Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Are you satisfied or frustrated with how the city handled the area’s fifth 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 city’s plows handled the more than two feet of snow that fell Friday and Saturday. You can also weigh in on the plowing of city municipal lots as well as the sidewalks and crosswalks the city handles during a storm. Feel free to give praise or thanks, express frustrations or offer up constructive criticism in the comments section below, and keep in mind, the blizzard was the fifth largest snowstorm in New England history. For more local blizzard coverage, check out our Newton Storm Center. Related discussion:
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Regularly scheduled service should resume by Monday, according to MBTA.com.
Updated 10:48 a.m. Looking to take the Green Line or the commuter rail in Newton? Well, you may want to keep shoveling out that car (or call a cab). As crews continue to dig out from the blizzard, MBTA service in Newton will remain suspended Sunday. Starting at 2 p.m., limited subway and bus service will run on the Red, Orange and Blue lines between Orient Heights and Government Center, and the Green Line between Kenmore and Lechmere, according to MBTA.com/weather. Limited bus service will also operate on the 1, 23, 28, 39, and Silver Line Washington Street only. Customers are encouraged to stay home and "use service sparingly," if possible, the website said. Commuter rail routes will remain suspended through Sunday. The MBTA weather …
Saturday, February 9, 2013
Remember, the overnight winter parking ban is still in effect.
City of Newton officials announced this evening that the Newton snow emergency will be lifted as of 8 p.m. Now that the snow emergency is lifted, cars can be parked once again on city streets and in municipal lots. However, officials urged residents to make every effort to stay off the roads, if possible. The regular, overnight winter parking ban is still in effect. Under this ban, cars cannot park on Newton streets for more than one hour between 2 a.m. - 6 a.m. Looking for more weather updates from Newton Patch? Follow us on Facebook and Twitter, or sign up for our email newsletters. Follow the latest on the storm in the Newton Patch Storm Center and remember to upload your photos to our Newton blizzard photo gallery. (Please and …
Friday, February 8, 2013
Newton Fire Chief Bruce Proia reminds residents to replace batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and to check on elderly neighbors.
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Mayor Setti Warren and several city officials held a press conference Friday morning at Newton Fire Headquarters to talk about storm preparations and share information for residents battling the blizzard.
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Naomi Olson
2:23 pm on Thursday, February 14, 2013
I feel that the plows did a good job. The larger issues were with sidewalks especially at corners, bus-stops and hydrants and with private companies ploughing snow into already cleared streets. The former problem -- which is far more serious -- probably cannot be efficiently solved simply by throwing public funding at it. How can we motivate citizens who own snowblowers to adopt a corner or bus … more ›