Delayed Opening For Bernards Township Schools Following Blizzard

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — All Bernards Township Schools will be on a two-hour delayed opening schedule.

Somerset County Vocational and Technical School will have a delayed opening on Tuesday as well, with classes beginning at 10 a.m.

Ridge High will begin at 10:20 a.m., William Annin will begin at 9:30 a.m. and all elementary schools will begin at 11 a.m. The buses are on a two-hour delay and there is no before-care.

Full lunch service is available at the high school, while the middle school will offer a limited selection of cold lunch options and snacks.

There is no lunch service at the elementary schools; therefore, elementary students are encouraged to bring snacks.

Additionally, Raritan Valley Community College will be closed on Tuesday.

From Sunday to Monday, Basking Ridge received 14.5 inches from the blizzard. Read More: 18 Inches And Counting: Latest Snow Totals In Somerset County

Here is a look at the weather ahead:

Monday Night: Areas of blowing snow between 8 and 9 p.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 18. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 29. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: Snow likely after 1 a.m. Increasing clouds, with a low around 16. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: A chance of snow before 10 a.m., then a chance of rain between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28.

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