Delayed Opening For Maplewood Schools Friday Due To Weather

MAPLEWOOD, NJ — The icy overnight forecast for the area forced the South Orange-Maplewood School District to announce a delayed opening for Friday.

The school district will update the message if necessary. Read updates on the district website here.

"Due to the impending inclement weather and potentially icy road conditions, the District will operate on a two-hour delayed opening schedule for Friday, February 25," said the message, with more specifics on the website.

A hazardous weather outlook for Essex County says: "A wintry mix of snow and sleet is expected to develop Thursday night into early Friday morning. The precipitation then changes to freezing rain and rain after day break Friday morning. Impacts to the Friday morning commute are possible, especially away from the immediate coast where the wintry mix hangs on longest before a changeover to plain rain."

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