Winter Storm Closes All Local Schools Friday

All K-8 school districts and Mendham High School will be closed Friday, Jan. 3 due to a winter storm that has blanketed the area with snow.

The Chester, Mendham Borough, Mendham Township and West Morris Regional school districts made the call just after 8 p.m. Thursday night in advance of the school day as snow continued to fall, becoming increasingly heavier as the night wore on.

Blizzard-like conditions are expected across northern New Jersey through mid-day Friday and as much as 10 inches of snow could accumulate. 

All local schools issued an early dismissal Thursday afternoon in preparation for the impending storm, which some forecasters predicted would begin at 1 p.m. The first flurries didn't touch down until much later in the afternoon, though.