Snow Update: March 3-4, 2019

We are expecting significant snowfall overnight, which will complicate the morning commute. We expect the snow to start out light, then the intensity will pick up around midnight. The heaviest snow is expected in the window between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. After that, the snow will turn light, and it is expected to end around mid-day with light snow showers. This will be a heavy, wet snow. Expect a freeze again tomorrow evening, followed by a week with below average temperatures.

Here’s what you need to know:

• The Melrose Public Schools will be closed, but buildings will open in the afternoon and evening for organized activities. Please check in with the organizer of your activity to make sure that it has not been cancelled.
• The Board of Aldermen will meet Monday night as scheduled.
• Kindergarten registration scheduled for Monday evening will be rescheduled to Tuesday, March 5th from 4-8 p.m. in the middle school cafeteria.
• City Hall will open at 9:30 a.m.
• The library will open at 11:00 a.m.
• The Council on Aging will remain closed all day tomorrow
• DPW will be staffing the snow removal operation starting at 9:00 p.m. Additional staff will be coming in at 11:00 p.m., and we should be fully staffed by shortly after midnight. Residents can call the DPW Operations center at 781-665-0142.
• There will be an on-street parking ban in place from 11:00 p.m. Sunday to 10:00 a.m. Monday. The Melrose Police Department will be enforcing this.
• Curbside Trash and Recycling collection will remain on schedule. Please try to place your containers curbside tomorrow morning to avoid them getting covered in snow and plowed in.
• Please be considerate of your neighbors and clear your sidewalks as soon as possible after the snow stops.