon - Fri: 9 AM - 4 PM
• Glocester Town Hall: 1145 Putnam Pike
  • Will be opened as needed, hours to be determined. This is not a standing Cooling Center.
  • Regular hours Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4:30 PM

Hopkinton:

• Hopkinton Town Hall: 1 Town House Rd
  • 9 AM – 4 PM (Wed - Fri)

Jamestown:

• Jamestown Police Station: 250 Conanicus Ave (open 24 hours)
• Town Hall 93 Narragansett Ave

• Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Lincoln:

• Lincoln Town Hall: 100 Old River Rd
  • Sat 8 AM - Sun 8 AM

Middletown:

• Senior Center: 650 Green End Ave
  • Mon - Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM
• Town Hall: 350 E. Main Rd
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM – 4 PM
• Middletown Police Department: 123 Valley Rd
  • Sat 5 PM - Sun 8 PM

Newport:

• Donovan Manor: 19 Chapel St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
• Florence Gray Community Center: 1 Shimoda Way
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

North Kingstown:

• Senior Center: 44 Beach St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM

North Providence:

• Salvatore Mancini Resource & Activity Center: 2 Atlantic Blvd
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM

Pawtucket:

• Blackstone Valley Visitor Center: 175 Main St
  • Mon - Sun: 10 AM – 4 PM
• Leon Mathieu Senior Center: 420 Main St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM – 4 PM
• Pawtucket Police Department: 121 Roosevelt Ave; 24/7

Portsmouth:

• Portsmouth Multi-Purpose Senior Center: 110 Bristol Ferry Rd
  • Mon - Fri: 9 AM – 4 PM

Providence:

• Crossroads RI: 160 Broadway Street
  • Sun - Sat: 24 hrs / 7 days a week

Richmond:

• Clark Memorial Library: 7 Pinehurst Dr, Carolina
  • Mon - Tues: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Wed: 10 AM – 8 PM
  • Thurs: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Fri: 10 AM - 5 PM
  • Sat: 10 AM - 2 PM

Scituate:

• Chopmist Hill Senior Center: 1315 Chopmist Hill Rd
  • Wed - Fri: 9:30 AM – 3 PM

Smithfield:

• Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink: 109 Pleasant View Ave
  • Sun - Sat: 10 AM – 8 PM

South Kingstown:

• Formally South Kingstown Adult Daycare: 238 Post Rd
  • Call 401-783-3321 in advance for the Cooling Centers’ hours of operation

Warren:

• Andreozzi Hall: 20 Libby Ln
  • Mon - Thurs: 10 AM - 8 PM
  • Fri: 10 AM - 5 PM
  • Sat: 10 AM - 3 PM
  • Will only be used as a cooling center during a power outage

Warwick:

• Pilgrim Senior Center: 27 Pilgrim Parkway
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM

Westerly:

• Westerly Senior Center: 39 State St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

West Warwick:

• West Warwick Youth/Police Annex: 40 Factory St
  • Mon - Fri: 8:30 AM - 4 PM

Woonsocket:

• Woonsocket Senior Center: 84 Social St
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
• Woonsocket Police Station Lobby Area: 242 Clinton St
  • Weekends and Library/Senior Center Off Hours
• Landmark Medical Center Lobby Area: 115 Cass Ave
  • Mon - Sun: 9 AM - 9 PM
• Mt. St. Charles Ice Arena: 800 Ledge St
  • Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 4 PM
  • Sat & Sun: 9 AM - 12 PM