Delay of summer for hilltown students

HUNTINGTON, Mass. (WWLP) - Last winter's brutal ice storm that shut down some Western Massachusetts hilltown schools for more than a week has come back to haunt students.

Kids attending Gateway Regional schools in Huntington have to make for lost time this week and wait a bit longer for summer vacation.

Middle school students told 22News, they're taking the delay in the start of their summer vacation in stride.

Sarah Parker, an 8th grader, said, "We all knew that we were going to lose most of April vacation which we did. It's okay."

"Because we like to see friends, we don't have to do stuff outside, we just hang out here," said another 8th grader Zach Strycharz.

The December ice storm had quickly eaten up the 5 snow days the state grants each school system here in Massachusetts.