Politics & Government
Woonsocket Storm Center: Parking Ban Starts at 5 p.m.
School canceled for Wednesday; Cancelation reports coming in.
Snow began falling about 2 p.m. in Woonsocket, light and wispy, in strong flurries that weren't accumulating anywhere but windshields.
Nonetheless, Wednesday classes were canceled by the afternoon, as was the evening's scheduled City Council meeting, and a parking ban was announced for 5 p.m.
Voting for four precincts for the Dist. 49 special election primary, however, were still on.
Around the city, people were busy gassing up cars and stopping in for last minute supplies as a snowstorm predicted to leave as much as a foot of snow in the area started up.
At Autozone in Park Square, Terry Dion of Massachusetts was passing through to grab spark plugs ahead of the storm. Nearby, Bruce Bosko exited the store with windshield wiper blade refills in hand.
Bosko, who owns property in Woonsocket and Burrillville, wasn't concerned. "I'm pretty well prepared for this storm," he said.
Cancelations have begun coming in as the snow starts to fall:
4:41 p.m.:
- Mount St. Charles closed Wednesday
- Woonsocket Head Start and Day Care - canceled Wednesday
- Woonsocket Public School is canceled Wednesday
- Tonight's City Council meeting has been canceled
- RIRAL Adult GED - ESL: Night classes CANCELED.
- RobRoy Acad-Woonsocket: No PM Classes
- Discovery House-Woonsocket: Bring in lock boxes Tuesday 1/21; Closed Wednesday 1/22
- Our Lady, Queen of Martyrs-Woon.: No CCD Classes; due to boiler issues, no heat
- St Agatha - Woonsocket: No CCD Classes; Cancel Activities
- Viola M. Berard School: Closed Wednesday
- St Joseph - Woonsocket: No Bingo
Snow forecasts predicting 5-10 inches, with snowfall to start this afternoon, have been bumped up to a foot for much of the state:
Snow Projections Bumped Up Again
There's a winter storm watch in effect for the state, with 5-10 inches expected to start falling early this afternoon.
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- Police Department: 401-766-1212
- Fire Department: 401-765-2500
- Highway Dept.: 401-767-9286
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