City Of Newton: Snow Update

Press release from the City of Newton:

02/24/2022 3:00 PM

February 24, 2022 4:00 PM

Snow Emergency Parking Ban

A Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect just after midnight tonight, at 12:01 a.m. just as Friday, Feb. 25 begins.

No cars can be parked on the street, in municipal parking lots, or school parking lots (including under solar canopies) to allow DPW crews and contractors to plow effectively. If left on the street, cars may be towed.

We will post on the City website at newtonma.gov when the snow emergency parking ban is lifted.

Trash and Recycling Delays

With the heavy snow expected, Waste Management let us know they have cancelled trash and recycling collection for tomorrow, Friday.

With the Monday President’s holiday earlier this week, the Thursday route normally would have been collected on Friday, and the Friday route was expected to be collected on Saturday.

Now, with trash and recycling collection cancelled tomorrow because of the storm, the Thursday route will not be collected this week, and the Friday route will be collected on Saturday.

We know this is a huge inconvenience for people on the Thursday route. We're so sorry. Next week, if you have extra, overflow trash, use a regular trash bag and put it out next to your cart. In other words, you do not need to use the orange overflow trash bags if you are on the Thursday route. (Note, this only applies to regular household trash, not oversized items.)

By the way, the easiest and best way to stay informed of changes in the trash and recycling collection schedule is to sign up for trash and recycling alerts on the Recycle Right Newton app – which alerts us to trash day delays due to holidays or weather events. The Recycle Right Newton App is available for free on a smartphone through Google Play or the Apple App Store.

Closures and Cancellations

Sidewalk Shoveling

Residential property owners need to clear the sidewalk in front of their property within 24 hours of a storm’s end. Property owners in business and commercial districts, or of residential buildings with four or more units, must clear the sidewalk in front of their property within 12 hours of the storm’s end.

Because of the amount of heavy, wet snow forecast, our DPW Commissioner suggests if possible to finish shoveling before temperatures drop around 5 p.m. on Friday and probably turn the heavy, wet snow into frozen chunks. 

If you can, please help out a neighbor who may need a hand.

Handy Phone Numbers

Report snow related issues online through the 311 reporting system at newtonma.gov or by telephone at 617-796 -1000.

As always, in an emergency, call 911 immediately.

If you lose power, please report it to Eversource immediately at 1-800-592-2000.

This press release was produced by the City of Newton. The views expressed here are the author’s own.