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Federal Gov’t, Arlington Schools to Close Two Hours Early

With Arlington salt trucks gearing up to tackle this afternoon’s potentially dangerous snowfall, Arlington schools and the federal government have both announced early closings.

Arlington Public Schools will close two hours early today, the school system has announced. All evening and after school activities are canceled.

Meanwhile, the Office of Personnel Management has announced that federal employees will be dismissed two hours early today.

Update at 1:00 p.m. — All Arlington Public Library branches are closing at 5:00 p.m.

Update at 1:15 p.m. — All non-emergency Arlington County Government facilities will close at 5:00 p.m. Evening activities are canceled.

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