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Warminster Snow Emergency: Shortened School Thursday
J.P. Mascaro announced there will be no garbage pickup on Thursday, after Warminster declared a weather emergency.
WARMINSTER, PA — Centennial School District students will have a shortened day of remote learning Thursday after the Nor'easter that dumped inches of snow on the area on Wednesday.
Warminster Township, like other local governments, declared a snow emergency due to the storm. During the emergency, on-street parking is prohibited and trash cans, basketball nets and other obstacles should be removed from the streets.
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The storm warning issued by the National Weather Service extends through 10 a.m. on Thursday. With that in mind, Centennial officials said school and office buildings would be closed on Thursday.
Students will have a shortened, fully remote school day on Thursday, with classes running from 8 a.m.-1 p.m.
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Centennial officials said the school day was being kept on the books so a snow day would not cause the district to lose a planned day off on April 1.
J.P. Mascaro also announced that it will not be collecting trash or recycling on Thursday. It will be doing a "double pickup" on the next scheduled day, township officials said.
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