Delayed Opening For Hillsborough Municipal Building, Library

HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — The Hillsborough Municipal Building and Library will have a delayed opening for Friday due to snow.

The municipal building will open at 11 a.m. The Somerset County Library System of New Jersey branch will open at 1 p.m. on Jan. 7.

Winter Storm Reminders

• In the event you experience a loss of power, please contact your power company directly and report the outage. Do not assume that the outage has already been reported. JCP&L: 888-544-4877 and PSE&G 800-436-7734.
• Do not touch or attempt to move downed power lines.
• Do not operate generators inside your residence nor your garage; use only outdoors.
• If you are using candles, please ensure they are not placed by any flammable material and remain attended to while lit. Please extinguish candles when leaving a room.
• If using space heaters, ensure they are placed in a safe location away from flammable materials and walls.
• 911 is for Emergency use only. For non emergencies, please call 908-369-4323.
• On street parking is prohibited during the storm.
• All residents are encouraged to remain at home, but if you need to venture out, please allow extra travel time to allow for safe arrival at your destination.
• Do not place trash cans or recycling cans out until the plows have passed. If you must put them out, place them well back from the curb line so the plows or projected snow does not hit them. Remove empty cans as soon as possible.

Parking Prohibited on Snow-Covered Roads

• Clear Snow and Ice from Vehicles Before Operating
• Residents are reminded that Ordinance 143-21 prohibits parking on snow-covered roads. When snow is anticipated, use off-street parking as an alternative. Vehicles are subject to summonses and the potential of being towed at the owner's expense.
• It is necessary to have the streets accessible and free from vehicles parked on the side to allow for the plows to complete their work.
• Parking prohibitions shall remain in effect after the snow has ceased until the streets have been plowed sufficiently and to the extent that parking will not interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
• Additionally, residents are reminded that there are motor vehicle statutes that require all snow and ice to be cleared from a vehicle before operating said vehicle on the roadway. This is to avoid flying ice and snow, which can potentially cause visibility problems for other drivers.
• Snow should not be shoveled, thrown nor deposited in the roadway from sidewalks and driveways. When clearing sidewalks and driveways, please pile snow on the side of the driveway and do not throw it in the street.

Snow began falling overnight with the township expected to get somewhere between 3 to 5 inches on Friday.

Here is a look at the upcoming forecast:

Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 9 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 33. West wind 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60 percent. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 14. West wind around 10 mph.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 1 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night: A chance of rain, possibly mixing with snow after 1 a.m., then gradually ending. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 50 percent. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

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