Both Northwestern Regional # 7 and New Hartford Public schools will be closed tomorrow, Monday, August 29, due to Hurricane Irene. Students will begin school on Tuesday, August 30 as scheduled. Following are the messages we received from Superintendents Palmer and O’Reilly.
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Northwestern Regional # 7 Closed Monday, Aug. 29
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We received the following ALERTNow message from Superintendent Judy Palmer of Northwestern Regional # 7 this past Thursday, August 26, announcing that NWR7 will be closed on Monday August 29, due to Hurricane Irene:
Good morning everyone,
Welcome back to school! It looks like Irene will make the start of the 2011-2012 school year a memorable one!
Before I go there though, I would like to acknowledge the hard work of our maintenance staff over the summer. They did an outstanding job cleaning and our schools look terrific.
It’s always nice to have the students back in the building. They have been filtering in throughout the week and the band has been practicing. Based on what I have heard from the drummers, I would say they “haven’t skipped a beat.” They sound wonderful!
Now, on to Irene! It is likely that Governor Malloy will make a “State of Emergency” announcement which will shut down the state on Monday. If the teachers’ Professional Development Day is canceled, it will NOT affect the start of school on Tuesday.
I have already made contact with each of the road crews in our four towns. I will remain in communication with them over the weekend to be sure the roads are passable for the start of school on Tuesday.
I am concerned that wide spread power outages will impede my ability to communicate with you effectively through the use of Alert Now. I will make every attempt to notify you on Monday evening if there is a need to cancel school on Tuesday.
However, if I am unable to do so due loss of power, please rely on WTIC AM 1080 and WZBG 97.3 FM radio stations for updates. We will also post information on television stations for those who have power.
One last thing, we do not have all of the 7th grade parents emails in our system yet. Would you please forward this message to any 7th grade parent you know, and ask them to do the same? Thank you for your assistance.
Please stay safe and be sure you have everything you need for an extended period without power.
Despite Irene, I look forward to welcoming our students back for another wonderful school year.
Judy Palmer, Superintendent
Regional School District No. 7
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New Hartford Public Schools Closed Tomorrow, Monday, August 29
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We received the following ALERTNow message from Dr. Philip O’Reilly, Superintendent of New Hartford Public Schools, this past Friday, August 27, announcing that New Hartford Schools will be closed on Monday, August 29:
Dear Parents and Staff:
The New Hartford Public Schools will be closed this Monday, due to the projections for the path and intensity of Hurricane Irene. At this time all children will report to school on Tuesday as originally scheduled.
I am concerned that wide spread power outages will impede my ability to communicate with you effectively through the use of AlertNow. I will make every attempt to notify you IF there is a need to cancel school on Tuesday.
However, if I am unable to do so due loss of power, please rely on WTIC AM 1080 and WZBG 97.3 FM radio stations for updates. We will also post information on television stations for those who have power.
Be well,
Philip B. O’Reilly,
Ed.D. Superintendent of Schools
Kids on the swing set at Callahan Park with a fallen tree behind them on Sunday afternoon after Hurricane Irene struck New Hartford. Photo: Maria Moore
