Schools' Solar Panel Start Moved to March 20

The sun will just have to wait.

The switch-flipping ceremony for the solar-power system, which is expected to save the district $3 million over 15 years, has been pushed back from Friday to Tuesday, or the first day of spring.

“This is a great moment for the citizens of Hopatcong and our schools,” Superintendent Dr. Charles Maranzano said in a release, “and it will place Hopatcong Schools in the forefront of solar energy for the next two decades.”

Click for the latest on the solar panel project, which school officials say will also help the environment and provide students with new green-energy-centered curriculum.

And click on the PDF to the right for the full release.