Snow Closes Marblehead Town Offices Friday

MARBLEHEAD, MA — All Marblehead town buildings will be closed on Friday except for emergency services as snow blankets the North Shore.

Police said the decision was made in an effort to minimize people being on the roads.

"For those who are not out and about — the roads are snow-covered and slick but the DPW plow crews are out and about since before dawn," Marblehead police said Friday morning.

The trash and recycling delay, which was already in effect this week because of the Monday holiday, will now run through next Friday.

Residents who typically have their trash picked up on Thursday will now be picked up Saturday and those who have their trash picked up on Friday will have it collected on Monday.

There will be no trash and recycling pickup on Sunday. Trash will then be picked up on a one-day delay starting Tuesday through Friday.

Residents are reminded that depositing of snow and ice, on or against a fire hydrant, or on any sidewalk or roadway is prohibited.

Check back with Patch for updates throughout the vacation snow.

Those who get some wintry snapshots Friday and this weekend, and would like them considered for a possible Patch photo gallery, are invited to send them to scott.souza@patch.com.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)