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Some postponements, cancellations and closings were starting to be announced Thursday as yet another snowstorm hit the Philadelphia area. The heaviest snowfall and windiest weather was not expected until later.

Among the postponements: the opening of the Lourdes emergency department at the Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J. Planned for Thursday, it will now take place at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Meanwhile, the Salvation Army of Greater Philadelphia postponed a benefit for its Soups On! culinary job training program that had been scheduled for Thursday until March 3, and the Multicultural Affairs Congress division of the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau postponed its Be There or Be Square fundraiser flexcheck cash advance. It has been rescheduled for March 4 at the Philadelphia Downtown Courtyard.

All Philadelphia public and parochial schools were closed Thursday while many other districts throughout the region were closed or were expected to close early. On the cultural/tourism scene, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, the Academy of Natural Sciences, the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Franklin Institute were all open, although the art museum canceled some children’s classes.

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