Toms River Schools Announce Delayed Opening For Jan. 7

Toms River NJ

06 January, 2022

9:24 PM

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TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Toms River Regional School District will have a delayed opening on Friday because of the anticipated snowstorm. The district announced the delay Thursday evening. " The district will be operating on a delayed opening schedule for Friday, Jan. 7 due to forecasted inclement weather, and will continue to monitor the weather in case additional action is necessary," the notice said. The delayed opening of 90 minutes means there will be no morning preschool classes and no morning Y Kids, no morning vocational school and no breakfast will be served. The school opening times on the delayed schedule can be found here. Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency, set to begin at 10 p.m. Thursday, as the storm is anticipated to start bringing snow to the area after 1 a.m. Read more: NJ Declares State Of Emergency; Up To 6 Inches Of Snow Projected The National Weather Service issued a winter-storm warning for Ocean County and seven others: Monmouth, Salem, Gloucester, Camden, Burlington, Cumberland and Atlantic. The agency predicts 3-6 inches of snowfall in this region from 10 p.m. Thursday to 10 a.m. Friday. Snowfall in the region could exceed 1 inch per hour late in the night, with snowfall expected to wind down west to east by sunrise Friday, which is slated for 7:21 a.m. The delayed opening comes on the heels of Monday's storm that at one point was predicted to bring up to 6 inches to Toms River and prompted district officials to declare weather closing. It left Toms River and the rest of the district with less than 2 inches of snow, according to the weather service. Sign up for Patch alerts and daily newsletters here, or download our app to have breaking news alerts sent right to your phone. Have a news tip? Email [email protected] Follow Toms River Patch on Facebook.