AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Residents across Western New York are searching for relief from a holiday week heat wave, and many are finding it at local pools, spray parks and ice cream shops.
The public swimming pool at Clearfield Community Center Park in Amherst was packed with kids and adults looking for an escape from the heat and humidity.
Aliyah, one of the young swimmers enjoying the pool said, “Going underwater. Yeah, I like opening my eyes because it doesn’t hurt. We were just playing tag.”
Another swimmer, Rowan said, “We can swim without any floaties. I had swimming lessons, but Quinn didn’t get swimming lessons. She swam by herself and she could stay up.”
Lines were also forming at Hanna’s Frosty Treats on Taunton Place in North Buffalo, where the heat made quick work of ice cream cones…