Old Man Winter appears to be sticking around a little longer. The National Weather Service has now issued a winter storm warning for the area with 4 to 8 inches of snow expected by Thursday morning. Chatham schools will have a two-hour delayed opening Wednesday, and all sports games have been canceled. The storm will cause slick traveling conditions and produce winds between 10 and 15 miles per hour with gusts up to 20 miles per hour, causing visibility to be reduced to one-quarter to one-half mile a times, the NWS said. Check back with Patch for updates throughout the storm.

UPDATE – 7:01 a.m.: All Chatham schools and school offices will be closed on Wednesday due to the weather, officials announced Wednesday morning. The district had announced a delayed opening for Wednesday morning but altered the announcement to cancel school after more ice and freezing rain fell Tuesday night. Chatham Borough offices will have a delayed opening. The Library of the Chathams closed at 4 p.m. Tuesday due to weather, said Borough Mayor Nelson Vaughan. While Chatham schools remained open Tuesday, all after-school activities have been postponed as a record snowfall in January has …

NJ Transit announced that bus service has been restored as of 11 a.m. Thursday morning after about a foot of snow piled up overnight. The transit agency said that some bus routes into Newark are still suspended and local routes in Mercer County will be restored by 11:30 a.m. Route numbers 5, 34, 40, 41, 76, 94 and 108 remain suspended. New Jersey Transit trains are running on 10-15 minute delays with some cancellations possible later in the day. The Hudson-Bergen light rail is operating on a weekday schedule. Light rail service between is suspended between Penn Station and Broad Street …

The Borough municipal offices and Chatham schools will open on a two-hour delay Thursday due to the snow storm. The announcement of the delayed openings came Wednesday evening. Morning kindergarten sessions have been canceled for Thursday. Township Clerk Gregory LaConte said that the township had closed their offices a few minutes before 4 p.m. Borough Mayor Nelson Vaughan said the borough offices will remain open for the time being. NJ Transit announced it will cross-honor tickets on Wednesday and Thursday, allowing ticketed passengers to utilize other modes of transportation offered by NJ …

Snow is blowing, and the National Weather Service is predicting the possibility of a few more snow showers through Wednesday. Chatham Patch will provide updates throughout the "snow day" about everything you need to know. Do you have snow-related news? Share it in the comments and we'll check it out. Snow Emergency Lifted in Borough: Mayor Nelson Vaughan lifted the snow emergency in the borough Wednesday morning. Residents Begin to Dig Out: While only about a half-foot of snow fell in the Chathams, residents still needed to get out the shovels Wednesday morning. Here are some of the scenes. …