ATTLEBORO, Mass. -- Officials say an anonymous donor has stepped forward with a $12,000 gift to keep Attleboro's four public pools open all summer.

Because of budget cuts, the recreation department's pool budget came up about $13,500 short, meaning that the pools would have had to shut down early this summer.

Recreation Director Dennis Walsh tells The Sun Chronicle of Attleboro that the anonymous gift, combined with a series of smaller donations totaling $3,200, will ensure that kids can get relief from the heat all summer long.

With the city facing a $3 million budget deficit, there was concern that the pools would be closed all summer. But concessions by city workers provided some of the money to keep them open.

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