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Snow Day Swampscott: Trash Pickup Delayed, Library Closed

School is closed and a snow emergency is in effect for Friday.

The Swampscott parking ban began at 4 a.m. and is expected to last until 6 p.m. unless conditions dictate otherwise.
The Swampscott parking ban began at 4 a.m. and is expected to last until 6 p.m. unless conditions dictate otherwise. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

SWAMPSCOTT, MA — School was called off and a snow emergency was declared in Swampscott ahead of a storm that brought up to 12 inches of snow to Eastern Massachusetts.

The parking ban began at 4 a.m. on Friday and was set to extend through 6 p.m.

During those hours, all vehicles parked on town streets are subject to being ticketed and towed.

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The Swampscott Public Library is closed Friday. It will reopen Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Trash pickup is delayed one day and will be picked up on Saturday.

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The town said the storm is not expected to delay track pickup.

Because the state is not counting any remote learning days toward the required 180-day in-person learning requirement this year, the district will have a traditional snow day.

The state is also closing all "Stop the Spread" coronavirus testing sites on Friday. The Salem walk-in site at St. Peter's Church and the drive-thru site at Salem High School will both be closed.

Check back with Patch for updates throughout the first storm of 2022.

Anyone with snow-related photos can send them to scott.souza@patch.com to potentially be included in a Patch photo gallery this weekend.

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