CRANBURY: Town school and offices to close before blizzard strikes

CRANBURY Mayor Jay Taylor said Sunday night that the township is gearing up for todays potentially crippling snowstorm by calling in extra police and road crews as well as closing the Cranbury School and municipal offices early.

"Chief (of Police) Ricky Varga and (Schools Superintendent) Susan Genco spoke (Sunday) and decided to close the Cranbury School at 12:30 p.m.," Mayor Taylor said. "We are also closing (municipal) offices early."

Mayor Taylor said he did not know how many extra officers Chief Varga planned to call in for extra duty, but it would be more than the normal three assigned to the day shift.

He also said road crews were prepared and would be out salting and plowing immediately.

The National Weather Service issued a blizzard warning Sunday evening for New Jersey and parts of Pennsylvania, Delaware and New England through Tuesday afternoon as two systems take aim at the Northeast part of the country.

A coastal low is then expected to develop with significantly more moisture setting up a storm that could dump anywhere between 18 to 36 additional inches of snow through Tuesday, according to the forecast.

In addition to the snow, forecasters are warning of windy conditions of around 35 m.p.h. leading to potential blizzard conditions.

According to the agency, blizzard conditions exist when winds of at least 35 m.p.h. cause blowing snow to reduce visibility under a quarter of a mile for at least three hours.

(Township Administrator) Denise Maribello and I have been in constant communication (Sunday)," Mayor Taylor said. "We are ready to hit the ground running."

The township also cancelled Monday nights Township Committee meeting, he said.

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