October storm holds lasting grip
A day after the onslaught of a record-setting autumn nor’easter, more than 621,000 customers in the state remained without power yesterday.
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Gary Rzab cleared a path yesterday in his yard in Plainfield, which was buried with 30.8 inches of snow, the most in the state.
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Dan Carney was in his yard in North Andover where a tree fell onto his garage, hitting his boat at far right but just missing a car.
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A tree was down yesterday morning across Simmonds Road in Lexington . Trees and limbs fell across the state due to the heavy snow.
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The snow brought down power lines throughout Massachusetts, including these lines in Lexington.
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Hans Classon was at work yesterday morning clearing his driveway on Simmonds Road in Lexington.
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A tree fell under the weight of wet snow in Worcester.
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The heavy snow brought down trees and limbs throughout Massachusetts.
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At least 1.7 million customers lost power as the storm moved up the East Coast.
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Shoppers in Danvers prepared for the storm.
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The storm broke records for an October snowfall in many places along its path.
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Driving conditions were difficult as parts of Massachusetts received more than 2 feet of snow.
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The snow began falling in the Boston area Saturday evening, producing 2 to 3 inches on vehicles and on the ground by this morning.
Outages are being felt across the Northeast
The surprise October nor’easter knocked out power to more than 3 million homes and businesses across the Northeast, and officials said it would take days to restore service.
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“We’ve seen snowflakes in October before, but not a devastating storm like this.”
Steven Roach, 46, of Athol
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