MONDAY HURRICANE UPDATE: School Closings, Power Outages + More
Monday, October 29, 2012
Today is landfall day for Hurricane Sandy, and here is the latest on closings, outages, and more.
Evacuations
Currently, the following communities have received evacuation notices:
BY 8PM SUNDAY: Westerly: Misquamicut area south of Shore Rd and low-lying areas of Weekapaug, Watch Hill, Avondale, and along the Pawcatuck River up to the Stillman Avenue Bridge
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BY 6AM MONDAY: Narragansett: Low-lying areas
School and office closings
RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Barrington: Barrington Public Schools: Closed Monday
Bristol: Bristol-Warren Pub Schools: Closed Monday
Burrilville: Burrillville Public Schools: Closed Monday
Central Falls: Central Falls Pub. Schools: Closed Monday
Wood River Junction: Chariho Reg. Pub Schools: Closed Monday
Coventry: Coventry Public Schools: Closed Monday & Tuesday
Cranston: Cranston Public Schools: Closed Monday
Cumberland: Cumberland Public Schools: Closed Monday
Warren: East Bay Educational Collaborative: Closed Monday; Cancel Activities
East Greenwich: East Greenwich Public Schools: Schools Closed Monday
East Providence: East Providence Public Schools: Closed Monday
West Greenwich: Exeter-West Greenwich Pub Schools: Closed Monday
Chepachet: Foster-Glocester Elementary and Reg Schools: All schools K-12 Closed Monday; No After School Activities
Jamestown: Jamestown Public Schools: Closed Through Tuesday; No Busses; no activities
Johnston: Johnston Public Schools: Closed Monday; All activities canceled on Monday
Lincoln: Lincoln Public Schools: Schools Closed Monday 10/29/12; No activities
Lincoln: Wm M Davies Jr Career-Tech HS: Closed Monday; 12-month staff to report
Little Compton: Little Compton Public Schools: Closed Monday; Cancel Activities
Middletown: Middletown Public Schools: Closed Monday
North Kingstown: North Kingstown Schools: Closed Through Tuesday
North Providence: North Providence Public Schools: Closed Monday
Slatersville: N Smithfield Public Schools: Closed Monday
Narragansett: Narragansett Public Schools: Closed Monday; Cancel Activities; No out of district bussing.
Newport: Newport Public Schools: Closed Monday
Cumberland: Northern RI Collaborative: All Sites Closed Main Office Closed
Pawtucket: Pawtucket Pub. Schools: Closed Monday; no custodial or clerical staff
Portsmouth: Portsmouth Public Schools: Closed Monday; Cancel Activities
Providence: Providence Schools: Closed Monday; No Busses; 12 month employees report
Providence: RI Interscholastic League: All RIIL games on 10/29 postponed
Providence: RI School for the Deaf: Closed Monday; 12 month staff report to work
North Scituate: Scituate Public Schools: Closed Monday
Smithfield: Smithfield Public Schools: Closed Monday
South Kingstown: South Kingstown Public Schools: Closed Monday
Tiverton: Tiverton Public Schools: Closed Monday
Woonsocket: Viola M. Berard School: Closed Monday
Warwick: Warwick Public Schools: Closed Monday; October 29, 2012
West Warwick: West Warwick Public Schools: Closed Monday
Warwick: West Bay Collaborative: Closed Monday
Westerly: Westerly Public Schools: Closed Through Tuesday
Woonsocket: Woonsocket Public Schools: Closed Mon 10-29; 12 mth emply do not report
RHODE ISLAND PRIVATE SCHOOLS
East Greenwich: Aim High Academy: Closed Monday; Both Locations - Closed Monday
Middletown: Aquidneck Is. Christian Acad.: Closed Monday
Barrington: Barrington Christian Acad.: Closed Monday
East Providence: Bradley School - East Providence: Closed Monday
Portsmouth: Bradley School - Portsmouth: Closed Monday
Wakefield: Bradley School - South County: Closed Monday
Westerly: Bradley School - Westerly: Closed Mon and Tues
East Providence: CADD School at Bradley Hospital: Closed Monday
Cumberland: Cherry Blossom Journey School: Closed Monday
Pascoag: Community Christian School: Closed Monday
Providence: Community Prep. School: closed Monday
Cranston: Cornerstone School: Closed Monday; residential staff report
Warwick: First Baptist Christian School: Closed Monday
Providence: French-Amer Schl RI: Closed Monday; Cancel Activities
East Providence: Gordon School: Closed Monday
Providence: Groden Center Inc.: All school locations closed Monday; Administrative Offices closed
Chepachet: Harmony Hill School: Closed Monday Essential Staff only
Providence: Henry Barnard School: Closed Monday; Explorations also closed
Warwick: J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center: Closed Monday
Middletown: James L. Maher Center: Day Programs Closed Monday; Fed.Con.Emp.-check w/ manager
Cumberland: Jasper School of Dance: Closed Monday; No Monday Classes
Providence: Jewish Community Day School: Will Not Meet; CANCEL TEACHER IN-SERVICE MON.
