ARLINGTON, MA — It took a while, but Arlington announced at 7:50 p.m. that schools will be closed here, too. This comes after the Boston city mayor announced no school for Bostonians just after 4 p.m. when the snow kept going. Others followed suit.
The governor, state and local officials are warning folks not to drive tonight if you don't have to as the roads are slick and visibility is low. And that's true in Arlington, too.
The snow is wet and started to stick in earnest a bit later than expected at around 8 a.m., by 9 a.m. it was really accumulating in town. The good news was that according to Eversource only two customers were without power as of 11 a.m. By 4:30 p.m. that number had pushed up to two.
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Around 9:30 a.m. the intersection at Mass Ave and Pleasant/Mystic Street was completely out, though Eversource was on the scene and police were aware of the situation.
The few drivers on the road, including plows and mail trucks were taking it slow. A driver on the road this morning had to turn into a couple skids and watched as the US Postal Service van driver had to do the same. Drive slow. The T is running reduced schedules, the commuter rail is runing extremely reduced schedules. Logan flights are cancelled.
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Most schools are cancelled for the second day in a row, including Arlington. Here's the full list of MA School Closings For Wednesday, March 14
It's a good day for a hot chocolate and a book tomorrow, too. Maybe some sledding?
For those who were looking for a walk here are a couple places that were open today, and are likely to be open tomorrow, too:
- Kickstand Cafe opened at 8:30 a.m.
- Common Ground
Take a look at what School Board Member Paul Schlictman saw out the window this morning:
Two @MBTA buses stuck on Mystic Street in Arlington Center. pic.twitter.com/K6q0RqSKtb
— Paul Schlichtman (@schlichtman) March 13, 2018
Check out Winston Porkchop the corgi who does a good job at measuring the snowfall in Arlington:
Here's a look at the roads in Arlington this morning (head to the Arlington Patch Facebook for a look at the conditions which seemed to get worse just 20 minutes later).
Also, wondering about the trees situation?
Check out what Arlington News had to say about it:
Slippery roadways are making it difficult for the @MBTA. View from the front door of APD #MAsnow pic.twitter.com/v7NNslqoXG
— Arlington, MA Police (@ArlingtonMAPD) March 13, 2018
Arlington Snow: What To Know About School, Bans Tuesday March 13
Photos up top by Jenna Fisher/Patch
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