Saturday, February 23, 2013
As February vacation winds down with snow showers in the forecast for three out of the next seven days, some are wondering when the Concord Schools are scheduled to let out for summer vacation.
As February vacation winds down and we head into a weekend wherein forecasts are calling for up to another foot of snow, it seems like an appropriate time to peek ahead at when the 2012-2013 school year might end. According to the Concord Schools most recently updated calendar, published Monday, Feb. 11, the tentative final day of school will be Thursday, June 20. That’s a half-day for students K-8, according to the Concord Public Schools calendar, and a professional development day will be held Friday, June 21, for CPS and Concord-Carlisle High School. Planned makeup days, if needed, will be June 24, 25 and 26. And the CCHS graduation, meanwhile, is scheduled for Saturday, June 8. Of course, this is all subject to change, what with…
Monday, January 21, 2013
Several inches of snow could fall in Eastern Massachusetts from the winter storm.
A snow storm will roll into Eastern Massachusetts Monday afternoon and continue through Tuesday morning, dumping a few inches of snow in the area. The National Weather Service issued a Winter Storm Watch for much of Massachusetts beginning Monday afternoon -- though it was just a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Concord as of Sunday night. The heaviest snow will be along the coast of Massachusetts, where 4 to 8 inches of snow could fall, but the storm watch includes the cities of Boston and Cambridge. Further inland, snowfall is expected to between 1 to 3 inches, according to the forecast by WHDH Channel 7. Stay tuned to Patch for updates on the storm.
Friday, February 10, 2012
Bitter temperatures will follow the storm on Sunday.
Don't let the bare ground outside your window fool you. Winter is still here and it's about to prove that to local residents on Saturday. There is a good chance most of Massachusetts, including Weston, will see accumulating snow as a low-pressure system moves up the East Coast, tracking south of New England, according to the National Weather Service. The combination of the storm's track, along with Arctic air sinking from the north, will bring accumulating snow to the region. Winter weather advisories will likely be needed for a large portion of Southern New England. An exact range of snowfall has yet to be determined by the NWS, as there is a possibility the storm's track could shift. A shift could change the type of wintry precipitation …
