Schools To Open 9/6

Johnston schools are now scheduled to open on Sept. 6, following a decision by school officials to cancel classes for Friday, Sept. 2.

A closure announcement was posted by the on WPRI.com during the afternoon of Sept. 1.

Friday marks the third straight day of cancellations — and the originally scheduled third day of classes in the 2011-12 school year.

Here's the schedule for openings and dismissals:

• Johnston High School: Open, 7:10 a.m.; Dismissal, 1:28 p.m.
• Ferri Middle School: Open, 7:45 a.m.; Dismissal, 2:03 p.m.
• Elementary Schools: Open, 9:05 a.m.; Dismissal, 3:20 p.m.
• Early Childhood Center: Morning session open, 8:15 a.m.; Dismissal, 11 a.m. Afternoon session open, 11:45 a.m.; Dismissal 2:35 p.m.

JohnstonPatch has also posted all of the district's bus routes — see the article here.

Also on Sept. 1, the number of Johnston residents still without electricity fell below 2,000 for the first time since hit the area.

National Grid reported on its Outage Central website that 1,897 customers in Johnston remained without power, and estimated that power would be restored by Sept. 5.

The number of outages is down from nearly 3,900 reported on Aug. 31, and the high number of more than 6,000 outages just after the storm.