Middlesex County Cooling Centers Open Wednesday

A combination of heat and high humidity will lead to dangerously hot conditions through the weekend in Central New Jersey and Middlesex County. A heat advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, and temperatures will reach the mid to upper 90s Friday through Sunday with heat indices near 105.

Here are cooling stations that will be open near you:

Carteret Community Center 100 Cooke Ave., Carteret 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. 732-541-3800

Cranbury Library N. Main St Regular hours 609-395-0900

East Brunswick Senior Center 3 Civic Center Drive 8a.m. – 5 p.m. 732-390-6810

Edison - all Municipal buildings Regular hours 732-248-7200

The New Brunswick Free Public Library, 60 Livingston Avenue will be open until 9 p.m.

The New Brunswick Senior Citizen Resource Center, 81 Huntington Street, will be open until 4 p.m.

Elijah’s Promise, 18 Neilson Street in New Brunswick, will be open until 7 p.m.

Highland Park Senior Center 220 South 6th St. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Milltown Senior Center 60 Violet Terrace 732-828-2100

Metuchen Senior Center 112 Central Ave 732-632-8540

Old Bridge Library and Senior Center

Piscataway Senior Center 700 Buena Vista Ave 732-562-2300

Monroe Twp. Library 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. 732-521-5000

The North Brunswick Library (880 Hermann Road) and the North Brunswick Senior Center (15 Linwood Place) Library: Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.Sunday: Noon – 5 p.m. Monday – Thursday: 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. The Senior Center will be open weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Highland Park Senior Center 220 South 6th St. 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. 732-572-3400

South Brunswick Public Library

• Wednesday 10am to 9pm
• Thursday 10am to 9pm
• Friday 12pm to 6pm
• Saturday 10am to 5pm
• Sunday 1pm to 5pm

South Brunswick Senior Citizens Center

• Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 8:30am to 4:30pm
• Saturday - closed
• Sunday 1pm to 4pm

South Brunswick Police Department Lobby

• Open continuously

Plainsboro Library

Perth Amboy YMCA

Sayreville Senior Center

S. Amboy YMCA
S. Amboy Senior Center

S. Amboy Library

Woodbridge Community Center (WCC), 600 Main Street, Woodbridge: (732-596-4170)

• · Evergreen Senior Center, 400 Inman Avenue, Colonia: (732-726-6262)
• · Sycamore Senior Center, 290 Old Road, Port Reading, (732-726-7087)
• · Woodbridge Main Library, 1 George Frederick Plaza: (732-634-4450)
• · Fords Branch Library, 211 Ford Avenue: (732-726-7071)
• · Henry Inman Branch Library (Colonia), 607 Inman Avenue: (732-726-7072)
• · Iselin Branch Library, 1081 Green Street, Iselin: (732-726-7073)
• · Woodbridge Health Center, 2 George Frederick Plaza: (732-855-0600 x5026)
• · Woodbridge Town Hall, One Main Street: (732-634-4500)

Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency, call 911.

In addition to the heat, the remnants of Tropical Storm Barry will be making its way towards the area Wednesday into Thursday. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding are possible.