BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) has opened swimming pools for the season starting Saturday.
Boston has been under a summer heat advisory since Friday and temperatures are expected to soar to the 90s through the weekend. DCR officially opened 24 swimming pools as well as staffed more than 30 beaches with lifeguards.
More than 580 lifeguards were hired, and they will be on duty at local beaches seven days a week. The agency is still filling positions for certified lifeguards. For information, visit here.
Here are the DCR swimming pools opened for the season:
Agawam: Gerald J. Mason Pool
Brighton: Reilly Memorial Pool
Cambridge: McCrehan Memorial and Veterans Memorial Pool
Chelsea: Vietnam Veterans Pool
Chicopee: Sara Jane Sherman Memorial Pool
Clinton: Philip Weihn Pool
Everett: Allied Veterans Memorial Pool
Fall River: Veteran's Memorial Swimming Pool
Fitchburg: Gustave Johnson Memorial Pool
Hyde Park: Olsen Swimming Pool
Lawrence: Geisler Memorial Pool and Lt. Colonel Edward J. Higgins Pool
Lowell: Raymond Lord Memorial Pool
Malden: Holland Memorial Pool
Melrose: Lloyd Memorial Pool
Milford: P. Eugene Casey Pool
Roxbury: Cass Memorial Pool
Somerville: Latta Brothers Memorial Pool
Springfield: John H. Thomas Memorial Swimming Pool
Waltham: Connors Memorial Pool
Watertown: Dealtry Memorial Pool
Worcester: Bennett Field Pool and Dennis F. Shine Memorial Pool
Here is the list of DCR saltwater beaches and freshwater beaches.