Snow Emergency Cancellations & Closings| 08:34PM / Sunday, February 08, 2015 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A number offices and venues are closed or opening later in the day because of the snowstorm.
Call ahead before traveling to ensure your destination is open. An estimated foot or more of snow is expected to fall by tonight. State officials are encouraging people to stay home and off the roads if possible.
Schools across the region have announced closures for Monday as another storm system pummels the Northeast.
Gov. Charlie Baker has ordered non-essential state workers not come in and is encouraging businesses allow employees to work from home if possible.
A snow emergency in North Adams run at 6 p.m. Sunday through noon Tuesday; in Lenox, from 10 a.m. Monday through 3 p.m. Tuesday. No parking on municipal streets; residents should clear their sidewalks within 24 hours of the storm.
Pittsfield has declared a snow emergency beginning at 6 p.m. Monday and running through 7 a.m. Wednesday. Residents may use the 3-hour parking spots overnight in the municipal parking garages; vehicles left on the streets or parked in the open areas of the municipal parking lots between midnight and 7 a.m. may be towed at the owners' expense. North Street parking is allowed between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m.
North Adams Mayor Richard Alcombright is asking residents to be patient as the extended snowfall will require extra attention.
"Widening of streets in the main corridor and removal of high snow piles on street corners will begin as soon as possible," he said.
Any cancellations can be sent to info@iberkshires.com.
Closed or canceled for Monday
• School districts
• Berkshire Community College
• Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
• Williams College administration offices and children's center.
• Richmond Town Hall; trash pickup delayed to Tuesday.
• United Cerebral Palsy Association of Berkshire County
• Sen. Downing's coffee & conversation at Clarksburg Town Hall
• Pittsfield trash pickup canceled
• BerkshireRides is not operating
• Ecu-Health Care
• Adams Community Bank delays opening at all branches until 10 a.m.
• Berkshire Museum
• Norman Rockwell Museum
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