School Canceled In Braintree Thursday Amid Snowstorm

BRAINTREE, MA — Just when you thought 2020 might let you out, many of you are about to get snowed in.With more than 6 to 11 inches of snow possible across the South Shore overnight Wednesday into Thursday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you once you are all stocked up on milk, bread and maybe a few warm, holiday treats.

School has been canceled Thursday in Braintree. Students will be able to enjoy a traditional snow day as a day with no school and no newly assigned school work, but the work will be made up in what school officials are calling "blizzard bags."

Blizzard bags consist of work that will be sent home and/or provided electronically to students at a future date for them to complete and return within a specified period of time. When a student completes and returns the work it is evaluated and both credit and attendance are recorded.

Town Issues Snow Emergency

Mayor Charles Kokoros issued a snow emergency in Braintree that last until 10 p.m., Thursday.

During this time period, there will be no on-street parking allowed on any public road. The police have been authorized to tow any vehicle deemed to be an obstruction to snow removal.
Please utilize off-street parking locations, which include:

• Smith Beach Parking Lot
• Sunset Lake
• Braintree Golf Course

Trash Pickup

Curbside trash and recycling pickup will be delayed a day for the rest of the week. If you are scheduled to be picked up Thursday, your pickup day will be Friday. If you are scheduled for Friday, your pickup day will now be Saturday.

Snow will start falling across Massachusetts between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday, and by the time it ends midday Thursday, most parts of the state will have been blanketed with 8 to 14 inches, according to the latest forecast from the National Weather Service in Boston.

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Snow will be light and fluffy in most parts of the state, but it could be heavier and wetter in southeastern Massachusetts and on Cape Cod.

Cape Cod will see lower snowfall totals than the rest of the state, with rain mixing in with the snow early Thursday morning. Wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour mean several parts of Massachusetts could see blizzard conditions.

Snowfall will be heaviest between midnight and 8 a.m. Thursday. The snow will stop between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Thursday as the storm moves from west to east across Massachusetts.

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Check back with Patch throughout Wednesday and Thursday for town and storm updates.