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Wintery Weather Arrives in Northeast US, Canada

Commuters board a bus in Halifax on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016. The first winter storm of the season has forced closures of schools and government offices and has
disrupted transportation.
(Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP)

KATHY MCCORMACK snow-packed roads and repairs and whatnot,” said But it wasn’t all fun and they were a little slippery
Associated Press there were many school auction house general games. and people were moving
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — delays and closures from manager Bert Jongerden. Brian Audet, of Epsom, said slow,” he said.
Snow and freezing rain Michigan to Maine. Author- “It’s pretty rare that we he saw one car off the The National Weather
made for messy commutes ities said there were numer- happen to close here. This road as he drove into Con- Service said that 3 to 6
and closed hundreds ous crashes on the Maine is just a little bit of nuisance cord early Monday. “It was inches fell in Maine and
of schools Monday as a Turnpike, and crashes on snow, really.” slow going, but they stayed New Hampshire while Ver-
snowstorm pushed into the local roads in Gorham and Pats Peak Ski Area in Hen- ahead of it, and it was pret- mont saw 8 inches in West
Northeast US and Canada. New Portland, Maine, re- niker, New Hampshire, had ty decent,” he said. Brattleboro and 2 to 4 inch-
The storm left nearly a foot sulted in two fatalities. received 6 to 8 inches by David Holden, owner of es in most other places.
of snow on the ground in Portland, Maine, got about midmorning. Spokeswom- Hair Biz Salon in Concord, Hundreds of Michigan
some spots in the Great 4 inches of snow, but that an Lori Rowell said the ski was among those spend- schools closed Monday
Lakes and upper Midwest wasn’t enough to close area that opened Saturday ing the morning shoveling as the state dug out from
before dumping up to down the Portland Fish Ex- with about half its trails saw the city’s newly expanded more than 10 inches of
about a half-foot across change, an auction house more children Monday, sidewalks. snow that fell over the
New York and northern that was preparing for the thanks to school closures. “The roads are really slip- weekend. In southeastern
New England. Boston, New arrival of day boat scallops “We love it,” Rowell said. pery this morning. It’s a first Michigan, schools were
York City and Philadelphia later Monday. “There are lots kids there bigger snow for us in New closed Monday in Detroit
were spared. “We’ve got a crew in here that took advantage of Hampshire, we probably and surrounding Wayne
Speeds were reduced on doing snow removal and that opportunity.” have 6 or 7 inches, and so County. q