Shovels, snowblowers tools of choice for nor’easter cleanup
BOSTON — The scrape of snow shovels and the drone of snowblowers filled the New England air on Wednesday as the region cleaned up from a storm that left 2 feet of snow in some places and tens of thousands without power.
More than 150,000 customers in Massachusetts and another 20,000 in Maine were still without electricity midday Wednesday, a day after the storm. Utilities warned that it could be several days before everyone is back online as line crews are hampered by streets blocked by downed trees.
Schools across the region remained closed while several shelter warming centres opened.
Two trees fell on Brian King’s home in Carver, Massachusetts, which got 10 inches (25 centimetres) of snow, according to the National Weather Service.