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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a heat emergency for Thursday and Friday, as high temperatures impact much of New England. Cooling centers will be open at 15 Boston Centers for Youth & Families from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There also will be 64 splash pads open throughout the city. Boston Public Library branches are another option to escape…

Temperatures will be high again this weekend. To keep cool across Boston, the city has 16 cooling centers open, and libraries are also a suggested place to beat the heat. Boston EMS has extra staff working and they expect a 20% increase in 911 calls from people needing assistance as the heat exacerbates previous conditions. Health professionals urge people to...

A heat record was broken Thursday in Boston, as sweltering weather only persists through the weekend. Despite the high temperatures, there are a lot of outdoor activities throughout the City of Boston this weekend. The Boston Seafood Festival is being held on Sunday over at the Boston Fish Pier, in addition to the Saint Agrippina Boston Festival, which is a…

The city will have its 16 cooling centers open at Boston Centers or Youth & Families all over the Hub.

The City of Boston’s heat emergency kicked in Thursday, a day when the heat set a new record. The emergency was announced Wednesday, and will continue through Sunday. The city will have its 16 cooling centers open at Boston Centers or Youth & Families all over the Hub. Libraries are also open to cool off. The brutal temperatures didn’t...

Sixteen cooling centers will be opening at Boston Centers for Youth & Families facilities across the city through Sunday

Thousands were without power in Dorchester Sunday, as temperatures in the city reached 100 degrees, tying a record set last year.

Boston’s heat emergency was extended once again as extreme temperatures continued to impact the city. The city’s heat emergency ran through Monday, which means that cooling centers at 12 Boston Centers for Youth & Families will remain open through the end of the day. With so many people in the area trying to stay cool with air conditioning, there...

Mayor Michelle Wu has extended Boston’s heat emergency protocols through Monday. Wu cited Monday’s projected forecast of temperatures in the 90s as the primary reason for the extension of the heat emergency. “With the hot temperatures and humidity now projected to last into Monday, we’ve made the decision to again extend the heat emergency to prioritize the safety of...

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu extended the city’s heat emergency through Sunday, after originally declaring for Tuesday through Thursday earlier in the week.

Resources will continue to be made available in the city to help people manage the heat.

Boston declared a heat emergency in the city Tuesday through Thursday as the region gets hit with a heat wave in a long hot spell that’s expected to stretch into the weekend.

To help Bostonians stay cool, cooling centers will be open at 12 Boston Centers for Youth and Families community centers Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Additionally, 50 splash pads will be open at parks and playgrounds throughout the city, and select indoor BCYF pools are open.

With temperatures set to reach into the 90s this weekend, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a heat emergency. The declaration opens 15 city cooling centers to residents. “We’re working quickly to make sure all of our Boston residents and families are protected during this weekend’s extremely hot weather,” Mayor Michelle Wu said in a statement. The Boston Centers...