Six people have died from heat-related issues in Maryland this summer, four of them in the past two weeks, according to the state health department.
Prince George's County, Maryland, recorded its first heat-related death of the year last month. Since then, central Maryland has experienced severe heat in late June and early July.
Prince George's County reported three more heat-related deaths during the recent heat wave, and Anne Arundel and Baltimore City each reported one heat-related death, according to the Maryland State Department of Health.
The Baltimore area may get a break from the heat as the weekend approaches, with storms expected Thursday, Friday and Saturday. However, the heat index will rise back above 100 on Sunday afternoon, and temperatures will still rise later.
As high temperatures persist, Baltimore-area cooling centers could alleviate dangerous conditions.
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- Hatton Senior Center: 2825 Fait Ave., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Oliver Senior Center: 1700 Gay St., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Zeta Center for Health and Active Aging: 4501 Reisterstown Road, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Waxter Senior Center: 1000 Cathedral St., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- Sandtown-Winchester Senior Center: 1601 Baker St., Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
- My Sisters Place Women's Center (open to women and children only): 17 W. Franklin St., daily 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
- Manna House: 435 E. 25th St., Monday through Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
- Franciscan Center: 101 W. 23rd St., Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Weinberg Housing and Resource Center (WHRC): 620 Fallsway, daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Beans & Bread: 620 Fallsway, daily 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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The Baltimore County Public Library is open Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Essex Library: 110 Eastern Ave., Essex
- Towson Library: 320 York Road, Towson
- Yangmei: No. 855, Yangmei Sulfur Spring Road
- Cockeysville: 9833 Greenside Drive, Cockeysville
- Hereford: 16940 York Road, Hereford
- Lansdowne: 500 Third Ave., Lansdowne
- Crow Lake: 1046 Taylor Ave., Towson
- North Point: 1716 Merritt Blvd., Dundalk
- Owings Mills: 10302 Grand Central Ave., Owings Mills
- Parkville-Kearney: 9509 Harford Road, Parkville
- Perry Hall: 9685 Honeygo Blvd., Perry Hall
- Pikesville: 1301 Reisterstown Road, Pikesville
- Randallstown: 8604 Liberty Road, Randallstown
- Reisterstown: 21 Cockeys Mill Road, Reisterstown
- Rosedale: 6105 Kenwood Ave., Rosedale
- Sollers Point: 323 Sollers Point Road, Dundalk
- White Swamp: 8133 Sandpiper Circle, Baltimore
- Woodlawn: 1811 Woodlawn Drive, Woodlawn
Senior centers in Baltimore County also serve as cooling centers.
- Essex Senior Center: 600 Dorsey Ave., Baltimore
- Liberty Senior Center: 3525 Resource Drive, Randallstown
- Bykota Senior Center: 611 Central Ave., Towson
Carroll County
- Citizen Services Office Building: 10 Distillery Drive, Westminster
- Westminster Senior and Community Center: 125 Stoner Ave., Westminster
- Mount Airy Senior & Community Center: 703 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy
- North Carroll Senior and Community Center: 2328 Hanover Pike, Hampstead
- South Hill Senior and Community Center: 5928 Mineral Hill Road, Eldersburg
- Taneytown Seniors and Community Center: 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown
- Eldersburg Branch: 6400 Hemlock Drive, Eldersburg
- Finksburg Branch: 2265 Old Westminster Pike, Finksburg
- Mount Airy Branch: 705 Ridge Ave., Mount Airy
- North Carroll Branch: 2255 Hanover Pike, Hampstead
- Taneytown branch: 10 Grand Drive, Taneytown
- Westminster Branch: 50 E. Main St., Westminster
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The police community meeting room is open 24 hours a day.
- North: 939 Hammonds Lane, Glen Burnie
- West End: 8273 Telegraph Road, Odenton
- East End: 3700 Mountain Road, Pasadena
- South: 35 Stepneys Lane, Edgewater
Harford County
- Harford County Public Library: 1221-A Bass Mill Road, Belcamp, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Harford County Public Schools Library Aberdeen Branch: 21 Franklin Street, Aberdeen, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Abingdon Branch: 2510 Tollgate, Abingdon, daily 10am to 5pm
- Bel Air Branch: 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave., Bel Air, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Darlington Branch: 1134 Main St., Darlington, daily 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
- Edgewood branch: 629 Edgewood Road, Edgewood, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Fallston Branch: 1461 Fallston Road, Fallston, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Havre de Grace Branch: 100 E. Pennsylvania Ave Bel Air, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Jarrettsville Branch: 3722 Norrisville Road Jarrettsville, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Joppa branch: 655 Towne Center Drive, Joppa, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Norrisville Branch: 5310 Norrisville Road, White Hall, daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Whiteford branch: 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, daily 10am to 5pm
This article has been corrected to accurately reflect the Baltimore County Public Library's hours and to include a complete list of its locations. The Sun regrets these errors.
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