Cancellations and Postponements Due to Monday, Jan. 26 Storm

by Carolyne Volpe Curley / Carolyne@WestEssexNOW.com
Published 8:15pm

Updated at 3:41pm Monday

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For a full forecast from the National Weather Service station located in Fairfield's Essex County Airport, see West Essex Now's article: 
Blizzard Warning for 20 to 23 Inches Of Snow and Very Cold, Strong Winds with Heavy Fog, Monday to Tuesday Evening; West Essex Weather for Jan. 25

For Tuesday's Closings, see West Essex Now's article: 
Tuesday's Closings and Postponements Due to Jan. 26 and 27 Blizzard

NEW JERSEY STATE OFFICES

Governor Chris Christie declared a State of Emergency beginning at 1pm Monday.
- State offices will be closed as of 1pm, Monday
- State offices will be closed on Tuesday
- NO other orders were passed, including any road closures or business closures

REGIONAL AREA SCHOOLS

REGIONAL SCHOOL SCHEDULE CHANGES
The following West Essex area schools have reported changes to their normal schedule due to the weather:

• Bright Start Early Learning Preschool, West Caldwell
  Early Dismissal: 1pm
  
  
• Caldwell University
  Monday:  All classes after 1pm cancelled
  The Add/Drop date has been extended to Friday, Jan. 30
  
  
• Caldwell-West Caldwell Public Schools
  Monday: Early Dismissal Schedule
• AM Preschool Disabilities
  10am
  
• PM Preschool Disabilities
  11:30am
  
• Preschool Disabilities Full Day
  11:30am
• Preschool Morning Session
  10am
  
• Preschool Extended Day
  11am
• AM Kindergarten
  10:45am
  
• PM Kindergarten
  1pm
• Elementary: Grades 1-5
  1pm
• Grover Cleveland Middle School
  12:30pm
• James Caldwell High School 
  Exam Early Dismissal Schedule 
• All after-school activities, including YMCA aftercare, are cancelled
  
  

• Children's Corner Preschool, Roseland  
  Early Dismissal 3pm
  
  
• Congregation Agudath Israel Early Childhood Center, Caldwell
  Monday:  Center, Extended Day and 2-year-olds Yoga Class, closing 12pm
  
  

• Essex County College, West Caldwell
  Monday: Closing 1pm
  
  
• Essex County Vo-Tech, West Caldwell 
  Early Dismissal: 12:45pm


• Essex Fells
  Early Dismissal
  
  
• Fairfield Public Schools
  Early Dismissal Schedule:
• PM Preschool
  CLOSED
  
• Elementary
  12:55pm
  
  
• Kiddie Academy of West Caldwell  
  Monday:  Closing 1pm
  
  
• Learning Experience Daycare, Roseland
  Monday:  Closing 12:30pm
  
  
• Mount St. Dominic Academy
  Early Dismissal: 12:30pm
  All after school activities cancelled
  
  
• New Beginnings, Fairfield 
  Early Dismissal
  
  
• Noecker, Roseland
  Early Dismissal: 12:45pm
  
  
• North Caldwell Public Schools
  Early Dismissal: 12:45pm 
  
  
• The Tutoring Center, West Caldwell
  Monday: Closing 3pm
  
  
• Trinity Academy  and Trinity Academy Early Childhood Center  
  Closed Monday 
  
  
• West Essex Middle School, High School  
  Exam Early Dismissal Schedule 12:17pm
  All after-school activities are cancelled
  The West Essex Regional Board of Education meeting has also been rescheduled for Monday, Feb. 2

SURROUNDING AREA SCHOOLS

SURROUNDING AREA SCHOOL SCHEDULE CHANGES
The following surrounding area schools have reported changes to their normal schedule due to the weather:

• Bloomfield College
  Monday: All classes and events afternoon today are cancelled 
  
  
• Bloomfield Public Schools
  Early Dismissal - All after-school activities at all schools will be cancelled, including YMCA after care
  
  
• Cedar Grove
  Early Dismissal: 12:30pm 
  
  

• East Hanover Public Schools 
  Early Dismissal Schedule 
  
  
• Fairleigh Dickinson University
  Closed; all day and evening classes are cancelled
  
  
• Florham Park Public Schools
  Early Dismissal Schedule 
  
  
• Golda Och Academy, West Orange 
  Early Dismissal - There will be no Funtracks / aftercare, or any afternoon activities. There will also be no lunch periods on either campus
  
  
• Hanover Park High School, East Hanover 
  Early Dismissal: 12:18pm
  
  
• Little Falls Public Schools  
  Early Dismissal Schedule 
  
  
• Livingston Public Schools 
  Early Dismissal Schedule:
• Elementary Schools
  12:15pm
  
• Middle Schools
  12:45pm
  
• High School
  12:06pm
• Board of Education Meeting Cancelled
  
  

