Snow Guide
Snow Guide
Announcements of university closings, delayed openings, early closings, or class cancellations will be made at salemstate.edu, and through the following radio and television stations:
WBOQ 104.9 FM
WBZ-TV (Channel 4)
WCVB-TV (Channel 5)
WHDH-TV (Channel 7)
Fox (Channel 25)
WLVI-TV (Channel 56)
In addition, there will be a recorded message at 978.542.6000.
Delayed Opening
Regardless of media reports, a delayed opening means classes and work begin at 10:30 am.
When the university broadcasts a notice indicating a “delayed opening” or “two-hour delay” due to inclement weather or other issues, the university has designated 10:30 am as the standard start time for both day classes and the employee work day. Employees designated essential personnel report at their regular,established time.
Want to be notified in case of university closings and delayed opening? The university uses ConnectEd to notify students, faculty and staff in case of emergencies as well as university closings and delays using emergency contact information you supply. Be sure your emergency contact information is up to date by going to your Navigator account by clicking on this page in Navigator from the university website.
SNOW EMERGENCY PARKING FOR SALEM CITY RESIDENTS
[February 15, 2013] This is to inform city of Salem residents that there are no more seasonal permits available for temporary on-site parking at Salem State University’s O’Keefe parking lot during a city declared snow emergency. The number of permits is limited to 100 on a first come/first served basis, and they have all been issued.
A reminder to those residents who secured a permit is that your permit is only valid in the designated area near the Lussier Street end of the O’Keefe Center Lot. The designated area is marked by signs indicating “During Snow Emergency Municipal Permit Parking Only.” Vehicles that do not display a valid permit or that are not parked in the designated area are subject to citation and towing at the expense of the owner.
Permit parking for Salem city residents is only allowable during a city declared snow emergency. All permitted vehicles must be removed from the university property within one hour after the city’s cancellation of the snow emergency (weekends included) or they will be towed at the owner’s expense.