New York State Troopers took to snowmobiles and UTV s to check on stranded drivers on I-81 south between exits 7 and 8 in the town of Barker, where the roadway is shut down during Winter Storm Gail.
Troopers were on the scene of more than 70 accidents in the Binghamton area during the storm and included disabled vehicles, property damage, and injury accidents.
That was quite a storm! The 2-day snowfall was 40.0 at the Greater Binghamton Airport in the Town of Maine, NY, for December 16-17. It broke the all-time record for 2 calendar days of snowfall, though almost all of it occurred in only about a 16 hour period. The old record for 2 calendar days was 35.3 set March 14-15, 2017, says the
New York: A winter storm piled record-breaking amounts of snow onto parts of the US Northeast on Thursday and wreaked havoc throughout the region, killing at least four people in traffic crashes and hobbling travel.
The first major snowstorm of the season, which was expected to move out to sea, prompted officials to urge the region’s 50 million residents to stay home.
“Given the heavy (snow) and difficult travel conditions, drivers are encouraged to stay off the road if they can during the storm,” Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Twitter.
Two people were killed in a storm-related pileup of 30 to 60 cars on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. New York State Troopers reported 600 crashes and two fatalities on Thursday.
NEW YORK (REUTERS) - A winter storm piled record-breaking amounts of snow onto parts of the US Northeast on Thursday (Dec 17) and wreaked havoc throughout the region, killing at least four people in traffic crashes and hobbling travel.
The first major snowstorm of the season, which was expected to move out to sea by Thursday evening, prompted officials to urge the region s 50 million residents to stay home. Given the heavy (snow) and difficult travel conditions, drivers are encouraged to stay off the road if they can during the storm, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said on Twitter.
Two people were killed in a storm-related pileup of 30 to 60 cars on Interstate 80 in Pennsylvania on Wednesday. New York State Troopers reported 600 crashes and two fatalities on Thursday.
A group of antifascists and community members assembled Dec. 5 across the street from a park next to a low-income housing project in an industrial area in north Buffalo, N.Y. They came to oppose a parade organized by the Rolling Patriots, a white supremacist group.
The anti-racist demonstrators held signs condemning the presence of extreme rightwing groups and demanding better provisions for workers facing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Buffalo protest December 5
The Rolling Patriots often participate in anti-mask, anti-shutdown events, catering to the interests of business owners who want to remain open despite all-time-high COVID-19 infection rates in Erie County. They endanger the health and well-being of front-line workers and the general public.