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As a nor’easter brings heavy, wet snow to the state, drivers are encouraged to avoid the roads if they can to allow crews time and space to clear them.

“I told everybody I know, I’ve lived in Vermont my whole life, our last major snowstorm or snowstorms is always on the 4th of April," said Paula Hempstead, a Vermont native.

Thursday's nor'easter is having a heavy impact along the Massachusetts coast, with waves lashing shores, dumping debris and flooding roads.

A powerful nor'easter Thursday morning took down a series of utility poles on a busy road in Weare.

A nasty early spring nor'easter pounded Massachusetts with snow, sleet, rain, wicked strong winds and coastal flooding.

A long-lasting storm is expected to enter Maine late Wednesday and bring heavy snow that will blanket the state.

Portland has seen over a foot of snow fall in April many times

Meteorologist couple Matt and Danielle Noyes have rolled out the first version of their weather website amid the nor'easter. They're also building a weather app.

"Last week, we were doing plants and putting in walkways. This week, we're pushing snow," one landscaper said.

It might have been a slow winter for plowing crews in New Hampshire, but the Department of Transportation said it's ready for a spring nor'easter expected to bring lots of heavy, wet snow.