MA School Closings: Find Out Who Gets A Snow Day

BOSTON, MA — As many Massachusetts residents recover from power outages and downed lines from last week's coastal storm, another nor'easter is predicted to blanket much of the state on Wednesday. The predictions have been a bit wobbly, some forecasters predicting up to 7 inches in and around Boston and up to 2 feet outside the city while others seem sure the storm will be a dud. But there's still one question hanging over many a student: Will there be school Wednesday?

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School officials in conjunction with their DPW directors generally decide whether tomorrow's storm merits closing schools delays or early dismissal after consulting with the National Weather Service.

Once school officials decide whether or not the weather is too extreme for school, they'll make their announcement on a number of sites. We'll compile that here. Check back as we update this list as the closures roll in.

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Who's staying home from school Wednesday?

• Abby Kelley Foster Chargter Public School
• Frontier Regional School District
• Worcester Public Schools have called it already.
• Mohawk Trail And Hawlemont Regional School District
• Naragansett Regional School District ( Dismissing early Wed but Closed Thursday)
• Nativity of Worcester
• Quinsigamond Community College
• St. Bernadette School
• St. John's High School
• Worcester Academy
• Worchester State University
• Y3K Tutor In Your Home (no day classes)

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Early dismissals:

• Acton-Boxborough Regional School District
• Ashburnham-Westminster Regional School District
• Attleboro Public Schools (closing 1 hour, 30 mins early)
• Auburn Public Schools
• Ayer Shirley Regional School District
• Berkshire Country Day School
• Boston Athenaeum (closing at 3 p.m. )
• Carlisle Public Schools (150-minute early dismissal)
• Clinton Public
• Concord Public Schools
• Concord-Carlisle Regional High School
• Dracut Public Schools
• Erving Public Schools
• Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School
• Gardner Public Schools
• Gateway Regional School District

• Grafton Public Schools
• Greenfield Public Schools (no preschool)
• Groton Dunstable Regional School District
• Harvard Public Schools
• Holyoke Public Schools
• Hopkinton, MA Public Schools
• Leicester Public Schools

• Leverett Public Schools
• Lunenburg Public Schools
• Marlborough Public Schools
• MassBay Community College
• Millbury Public Schools
• Milford
• Milton Academy
• Mount Holyoke College
• Naragansett Regional School District (Wednesday)
• Nativity School Of Worcester
• New Salem - Wendell Public School
• North Brookfield Public Schools
• North Middlesex Regional School District
• Northborough Public Schools
• Oxford Public Schools
• Pathfinder Vocational Tech
• Sacred Heart School - Roslindale (1: 30 p.m. dismissal)
• Shrewsbury Public Schools
• Shutesbury Public Schools
• Southborough Public Schools
• Southwick-Tolland Regional School District
• Sudbury Public Schools (no after school)
• Sutton Public Schools
• The Advent School (no after school or evening)
• Tufts Grafton Campus
• Uxbridge Public Schools
• Valley Collaborative
• Wachusett Regional School District
• Waldorf High School of Massachusetts Bay
• West Boylston Public Schools
• West Springfield Public Schools
• Winchendon Public Schools

School closures and early dismissals mean that all public after-school programs, sports meet-ups, adult education classes and High-School Equivalency programs will be canceled as well.

The Forecast

The National Weather Service Forecasters expect between 2 and 7 inches of snow to accumulate in Boston after flakes starting falling Wednesday morning. Still, so far the city and the coast are under a Wind Advisory and a Flood Watch from 11 a.m. Wednesday until 1 p.m. Thursday, but no winter warning, according to the National Weather Service.

For folks outside the Greater Boston area, from Worcester south and west the forecast is a bit more snowy: a winter warning goes into effect at 7 a.m. Wednesday as the nor'easter moves up this way.

Here's where to find out about how bad the weather is:

• Plug in your zip code here to find out whether there's a warning in your area.
• Flood Watch in effect from March 7, 11:00 AM EST until March 8, 01:00 PM EST
• Hazardous Weather Outlook
• Wind Advisory in effect from March 7, 01:00 PM EST until March 8, 01:00 AM EST

If you're in Boston you can sign up with the City of Boston to Receive "Know Snow" Notifications; and notifications about snow emergencies, parking bans and school cancellations. Sign up to get notifications by phone or e-mail.

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Information about where to find court closures during emergencies or inclement weather.

• Online at Massachusetts Court System homepage
• Twitter @macourtclosings
• Email to listserv subscribers

State employees can call 2-1-1 to check on the status of state office closings. Executive office employees will be informed of closure through internal notification plans, Mass.gov.

What about the MBTA?

While the majority of MBTA services will operate regularly scheduled weekday service on Wednesday and Thursday, the Mattapan Trolley Line will be replaced with dedicated shuttle bus service beginning at approximately 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 7.

The MBTA will operate regular weekday service on the Red, Orange, Blue, and Green Lines on Wednesday and Thursday. Ferry service will also operate regular weekday schedules and the Wollaston Station bus shuttle that operates all day to and from North Quincy, Wollaston, and Quincy Center due to Wollaston’s closure will continue to operate.

Regular weekday bus service is scheduled on Wednesday and Thursday, but if conditions warrant it, some buses may operate on their designated Snow Routes. To find a list of buses with Snow Routes, customers are urged to visit www.mbta.com/winter where these routes are listed. Please check T-Alerts and mbta.com for the most current information.

MA Weather Forecast: 2 Feet Of Snow, And When The Storm Comes

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