More Snow, Sleet Expected Wednesday Night

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Here we go again. 
 
This winter's constant onslaught of cold and precipitation continues with more sleet and snow expected overnight on Wednesday. 
 
The National Weather Service in Albany, N.Y., has issued a winter storm advisory beginning at 7 p.m. on Wednesday through 1 p.m. on Thursday. 
 
The forecast is for mixed precipitation with total snow and sleet accumulations between 1 and 4 inches, the higher end likely in Southern Vermont,  and ice accumulations up to 2/10 of an inch. Winds will be gusting as high as 35 mph.
 
This effects all of the Berkshires, Southern Vermont, eastern New York and northwest Connecticut. So plan on slippery road conditions for Thursday's commute. 
 
Our friends at Greylock Snow Day are predicting greater confidence in a delay rather than a snow day for schools. 
 
Some school districts are already scheduling extra days in June so are hesitant to cancel school altogether. Delays had been expected for last Thursday's storm but forecast had superintendents canceling the evening before as a precaution. 
 
A "train of storms" will run cross country over the next week or so, bringing snow to New England every two to three days. 
 
Friday is expected to be bright and sunny and cold but more snow flurries are expected over the weekend, and more frigid temperatures will return for Presidents Day.
 

The pattern across the United States that began this train of storms last week will remain in place for much of this week. This will continue to support storms being near New England every 2-3 days. Details: #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx #NHwx #MEwx #VTwx www.newenglandstormcenter.com/post/pattern...

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— New England Storm Center (@nestormcenter.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM

The pattern across the United States that began this train of storms last week will remain in place for much of this week. This will continue to support storms being near New England every 2-3 days. Details: #MAwx #CTwx #RIwx #NHwx #MEwx #VTwx www.newenglandstormcenter.com/post/pattern...

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— New England Storm Center (@nestormcenter.bsky.social) February 11, 2025 at 8:52 AM

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RFP Ready for North County High School Study

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The working group for the Northern Berkshire Educational Collaborative last week approved a request for proposals to study secondary education regional models.
 
The members on Tuesday fine-tuned the RFP and set a date of Tuesday, Jan. 20, at 4 p.m. to submit bids. The bids must be paper documents and will be accepted at the Northern Berkshire School Union offices on Union Street.
 
Some members had penned in the first week of January but Timothy Callahan, superintendent for the North Adams schools, thought that wasn't enough time, especially over the holidays.
 
"I think that's too short of a window if you really want bids," he said. "This is a pretty substantial topic."
 
That topic is to look at the high school education models in North County and make recommendations to a collaboration between Hoosac Valley Regional and Mount Greylock Regional School Districts, the North Adams Public Schools and the town school districts making up the Northern Berkshire School Union. 
 
The study is being driven by rising costs and dropping enrollment among the three high schools. NBSU's elementary schools go up to Grade 6 or 8 and tuition their students into the local high schools. 
 
The feasibility study of a possible consolidation or collaboration in Grades 7 through 12 is being funded through a $100,000 earmark from the Fair Share Act and is expected to look at academics, faculty, transportation, legal and governance issues, and finances, among other areas. 
 
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