Salem Snowstorm: Schools Closed, Snow Emergency Declared

SALEM, MA — Salem Public Schools will be closed on Friday for the first snowstorm of 2022.

For the first time in two years, it will be a traditional snow day in the city after the district used remote-learning snow days last year.

The district said Thursday it was canceling school with up to 4 to 8 inches of snow expected in Eastern Mass.

Because the state is not counting any remote learning days toward the required 180-day in-person learning requirement this year, the district — which switched to remote amid hybrid learning last winter — will have a traditional snow day.

Salem State University will also be closed to all non-essential personnel.

A snow emergency will be in effect beginning at 7 a.m. Friday morning. This is a city-wide snow emergency and all vehicles must be removed from on-street parking or they will be subject to ticketing and towing.

Snow parking rates were to go into effect at the Museum Place and South Harbor parking garages at 4 p.m. on Thursday.

Friday trash and recycling pickup will be delayed one 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.