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City Of Somerville

Monday, February 11, 2013

Snow Emergency Back in Effect Until Further Notice, Schools Closed Through Wednesday

Somerville's snow emergency was originally scheduled to end Monday at 6 p.m.

Somerville's snow emergency, which includes a parking ban, will remain in effect until further notice, according to a constituent services alert from the city. In addition, Somerville's public schools will remain closed through Wednesday, according to a Tweet from the city of Somerville. The city's snow emergency was originally scheduled to end Monday at 6 p.m., but the city sent an alert at about 1:30 p.m. telling residents the snow emergency would, in fact, remain in effect until further notice. Here's the text of the alert: Hello, this is Jackie Rossetti from the City of Somerville with important snow emergency-related information for Monday, February 11th. Due to high snow accumulations and ongoing work to clear public streets and …

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Andrea

4:18 pm on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

They certainly did an awful job.........couldn't get out of my street Sunday morning; they had it blocked with snow from plowing - at least 3 ft. high - I would have thought they would have had the sense to use the large trucks instead of the small pickups with plows on them - isn't that why we have to park on one side of the street, so they can plow?????   more ›

Thursday, February 7, 2013

Update: Snow Emergency Declared

The snow emergency takes effect Thursday at 10 p.m.

Update, Feb. 7, 3:25 p.m.: The city of Somerville Thursday afternoon provided more information about the snow emergency. It begins 10 p.m. Thursday. Residents need to move cars by 2 a.m. Friday. Read more here. Original story: The city of Somerville will declare a snow emergency in anticipation of a major snow storm expected to hit the area Friday and Saturday. The city's official Facebook page posted the following early Thursday afternoon. "Later today the City will declare a snow emergency and the start time as well as any closures will be announced via the City alert system (by phone, text, email), the City website, social media, and news outlets. We are waiting for midday forecasts to set the exact start time and will provide ample …

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