Bridgewater-Raritan Schools Close Monday Due To Snow

BRIDGEWATER, NJ — Bridgewater-Raritan Regional School District is closed Monday offering students a true snow day.

All Raritan Valley Community College classes and offices will operate remotely on Monday and Tuesday.

Bridgewater's DPW crews are also working hard to clear roadways.

Multiple roads were also closed throughout the county including Warrenville Road and Morning Glory Road in Warren, Bonnie Burn Road and Hillcrest Road in Watchung, and Morning Glory, Mountain Avenue, and Washington Avenue north of Route 22 in Green Brook.

Somerset County curbside recycling pickups that are scheduled for early this week will likely be impacted. Depending on the severity of the storm, recycling pickups could be suspended or delayed for the following communities:

• Monday: Bernards Twp. / Franklin - Society Hill I & II, Whitehall Manor, Beacon Hill & Surrounding Areas
• Tuesday: Bedminster, Bernardsville, Peapack-Gladstone, Far Hills & Bridgewater - Sunset Lake Area
• Wednesday: Remainder of Bridgewater

Residents of Bernards and the sections of Franklin being served on Monday are asked not to put recycling bins out at the curbside on Sunday night as usual, but to put them out early Monday morning and then leave them curbside until Somerset County Recycling is able to arrive.

If the storm is severe enough, delays could continue to later in the week.

Somerset County residents are being asked to stay off the roadways.

"For their own safety and that of our great road crews and first responders, we are asking Somerset County residents to limit traveling on the roads during this winter storm unless absolutely necessary," said Somerset County Commissioner Doug Singleterry, liaison to Public Health and Safety. "Please check on neighbors who may need assistance, though we ask that everyone continue to practice COVID safety measures when you do so."

The Office on Aging & Disability Services will be suspending curbside services, but clients and caregivers can call 888-747-1122 and leave a brief message with a name, address and phone number and staff will return the call as soon as possible.

Meals on Wheels deliveries are suspended for Monday, and clients are encouraged to use frozen and shelf-stable meals that were delivered earlier in the season.

All Somerset County transportation services, including SCOOT, DASH, and CAT are canceled for Monday.

Here is the forecast:

Sunday Night: Snow. Low around 23. Northeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100% percent. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

Monday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 32. Breezy, with a northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. New snow accumulation of 7 to 11 inches possible.

Monday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 29. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90 percent. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Tuesday: Snow. High near 34. North wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New snow accumulation of less than a half-inch possible.

Tuesday Night: A chance of flurries before 1 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

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