Brookline Schools Closed, Parking Ban Ahead Of Possible Snowstorm

BROOKLINE, MA — All Brookline Public Schools were closed on Tuesday as a possible storm approached New England.

School officials said early Monday afternoon that schools would be closed and all morning and afternoon school activities would be canceled.

A snow emergency/parking ban is in effect beginning Tuesday at 7 a.m. through Wednesday at 7 a.m.

Town Hall will be closed Tuesday but residents can still access town services and staff online.

Trash and recycling collection is delayed by one day for the remainder of the week.

The call came ahead of what had been forecast as being among Greater Boston's biggest storms of the past two years with up to 6 inches or more expected during an intense stretch of snow between Tuesday morning and late Tuesday afternoon.

Forecasts late Monday showed a nor'easter heading for southern New England has shifted south — and with it, the high snow totals that were initially predicted across a big section of the state.

On Monday afternoon, snow totals were downgraded from 8 to 12 inches along the Mass Pike corridor to as little as 2 inches close to Boston. The National Weather Service also shrunk the areas in the state under a winter storm warning.

The warning now encompasses southern Worcester County, plus Suffolk, most of Middlesex, Essex, Plymouth, Bristol and Barnstable County.

Check back with Patch for updates on school closings, snow parking emergencies and other storm-related cancelations throughout Monday and Tuesday.