• Montclair Kimberley Academy 
  Closed Monday and after school activities and extended day are cancelled
  
  

• Montclair Public Schools
  Early Dismissal Schedule and all after-school activities and after-care programs are cancelled
  
  

• Montclair State University  
  Monday:  All classes after 1pm cancelled
  
  
• Montville Public Schools
  Early Dismissal Schedule
  
• Elementary Schools
  12:10pm
  
• Middle School
  12:40pm
  
• High School
  11:25am
  
  
• Newark Academy, Livingston 
  Early Dismissal 12pm
  
  
• New Jersey Institute of Technology
  Monday:  Administrative offices will be closed at 4pm; Classes after 4pm are cancelled
   

• Nutley Public Schools
  Early Dismissal Schedule

• Elementary Schools: 12:30pm 
• High School: 12:30pm 
• Middle School: 12:35pm 
• Extended Day Morning Programs and AM Preschool sessions will operate as usual.
• PM Preschool sessions and Extended Day Afternoon Programs are canceled, as are all after-school activities and athletic events
  
  

• Rutgers - Newark
  Monday: 4pm Closing 
  
  
• Seton Hall Preparatory School
  Closed: Monday
  
  

• Seton Hall University  
  Monday:  All classes after 1pm cancelled
  
  

• South Orange / Maplewood Public Schools  
  Early Dismissal Schedule
  Board of Ed meeting postponed to Monday, Feb. 2 
   

• The Children's Institute, Verona and Livingston 
  Early Dismissal 1pm
  
  
• Verona Public Schools 
  Early Dismissal Schedule
• AM pre-Kindergarten
  10:15am
• PM pre-Kindergarten
  12:15pm
• All day pre-Kindergarten
  12:30pm 
• High School
  12:08pm
• Elementary and Middle Schools
  12:30pm
• All after school activities, athletics and YMCA aftercare will be cancelled.
  
  

• West Orange Public Schools 
  Early Dismissal Schedule
• AM Preschool
  CLOSED
  
• Elementary Schools
  1pm
  
• Middle Schools
  12:25pm
• High School 
  11:50pm 
  
  
• William Paterson University
  Closing at 2pm

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITIES

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS AND MUNICIPALITY SCHEDULE CHANGES
The following West Essex area community organizations and municipal offices have reported changes to their normal schedule due to the weather:

• Caldwell Borough  
  Monday: Town offices closing at 1pm  
  Caldwell Municipal Court cancelled
  
  
• Caldwell Community Center
  Monday: Closing at 5pm
  
  
• Caldwell Public Library 
  Monday:  Closing 1pm
  
  
• Congregation Agudath Israel, Caldwell
  Monday: Office closing: 12:15pm, no Minyan
  
  
• Essex Fells 
  Monday: Municipal office closing at 2:30pm 
  
  

• Little Falls
  Monday: Council Meeting is cancelled
  
  
• Livingston Mall
  Monday: Closed 4pm
  
  
• North Caldwell Borough 
  Monday: Office closing: 2pm
  
  
• Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament Church, Roseland
  Monday: Religious education classes are cancelled
  
  

• Richard J. Codey Arena 
  Monday:  Closed
  
  
• Roseland Boro
  Monday:
  - Offices closing at 1pm 
  - All recreation basketball games scheduled for tonight are cancelled
  - Planning Board Meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled 
  - Shade Tree Meeting scheduled for tonight has been cancelled
  
  
• Roseland Free Public Library 
  Monday:  Closing at 11:30am
  
  
• Ss Nicholas, Constantine & Helen Greek Orthodox Church, Roseland  
  

 All religious education classes are cancelled and office closed


• St. Aloysius Church, Caldwell   
  All religious education classes are cancelled 
  
  
• St. Thomas More Church, Fairfield
  Monday: Grade 7 and 8 religious education classes are cancelled  
  
  

• Turtle Back Zoo
  Monday:  Closed
  
  
• Verona Public Library
  Monday: Closing at 2pm
  
  
• Verona Township
  Monday - All recreation activities cancelled
  
  

• West Caldwell Township 
  Monday: 
  - West Caldwell Planning Board meeting has been cancelled 
  - All recreation activities cancelled
  
  

• West Caldwell Public Library  
  Monday:  Closing 1pm
  
  
• Willowbrook Mall, Wayne
  Monday: Closing 6pm

NEW JERSEY TRANSIT

NJ Transit has made the following announcements regarding their normal schedule:

• Systemwide cross honoring of NJ TRANSIT rail, light rail and bus passes/tickets will be in effect for Monday, Jan. 26 due to the expected winter weather conditions
  
  
• Buses and Trains will stop tonight starting at 8pm; anyone on board by 8pm will be taken to their destinations, and the buses and trains will get back to their stations by 10pm. Service will resume after conditions permit. Customers are advised to check njtransit.com BEFORE traveling

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