Blizzard 2013: Woonsocket Mopping Up After "Overwhelming Response" To Plow Callout
Roads remain narrow as DPW turns to widening, sanding operations.
UPDATE, 2:12 p.m. : Mount St. Charles is closed Monday. Accepted students day is postponed. UPDATE, 2 p.m. : Woonsocket Public Schools are canceled Monday and Tuesday, no activities. Highway Director Rick Lambert reports the city's streets are cleared, thanks to the help of an "overwhelming response" to the city's call for plows during the Blizzard of 2013. "It was outstanding and well-appreciated," Lambert said. Unfortunately, they didn't get the big six-wheel trucks they'd been hoping for, so while the roads are clear, most are still pretty narrow. Lambert said 17 local pickup truck plows responded to Chief Gary Lataille's plea for help clearing the roads after half the city's snowplow fleet broke down. The highway director said a …
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9:11 am on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Do we even have a City Council.Oh yah that's right.They couldn't make any decision to cut out waste. So its the BC.I still say the ties they wear are just to tight.We can't call them names they cry on the radio.Preventive Maintenance is one of many things the coucil does not comprehend.Words are to big.The problem is all upstairs and the person sitting in the Council Presidents seat.Farmville is … more ›