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More snow falls on the Northeast US as the region scrambles to clear piles from last storm

Cities across the Northeast deployed 3,500 emergency shovelers and spread 143 million pounds of salt to manage snow and ice after a storm dropped over 3 feet in Rhode Island, officials said.

  • On Wednesday, the Northeast U.S. faced a massive snowstorm, leaving cities scrambling to clear towering heaps that showed no signs of melting.
  • Meteorologists called the system a classic bomb cyclone/nor'easter, and the National Weather Service warned a Great Lakes clipper could bring rain and snow Wednesday.
  • By Tuesday evening, New York City had spread 143 million pounds of salt, signed up at least 3,500 emergency shovelers paid $30 per hour, and flight disruptions eased to around 150 grounded, FlightAware reported.
  • Emergency officials reported Joseph Boutros, 21, died Monday night in Newport, Rhode Island, and about 173,000 Massachusetts power customers remained without power early Wednesday.
  • In Harrisville, Rhode Island, Tina Guenette, who uses a motorized wheelchair, shoveled after more than 33 inches fell, while Jeff Peters called parts of the city `a glacier at the end of it`.
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Northeast US scrambles to clear piles of snow as new storm descends on the region

The gigantic snowstorm this week across the Northeast United States has dropped piles of snow from Maryland to Maine. Cities were scrambling Wednesday to clear towering snow heaps that were not showing signs of melting anytime soon. By Tuesday evening,…

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More snow falls on the Northeast US as the region scrambles to clear piles from last storm

NEW YORK (AP) — Light snow moved through parts of the Northeast on Wednesday as people heading to work and school were trying to navigate their way out of a massive storm that dropped piles of powder on streets and sidewalks from Maryland to Maine.One to 3 inches (2.5 to 7.6 centimeters) of snow was expected — a far cry from the last storm — but any snow that melted likely froze overnight, resulting in patchy black ice to make for some slippery …

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KYMA broke the news in on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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