Westwood, Hillsdale Public Schools to Follow Early Dismissal Schedule Monday Due to Blizzard Watch

Westwood and Hillsdale Public Schools will follow an early dismissal schedule Monday due to a Blizzard Watch.

The Westwood schedule is as follows:

• Pre-School will be dismissed at 12:05 p.m.
• Grades K-5 will be dismissed at 12:45 p.m.
• Middle School will be dismissed at 12:36 p.m.
• All Jr./Sr. High School students will be dismissed at 12:16 p.m.

Lunch will not be served in any building. Additionally, all afterschool activities, YWCA aftercare, and evening events will be cancelled for tomorrow.

The Hillsdale schedule is as follows:

• Meadowbrook and Smith Schools will be dismissed at 1 p.m.
• George White School will be dismissed at 12:40 p.m.
• No lunch will be served at any school
• No after school program

The Blizzard Watch is in effect from Monday afternoon through Tuesday evening, as the National Weather Service says a “potentially historic winter storm [is scheduled] to impact the area from late Monday into Tuesday.”

According to the alert, the state should expect “heavy snow and blowing snow with blizzard conditions likely” and 1 to 2 feet of snow accumulations.

The “heaviest snow and strongest winds will occur overnight Monday into Tuesday,” causing “extremely dangerous travel.”

The alert also warns of “whiteout conditions,” impassable secondary and tertiary roads, and strong winds that can potentially bring down power lines and tree limbs.

More on the snowstorm:

• BLIZZARD WATCH: Two-Day ‘Major’ Snowstorm, Nor’easter To Strike New Jersey

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