North Providence: John E. Fogarty Center: Closed Monday; Fogarty Ctr N Prov clsd 10/29
Providence: Lincoln School: Closed Monday; Little School also closed
Cranston: Masonic Learning Ctr for Children: Closed Monday
Smithfield: Masters Regional Academy: Closed Monday
West Kingston: Meadowbrook Waldorf School: Closed Monday
Providence: Meeting St. School: Closed Monday; No Services
Providence: Montessori Children's House: Closed Monday
Barrington: Montessori Ctr of Barrington: Closed Monday; Toddlers and Pre-K
East Greenwich: Montessori of Greenwich Bay: Closed Monday
Providence: Moses Brown School: Closed Monday; No PM Activities
Providence: Mount Pleasant Academy: Closed Monday
Middletown: Newport Montessori School: Closed Monday
East Providence: Ocean State Montessori School: Closed Monday
Coventry: Pathways Strategic Teaching Center: Closed Monday
Portsmouth: Pennfield School: Closed Monday
Central Falls: Progreso Latino-CF: Closed Monday; No PM Classes
East Providence: Prov. Country Day School: Closed Monday
Providence: Prov. Hebrew Day: Closed Monday; see email re opt. learning
Providence: Providence Center School: Closed Monday
East Greenwich: Rocky Hill School: Closed Monday
North Kingstown: S County Montessori School: Closed Monday
Foxboro: Sage School-Foxboro: Closed Monday
Providence: San Miguel School: Closed Monday
Warwick: Sargent Rehabilitation Center: Monday, October 29; All Programs Closed
Pawtucket: Sawyer School-Pawtucket: Closed Monday
Providence: Sawyer School-Providence: Closed Monday
Providence: School One: Closed Monday
Providence: Sophia Academy: Closed Monday; No Busses
Barrington: St Andrew's School: Closed Monday; Offices closed
Middletown: St George's School: Classes Cancelled Monday-29th; Essential Staff Only
Newport: St Michael's Country Day School: Closed Monday
Cumberland: Sylvan Learning Center - Cumberland: Closed Monday; Cancel Classes
Providence: The Music School: Philharmonic Music School ; Closed Monday all locations
North Kingstown: The Talent Factory: Closed Monday
Pawtucket: Tides School-Pawt: All Tides Schools Closed Monday
Johnston: Trinity Christian Acad: Closed Monday
East Greenwich: Village Lower School: Closed Monday
North Kingstown: West Bay Christian Academy: School Closed Monday
Providence: Wheeler School: Closed Monday
East Providence: Wolf School: Closed Monday
Providence: Year Up - Providence: Closed Monday; Class 15 interns report to int
RI CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
Middletown: All Saints Academy: Closed Monday; Symposium canceled
Providence: Diocese of Prov Catholic Schools: Educators' Symposium is canceled
East Providence: Sacred Heart School: Closed Monday; Educator's Symposium cancelled
Westerly: St Pius X School: Closed Through Tuesday
Pawtucket: St Raphael's Academy: Closed Monday
Cranston" St. Paul School - Cranston: Closed Monday
RI VO-TECH SCHOOLS
Exeter: Exeter Job Corp: Training Day Canceled Mon and Tues
Smithfield: Nationwide Diesel Technologies: COMMERCIAL DRIVER TRAINING; WELDING TRAINING
Cranston: Paul Mitchell the School - RI: Closed Monday; Closed No Day or Evening Class
Warwick: RI Assoc Realtors: Closed Monday; Cancel Classes
Providence: RI Hosp School of Diagnostic Imaging: Closed Monday
Fall River, MA: RobRoy Acad-Woonsocket: Closed Monday
Providence: The Met: Closed Monday; Providence & East Bay Closed
Newport: The MET East Bay: Closed Monday
Source for closings: RI Broadcasters Association
Service cancellations
Providence: Trash and recycling services cancelled for Monday.
Amtrak services in Northeast canceled Monday, Oct. 29 – All Acela Express, Northeast Regional, Keystone and Shuttle services are canceled for trains originating on that date. Also Empire Service, Adirondack, Vermonter, Ethan Allen and Pennsylvanian train services suspended, along with some overnight services.
Power Outages
Prepare for power outages with the following sources from National Grid:
Text STORM to NGRID (64743) to register for broadcast text alerts or you can sign up for e-mail alerts.
For more tips on safety with regards to power lines, generators, etc., check out National Grid's Storm Safety link.
Follow the latest in outages throughout the state with Naitonal Grid's Power Outage Map.
