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Leonia Cooling Center:
The Leonia Senior Center, 305 Beechwood Place, Leonia, NJ 07605, will serve as a cooling center Saturday, July 23rd and Sunday, July 24th from 10AM - 7PM.   Be safe, stay cool, check on your neighbors.


Bergen County Cooling Centers:
Bergen County has established four regional cooling centers. The following will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Friday, July 22:

County Administration Building (201) 336-7300
One Bergen County Plaza, Hackensack, 1^stFloor
*Open Saturday, July 23 and Sunday, July 24 if needed*
   
Northwest Bergen Senior Activity Center (201) 445-5690
46-50 Center Street, Midland Park, NJ
      
Southwest Bergen Senior Activity Center  (201) 935-8920
147 Hackensack Street, East Rutherford, NJ 
 
Bergenfield Senior Center (201) 387-7212
293 Murray Hill Terrace, Bergenfield, NJ 
 
Bergen County Community Services Building (201) 343-6000
327 E Ridgewood Ave, Assembly Room, Paramus, NJ

In addition, several municipalities are designating public spaces such as public libraries, shopping centers, recreation and senior centers as cooling centers. Residents should consider visiting municipal cooling centers before travelling to the County facility to help avoid heat exhaustion or heat stroke.
Residents requiring a ride to a County emergency cooling center may call 201-368-5955 x1 between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.Emergency requests may be arranged after hours by dialing 201-707-1082. 
It is recommended that residents stay indoors if possible from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. when the sun is at its strongest and burns and heat strokes are more likely to occur.  All age groups are at risk for heat stroke so please take necessary precautions if you have to be outdoors, including wearing sunscreen, a hat, sunglasses and staying properly hydrated.
It is NOT okay to leave a child or pet in a locked vehicle even for a moment as temperatures can rise quite quickly.  It is also imperative to lock all parked vehicles so children cannot accidentally lock themselves inside while playing games like hide and seek.