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U.S. NEWS Saturday 10 March 2018
Slow recovery from latest nor'easter; 3rd storm on tap?

BOSTON (AP) — The sun People without power piled
came out across much of into relatives' homes, hung
the Northeast on Friday as out at the local coffee
utilities tackled the arduous shop or went to "warming
task of restoring power to centers" that some towns
hundreds of thousands of opened in libraries or senior
customers who lost elec- centers.
tricity during the storm that Karl Carlo Green went to
hit the region this week, all Billerica Town Hall when he
with the possibility of a third lost power to enjoy a warm
nor'easter in the offing. beverage and a snack, but
Utilities asked for patience, told The Sun of Lowell that
warning that because of he was worried about his
the damage caused by the cat.
storm that dropped 2 feet "He's like my child because
of snow in some areas, pull- I don't have kids," Green
ing down trees, branches said.
and power lines and block- The storm was being
ing roads, it could be days blamed for at least two
before power is back on. deaths in New York and
Power crews were work- New Jersey.
ing to restore electricity to In Maine, excessive speed
more than 300,000 custom- A lineman for PIKE electric company, from southern Maryland, pulls up a downed powerline on on icy roads is being
ers in Northeast on Friday. New Road in Aston, Pa.,, in order to reconnect it on Thursday, March 8, 2018. blamed for a 14-vehicle
New Jersey and Massachu- (Michael Bryant /The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) pileup on Interstate 95; no
setts had the most outages, injuries have been report-
according to the power- still were complaints about "Please plan to be without ters told The Eagle-Tribune ed.
outage.us website, which the pace of the restora- power for multiple days as newspaper. The heavy wet snow was
compiles statistics from utili- tions. we work through this sig- Robert Nixon, 83, sat in his also the apparent cause of
ties across the nation. "It is completely unaccept- nificant restoration," Ever- running car to keep warm a roof collapse in a vacant
The utility National Grid able that our citizens have source posted on Twitter. on Thursday after the senior building in Bridgeport, Con-
tried to assure its Massa- to bear another night with- The utility serves customers housing complex where he necticut. No one was hurt.
chusetts customers it had out heat or power," Mayor in Connecticut, Massachu- lives in Norton, Massachu- The rush is on to restore
hundreds of crews working Jim Fiorentini of Haverhill, setts and New Hampshire. setts lost power. power as forecasters moni-
on restorations and that Massachusetts, posted Fri- That was little consolation He also had to throw out all tor another system that
power would return to the day on Facebook. He said to some residents. the food in his fridge. could move up the coast
hardest hit areas, including he contacted National "It's colder in the house than "When you're on Social Se- Monday. Some weather
the Merrimack Valley, by Grid and demanded more it is outside," Salem, Massa- curity, that stuff hurts," he models, however, have the
midnight Sunday. But there crews. chusetts, resident Cindy Pe- told The Boston Globe. storm missing the mark.q

Romney focuses on Utah campaign, downplays feud with Trump

By BRADY McCOMBS dent Donald Trump were a candidate, Romney is
Associated Press cast as champions and avoiding lobbing any new
MOAB, Utah (AP) — Mitt heroes for shrinking it by 85 attacks on the president
Romney is shaking hands, percent. and is instead trying to
posing for pictures and "Finally the land has a keep the focus on Utah is-
cracking jokes as he barn- voice, a champion (pic- sues.
storms Utah seeking votes ture of Zinke) and a hero Romney makes a point in
for his Senate bid. What he (picture of Trump)," the nar- short speeches to applaud
isn't doing is talking about rator said as the crowd of President Trump's moves
his well-documented feuds 400 ranchers and hunters to lower taxes, shrink bu-
with President Trump. boomed their approval. reaucracy and shift more
Wearing blue jeans and The voters in these tiny control of public lands to
flashing his famous smile, towns, flanked by magnifi- the states — examples he
Romney strode into a gym- cent red rock landscapes hopes show he and Trump
nasium lined with elk antlers and full of red-blooded see eye-to-eye on some is-
and rifles to greet a group conservatives, are the ones In this Friday, March 2, 2018 photo, Mitt Romney poses with a sues.
of sportsmen not far from Romney needs to support group at the Sportsmen for Fish and Wildlife Banquet during a When asked directly about
the Bears Ears National him as he campaigns to re- campaign stop, in Blanding, Utah. The former Republican presi- Trump, Romney strikes a
dential nominee continues his bid to become a U.S. Senator for
Monument, downsized re- start his political career and Utah. middle ground and stops
cently by the Trump admin- succeed retiring Sen. Orrin (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer) short of pledging blind
istration. Hatch. loyalty to the billionaire
Before he spoke, the lights He drew big applause The crowd of hunters also royalty at every stop. businessman who in 2016
went down and up came when he told the conven- bellowed when he said the Though some hope Rom- called Romney a "choke
a video portraying Presi- tion he wants to see re- Endangered Species Act ney will become the GOP's artist."
dent Obama as the villain form of the Antiquities Act has been overused. counterbalance to Trump, "President Trump and I both
for setting the land aside as so presidents can't lock up At 70, he is arguably one of whom he called a "phony" respect people who speak
a monument. Interior Sec- such large expanses of land the nation's most famous and "con man" during the their mind. I call them like I
retary Ryan Zinke and Presi- with one stroke of the pen. Mormons and is treated like 2016 presidential race, as see them. q