Snow Emergency/State of Emergency

I have declared a Snow Emergency in the City of Amesbury effective from 7:00 PM on January 26 until 12:00 PM on January 28. All City facilities will be closed to the public beginning on January 26 at 5:00 PM, and will remain closed to the public on January 27 and January 28. Please see the press release at the bottom of this blog post for more information related to the Snow Emergency.

Governor Baker has declared a State of Emergency effective immediately, and a travel ban effective beginning at 12:00 AM on January 27 until 12:00 PM on January 28. For live updates from the Commonwealth, please visit: Mass.Gov Alerts

For a full description of the Governor's authority under a State of Emergency, click here: http://www.mass.gov/eopss/agencies/mema/what-is-a-gubernatorial-state-of-emergency.html.

Latest storm-related updates:

• The Amesbury Public Schools will be closed on Tuesday, January 27 and Wednesday, January 28. This includes the cancellation of all evening school events on both dates.
• There will be no trash or recycling collection on Tuesday, January 27 or Wednesday, January 28. Residents scheduled for Tuesday or Wednesday collection are advised to hold all trash and recycling until Tuesday, February 3 or Wednesday, February 4. On February 3 and February 4, residents will be exempt from the garbage container limit, and will be allowed to place more than one garbage container out for collection.
• The MVRTA will be closed on Tuesday, January 27. For more information, please call 978-469-6878. The following services will not be provided:
• Fixed Route
• Boston Commuter Service
• E-Z Trans
• Ring/Ride
• Ring/Ride Rt. 28
• Boston/Peabody Medi-ride
• Verizon telecommunications customers can report any service-related issue by calling 1-800-837-4966 or visiting www.verizon.com/outage.
• National Grid customers can report power outages by calling 1-800-867-5222.

We will continue to update this blog post with new information regarding notices, cancellations, and adjustments related to public services as it becomes available. I would encourage residents to stay tuned to this blog post to see the latest information related to this storm's impact on city services.

Be safe!

Ken