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Storm Leaves Brick With More Snow, Icy Roads
The snowy, icy mess led township officials to cancel Friday's Early Childhood program in the Brick Recreation Department.
BRICK, NJ — Snow and a lot of icy precipitation made a mess of the roads in Brick on Thursday, and the effects of the storm were lingering into Friday.
Brick Township sent out its plows as the snow was falling, and warned residents to drive with care.
“Road conditions are hazardous,” township officials said in a post on the town’s official Facebook page. “We encourage everyone to avoid traveling unless it is absolutely necessary.”
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Brick had received 3.6 inches of snow as of about 1:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service.
While the township worked on the roads, the sleet and freezing rain made the roads hazardous, and with temperatures dropping overnight, the Brick Township Recreation Department canceled its early childhood programs for Friday.
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The Brick Township Schools are fully remote on Fridays, so officials there did not have to make any changes.
Statewide, New Jersey State Police said they responded to more than 400 crashes and assisted more than 270 motorists by 3 p.m. because of the hazardous conditions on the state’s roads.
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