Community Corner

How Are You Staying Cool During This Heat Wave?

Give us the lowdown on what you do when the temperature goes up.

Heading to the library to enjoy some air conditioning while browsing for a good book or an event? Going down to the beach hoping for a nice ocean breeze? A movie, perhaps or an ice cream cone on the boardwalk? We all have our ways to deal with this extreme heat.

There are lots of ways to keep cool during the dog-days of summer and with temperatures expected to be above 90 degrees for the next few days we want to know what you're doing to beat the heat. 

Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi said he was trudging on through the hot weather when we asked.

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"Campaigning in Hauppauge," he wrote on our Facebook page with an "LOL."

Nearby, other readers offered their ideas.

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"Already walked the boardwalk early," said Laura Bilanski on Facebook on her plans in the heat wave. "At work for a bit, then the library, then home to my AC!!!"

Nicole Revelen had the right idea.

"Beaching it all week," she said.

Tell us, do you hate this hot, hot weather or are you loving it? And how you're staying cool during the heat wave? 


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