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Beat the Heat in West Orange

A few cooling centers are open in town for residents to beat the dog days of summer.

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The West Orange Township has opened two cooling centers in town for residents to beat the heat this week. 

  • Town Hall will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. for residents 
  • The West Orange Public Library at 46 Mount Pleasant Ave. will be open from Wednesday 10 a.m.-9 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. -9 p.m. and Friday 10 a.m. -5:30 p.m. 
Additionally, the Essex County Codey Arena will be open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., the Coordinator of the Essex County Office of Emergency Management Sheriff Armando Fontoura announced. 

Temperatures are expected to stay in the mid-90s through Friday until thunderstorms are predicted to break the heat wave on this weekend, according to The Weather Channel.

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