The following events have been canceled or postponed due to the weekend snowstorm:

Storm resources, information.

Mayor Bloomberg detailed the city's preparations for the big storm headed our way.

The Department of Transportation has suspended citywide alternate-side parking regulations for today, as some Staten Island residents shoveled a couple of inches of snowfall.

New York City public school families can now sign up to receive Notify NYC updates, which allow them to be contacted via phone, text message or e-mail if an emergency situation arises at their childrens schools.

The announcement that New York schools would be closed on Wednesday, coming about 21 hours in advance, was intended to give parents more time to plan.

See what's happening in and around Halifax.

Forecasters say the storm is behaving as expected. It dropped up to 4 inches on Richmond today and should bring 2 to 6 inches Saturday. Parts of western and Northern Va. could get 20 to more than 30 inches. Two people died in a traffic wreck in Southwest Virginia.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg says city agencies are ready to tackle any amount of snow fall this weekend, as the Department of Transportation has suspended citywide alternate-side parking regulations for Saturday.

Schools Chancellor Joel Klein has decided that all New York City public schools will be closed tomorrow, due to the anticipated snowstorm that is also prompting city officials to deploy emergency crews on storm duty and suspend alternate-side parking rules. | View a full list of school, programs and activities that have announced they will be closed tomorrow .

Portsmouth

The city may not escape the snowstorm predicted for Wednesday, which could mean a sloppy commute Wednesday morning. If the roads are bad, stay home or use mass transit. For last minute alternate-side-parking suspensions, follow me on Twitter at www.twitte.

Closings and postponements are being announced for Wednesday because of the expected snowstorm.