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Snow Piling Up In Swampscott; Municipal Buildings Closed Thursday
Swampscott students got to enjoy a good, old-fashioned "no school" snow day for the first major storm of the season.
SWAMPSCOTT, MA — Just when you thought 2020 might let you out, many of you got snowed in.
With more than 12 inches of snow possible across the North Shore overnight Wednesday into Thursday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you.
The town announced that Swampscott Town Hall, Swampscott Senior Center and Swampscott Public Library are closed on Thursday.
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Swampscott Public Schools determined there will be no school in Swampscott on Thursday. While some school across the state chose to have a remote learning day in place of hybrid learning amid the coronavirus crisis this school year, Swampscott opted for Thursday to be a traditional "no school" snow day.
There will be no trash pick-up in Swampscott on Thursday.
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Thursday's regularly scheduled trash pick-up will occur on Friday, and Friday's regularly scheduled trash pick-up will occur on Saturday.
Snow started 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.
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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