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U.S. NEWS Friday 9 March 2018

Northeast tries to dig out, power up after latest storm

By DAVE COLLINS Steve Marchillo, a finance
MICHAEL MELIA director at the University
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — of Connecticut's Hartford
Residents in the Northeast branch, said he enjoyed
dug out from as much as the sight of heavily snow-
2 feet of wet, heavy snow laden trees on his way into
Thursday, while utilities dealt work Thursday but they also
with downed trees and made him nervous.
power lines that snarled "It looks cool as long as they
traffic and left hundreds of don't fall down on you and
thousands of homes and you don't lose power," he
businesses in the dark after said. The Mount Snow ski
two strong nor'easters — all area in Dover, Vermont,
with the possibility of an- received 31 inches of snow
other storm headed to the by Thursday morning with
area. more still falling. The resort
With many schools closed said the snowfall from the
for a second day, forecast- past two storms would set
ers tracked the possibility of it up for skiing through the
another late-season snow- middle of April.
storm to run up the coast Montville, New Jersey, got
early next week. more than 26 inches from
"The strength of it and how Tom Dubis Shovels off the steps at the Paciorek Funeral Home In Adams, Mass.,Thursday March, 8, Wednesday's nor'easter.
close it comes to the coast 2018. The Berkshires in Western Massachusetts received 12 to 32 inches of snow overnight. North Adams, Massachu-
will make all the difference. (Ben Garver//The Berkshire Eagle via AP) setts, registered 24 inches,
At this point it's too early to and Sloatsburg, New York,
say," said Jim Nodchey, a Commuter Services, which service between New York Diner remained open even got 26 inches.
National Weather Service runs the system for the Mas- City and Boston on Thurs- though much of the town Major cities along the Inter-
meteorologist in Massachu- sachusetts Bay Transporta- day after suspending it be- was without power after state 95 corridor saw much
setts. "We're just looking at tion Authority, said the low- cause of the storm. New the storm dumped a foot- less. Philadelphia Interna-
a chance." speed derailment remains York City's Metro-North and-a-half of snow. tional Airport recorded
At least two deaths were under investigation. commuter railroad, which "If people are going to lose about 6 inches, while New
blamed on the storm. In New Hampshire, Inter- had suspended service on power, then they need York City's Central Park saw
Snow still was falling Thurs- state 95 in Portsmouth was lines connecting the city some place to go. We do less than 3 inches. In New
day in places including closed in both directions to its northern suburbs and everything we can to stay Jersey, the state’s major
Vermont, where storm because of downed pow- Connecticut because of open and provide that ser- utilities reported more than
warnings were in effect un- er lines, leaving traffic at a downed trees, restored vice," said Jim MacNeill, the 247,000 customers with-
til the evening. standstill for hours. partial service Thursday. restaurant's general man- out power a day after the
More than 800,000 custom- Amtrak restored modified In Wells, Maine, the Maine ager. storm.q
ers were without power
in the Northeast, includ-
ing some who have been NYC's 'Fearless Girl' staying put for now
without electricity since
last Friday's destructive
nor'easter. Thousands of By KAREN MATTHEWS male empowerment. we want to remain a part solution to keep Fearless
flights across the region NEW YORK (AP) — The A spokeswoman for Mayor of the city's civic life," said Girl in New York City so she
were canceled, and trav- "Fearless Girl" statue that's Bill de Blasio said Thursday the spokeswoman for the can continue to promote
eling on the ground was been a New York City tour- that city officials expect to Democratic mayor, Natalie the power of having more
treacherous. ist attraction since it was in- make an announcement Grybauskas. women in leadership."
A train carrying more than stalled to mark Internation- about the future of the stat- The statue's owner, Boston- State Street installed the
100 passengers derailed in al Women's Day one year ue "very soon." based investment firm State hands-on-hips bronze stat-
Wilmington, Massachusetts, ago is staying put for now "The Fearless Girl's mes- Street Global Advisors, said ue opposite the "Charg-
after a fallen tree branch while city officials figure sage has resonated with the company is working ing Bull" sculpture that
got wedged in a rail switch. out where it's going next to New Yorkers and visitors with the mayor's office "to celebrates triumphant
Nobody was hurt. Tory Maz- spread its message of fe- alike, and that's something determine a permanent capitalism.q
zola, a spokesman for Keolis