Burlington Schools Canceled In Response To Predicted Foot Of Snow

BURLINGTON, MA —Burlington Public Schools will be closed Thursday for a snow day, the district said Wednesday. There will not be remote learning.

Burlington was forecast to get as much as 18 inches of snow, according to the latest National Weather Service forecast.

The entire region was put under a winter storm warning, with 6 to 15 inches of snow expected. The Burlington area was forecast to get 12 to 18 inches.

The storm was expected to hit the area between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, and by the time it ends midday Thursday, Burlington could have as much as a foot of snow, according to the Wednesday afternoon forecast from the National Weather Service in Boston.

Snowfall was forecast to be heaviest between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday

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Local restrictions

Here's what we know about how local officials are handling the storm. Check the town's Snow Storm Alert Center for the most up-to-date information.

Snow emergency?

Burlington does not typically declare snow emergency parking bans — because parking on town streets is banned overnight all winter long. Beginning Dec. 1, on-street parking was prohibited between 2 a.m. and 8 a.m. every night.

The town begins to plow major roads after about 2 inches of accumulation, followed by secondary roads and then minor roads and dead ends. It is both unsafe and illegal to shovel or plow snow into the road, the town notes.

More information on snow plowing in Burlington is available here.

Trash collection

Trash collection has been delayed until Friday.

School cancellations

Burlington Public Schools will be closed Thursday for a snow day, the district said Wednesday. There will not be remote learning.

For many Massachusetts districts, the prospect of school being canceled for snow days has dimmed significantly for the pandemic. But in Burlington, children will still get at least one day off.

Other measures

"Please make sure to remove all basketball hoops, sports nets, ramps, etc. from the street and right of way as the town is not responsible if said items are damaged during a snow/salt event," the Public Works Department said.

Town offices will open late at 10 a.m., Thursday.

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