Class Dismissed For The Week, Barnstable Says

BARNSTABLE, MA — The town has canceled public school classes for the remainder of the week, according to a notice on Wednesday afternoon.

Like many Cape communities, Barnstable immediately shuttered schools in the wake of Monday’s devastating blizzard. And while the town is shoveling out from the 2 feet of snow that fell here, clean-up work remains.

More than half of Barnstable electricity customers were still without power as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to reports from utility Eversource.

Barnstable School Superintendent Sarah Ahern posted a notice that dismissed classes on Thursday and Friday.

“Most of our buildings continue to not have power and we are unsure of the timing of restoration. Additionally, once power is restored, our team will need time to run a series of tests to make sure that our systems are functioning properly.”

Ahern voiced concerns about the storm’s impact on phone service, parking lots and the safety of transporting students to school.

The blizzard that struck eastern Massachusetts on Sunday and Monday took an especially heavy toll on the Cape. Two days later, 17,000 Eversource customers in Barnstable were still without power, and the town has encouraged residents to begin conserving water.