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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North Adams School Finance Panel Reviews Fiscal 2026 Spending Plan

By Tammy Daniels iBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The Finance & Facilities Committee took a deeper dive this week into next year's school spending plan.
 
The draft proposal for fiscal 2026 is $21,636,220, up 3.36 percent that will be offset with $940,008 in school choice funds, bringing the total to $20,696,212, or a 2.17 percent increase. 
 
Business and Finance Director Nancy Rauscher said the district's school choice account would be in relatively good shape at the end of fiscal 2026. 
 
As a practice, the district has been to trying not to exceed the prior year's revenue and to maintain a 5 percent surplus for unexpected special education expenses. However, this year's revenue would be about $500,000 so the amount used would be significantly more. 
 
"But given our current balance, we could absorb that in the net result of what we're anticipating in the way of revenue next year," Rauscher said. "Relative to committing $940,000 to school choice spending next year, that would leave us with a projected balance at the end of FY 26 of a little over $1.2 million, and that's about 6 percent of our operating budget."
 
But committee members expressed concerns about drawing down school choice funds that are projected to decrease in coming years. 
 
"I think mostly we're going to go through this and we're going to see things that this just can't be cut, right? It's just, it is what it is, and if we want to provide, what we can provide," said Richard Alcombright. "How do we prepare for this, this revenue shortfall?"
 
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