Tuesday, February 19, 2013
Are you satisfied or frustrated with how the town handled the area’s 5th largest snowstorm in history? Let us know by posting a comment below.
Now that the snow has fallen, and started to melt, it’s your time to rate how the town’s plows handled the more than two feet of snow that fell last weekend in the Blizzard of 2013 and then the storm this past weekend. The DPW Commissioner gave a report to the Board of Selectmen, saying that the Blizzard of 2013 cleanup took 30 hours. Feel free to give praise or thanks, express frustrations or offer up constructive criticism in the comments below, and keep in mind, the blizzard was the 5th largest snowstorm in New England history.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
The Boston Public Health Commission is urging residents to clear out their car's tailpipes as they attempt to dig out.
What do you know about CO Poisoning? Nextdoor, in Boston, six people were effected by blocked tailpipes. Two people have died and four people were treated for carbon monoxide poisoning in Boston related to this past weekend's blizzard, according to the Boston Public Health Commission. The posioning occured after the victims failed to clear their car's tailpipe from snow blockages before starting their cars. One of the deaths in Boston was a 14-year-old Roxbury boy who he went inside a running car to keep warm while his father shoveled, the Boston Globe reported. In the second incident, a man was found dead in a car with a blocked tailpipe in Mattapan, police said. Katinka Podmaniczky, spokesperson for the BPHC, stressed how important…
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Check here often for updates about service delays and cancellations, new forecast information, and more info you'll need to make it through the storm.
Storm Center: Brookline Information Center This page will be updated throughout the storm. If you see something in town that the public needs to know about, post it here. Brookline Patch is all about connecting people and helping your neighbors. Stay safe Brookline! Stay up to date with the latest on this Friday/Saturday storm. Timeline: 4:50 p.m., Feb. 10: Brookline Schools closed Monday, February 11. 4:00 p.m., Feb. 9: @MassGovernor Driving ban lifted. Please stay off roads unless necessary to allow street clearing & power restoration. #MAStorm 1:00 p.m., Feb 9: State Driving Ban Ends at 4 p.m. 11:15 a.m., Feb 9: No mail service today. 8:33 a.m., Feb 9: The driving ban is still in effect and the MBTA is still shut down. Their goal is…
The service should resume by Monday, according to MBTA.com.
As crews continue to dig out from the blizzard, MBTA service will remain suspended Sunday. The goal is to have service restored by Monday. Feb. 11, according to MBTA.com/weather. “The safety of customers and employees continues to be the MBTA's top priority,” according to the site.“This continued suspension of service allows MBTA and MBCR personnel to concentrate all of their efforts on getting the transit system, from subway to bus to commuter rail, up and running as soon as possible,” the site says.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Gov. Deval Patrick said roads will be OK for travel beginning at 4 p.m.
The state driving ban will be lifted at 4 p.m. today. Gov. Deval Patrick tweeted from his official account just before 1 p.m.: “Driving ban lifted immediately for Nantucket County & for all communities west of I-91; driving ban lifted statewide as of 4 PM,” Gov. Deval Patrick tweeted from his official @MassGovernor account. Patrick signed an executive order to ban vehicle traffic beginning at 4 p.m. Friday. It was the first time the order had been signed since 1978. Penalties for driving during the ban include a $500 fine and up to one year in prison.
The transit shutdown will continue indefinitely.
The now two-day blizzard that has crushed Boston has caused the MBTA to stay shut down through Saturday. “Due to the impacts of a severe winter storm, MBTA service will remain suspended on all modes Saturday, February 9, 2013,” says a post on MBTA.com. MBTA personnel will be clearing tracks in an effort to get the subways, commuter rail trains and buses back up and running. The MBTA does not have an estimate on when service will resume.
Check here often for updates about service delays and cancellations, new forecast information, and more info you'll need to make it through the storm.
Check here often for updates about service delays and cancellations, new forecast information, and more info you'll need to make it through the storm.
Thanks to Winter Storm Nemo, Brookline is expecting up to two feet of snow this weekend! See how many inches have fallen in your area with the LIVE map below.
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4:58 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
FYI . . . JellyStick, one only makes that mistake ONCE, unless they took the small bus to school. more ›