5 People Slept at Lord Stirling School Sunday Night

New Brunswick, NJ - Five people stayed at Lord Stirling Community School Sunday night, a New Brunswick city spokeswoman said, after the elementary school was turned into an emergency homeless shelter during the weekend storm.

New Brunswick’s regular homeless shelter/soup kitchen, Elijah’s Promise on Nielson Street, was full Saturday night, with 42 people. So Lord Stirling was used as well, city officials said: Nine people stayed at Lord Stirling Saturday night, and five on Sunday.

All New Brunswick schools were closed Monday, Jan. 25, but will likely re-open Tuesday.