Snow Updates In Scotch Plains-Fanwood: Virtual School

SCOTCH PLAINS/FANWOOD, NJ — Snow and sleet fell on Scotch Plains and Fanwood creating an icy commute Friday morning.

Schools

Due to the ongoing weather event, on Friday all Scotch Plains - Fanwood Public School students
will be all remote and follow a Single Session Day. All afternoon sessions/activities and meetings are canceled.

The hours of instruction are:
High School: 8:08 am -12:08 pm
Middle: 8:15 am -12:27 pm

Elementary (grades K-4): 8:40 am -12:40 pm
A.M. Pre-K: 8:35 am - 10:35 am
P.M. Pre-K: 10:40 am - 12:40 pm
Pre-K Children enrolled in full-day, self-contained program: 8:40 am - 12:40 pm

Union County College

"Due to ongoing impact from the storm, all classes and College services will continue to be offered remotely on Friday. All campus buildings will be closed. All classes will be conducted remotely. Remote live classes will take place as scheduled. Face-to-face classes will be held remotely."

Scotch Plains

Out of an abundance of caution for Township employees, the Scotch Plains Municipal Building closed early at noon, Thursday due to the winter storm.

Scotch Plains Police also announced a new snow removal system where they will be sending out an alert to let all residents know when the DPW begins to plow the streets.

The alert will ask residents to remove their cars from the roadways as DPW will begin plowing in 30 minutes.

"We are hoping by doing this it will give our residents time to move your vehicle off the roadway, let DPW make a clean sweep of the streets, and you can then return your vehicle to it's parking spot once the plows have passed your location," police said.

"They may have to make multiple passes depending on how much snow falls, but the initial pass will be the biggest one and we are trying to avoid burying in as many vehicles as we can. This will also allow for the DPW to clear the streets much faster with the no parked vehicles in their way," said police.

The DPW will not begin plowing until at least 3 inches of snow are on the ground.

Fanwood

Due to today’s inclement weather, the regularly scheduled curbside recycling pickup will not be completed Thursday.

Residents are asked to leave their bins curbside as the pickup will be completed Friday. If you have any questions or concerns, contact the customer service hotline at 908-226-2518.

Plow crews are out and residents are asked to please move their cars off the street.

Residents should not shovel or snow blow their snow back into the roadway after it has been plowed as this creates a hazardous condition.

Borough Code 259-22 states that residents shall remove all snow and ice from any sidewalk in front of their property within 12 hours of daylight after the snow has fallen or formed.

All emergency services are in full operation. Call 911 in an event of an emergency. We also encourage residents to help and check-in on their elderly and disabled neighbors.

The Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority (PMUA) has informed us that recycling will be picked up today as scheduled.

Snow Totals

Here are the latest snow totals in Union County, according to the National Weather Service:

• Newark Airport - 4 in
• Plainfield - 3.8 in
• Cranford - 3.6 in
• Elizabeth - 3.4 in
• Linden - 3.0 in
• Mountainside - 2.7 in
• Springfield - 1.5 in
• Summit - 1.0 in

Here is the forecast:

Friday: Periods of snow, mainly before 3 p.m. High near 33. Wind chill values between 20 and 30. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1 a.m. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Wind chill values between 15 and 20. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Saturday: A chance of flurries after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 18.

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