Snowicane

February 25, 2010

By Virginia Citrano

MyVeronaNJ-Snow-Laning That’s what the pundits at NJ.com are calling today’s storm because of the prospect of heavy snow and winds later.

Our Lady of the Lake closed its schools from the get-go this morning, but the public schools, perhaps in an attempt to preserve our last snow day, held a half day and closed up at 12:30. All school events and events that were being held at schools are off for tonight. No word yet on whether schools will be in session tomorrow. The Region 4 wrestling tournament that was to have been split between Friday night and Saturday has now been shifted entirely to Saturday with a 9 a.m. start time.

Verona wasn’t the only district to call a confusing mid-day end to the school day. According to our partner news site Baristanet, Glen Ridge and Bloomfield also had an early dismissal. Montclair’s kids were to have been in school all day, but Renaissance Middle School recently announced that kids will be out at 2:35 p.m. instead of their normal dismissal of 4:05 p.m.

School's out, sledding's in

Commuters won’t have it so easy, based on the accident and traffic reports now on the state’s 511 traffic site. Newark Liberty International airport is open but its Web site is advising travelers to check with their air carrier before heading out. NJ Transit has helpfully announced that you can use your tickets on whatever mode of transportation offers the easiest ride home tonight.

If there’s a bright spot on the horizon, it might be this: The Philadelphia Inquirer is saying that the weather is causing many people to book their summer rentals at the Jersey Shore now.

Tags: Snow, Snow Day, Traffic, Weather

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3 Responses to “ Snowicane ”

Meg Slotkin on February 25, 2010 at 10:50 pm

I think we just saw a coyote (a fox?) running down the middle of Oakridge Road! Guess the snow forced it out of its den?
Julia Martin Langan on February 25, 2010 at 11:43 pm

After re-reading the story we wrote in December after a coyote sighting on Fairway, I’d say it was looking for food, as all the mice and voles (what is a vole anyway) are hiding out the storm. http://myveronanj.com/2009/12/17/coyote-on-fairway/ Just don’t feel sorry for that wily coyote and go feeding him, now!
Meg Slotkin on February 26, 2010 at 2:29 pm

Yes – that’s what we were thinking too. Just to be on the safe side, we decided to keep the cats in the house!

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