Winter Storm Nemo

“They’re Done?”

by | Feb 18, 2013 5:36 pm | Comments (32)

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Alderwoman Robinson-Thorpe: “It’s unacceptable.”

In order to carry passengers down Goffe Terrace Monday, the Z3 bus had to swerve around a bank of unplowed snow, crossing the yellow lines into oncoming traffic.

The tight spot was one of dozens neighbors flagged as they called in complaints about narrow streets and high snow piles — questioning the city’s assertion that the post-blizzard cleanup is largely done.

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How Laydon Got It Done

by | Feb 15, 2013 9:09 am | Comments (7)

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When a 100-year blizzard dropped massive amounts of snow, the response had to be just as big: 35-ton payloaders designed for quarries, an army of round-the-clock workers from across the state, $750,000 of contract labor — and a mountain range rising on the East Shore.

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Poets Plow Ahead

by | Feb 14, 2013 4:34 pm | Comments (0)

Outside, Nemo’s calling cards were piled high, tow trucks prowled with their winches and hooks at the ready, and the night sky over New Haven threatened three more inches of snow.

Inside a stress free zone” on Court Street, Katie Yates took her seat on a shiny pine floor and read aloud about the long intimacies of winter.”

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A “Brutal” Commute

by | Feb 13, 2013 1:40 pm | Comments (3)

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Route 34 at 10:08 a.m. Wednesday.

Benjamin Fontanez walked through Elm Street around an impassable sidewalk.

Black ice and narrow roads contributed to 22 accidents overnight, making a grueling commute for drivers, bus-riders and pedestrians returning downtown for the first time since the blizzard.

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