Freezing drizzle across parts of Massachusetts led to crashes and severe delays on several highways, and a long night for Public Works crews keeping the roadways safe for travel. "We started 8 p.m. last night we've put down about 200 tons of salt and then we switched over to a salt-sand mixture when it changed to rain that way it's providing a little more traction," said Fitchburg Commissioner of Public Works Nicolas Bosonetto. Sign up for our.
Though most of the sleet turned to rain as temperatures increased Tuesday morning, roads were still slick and a couple of thousand people in Massachusetts were left without power. More than 2,000 people were without power after 6 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency. That number was reduced to more than 1,000 by 7:30 a.m. National Grid.
Attorney Breen will continue to focus her practice in the areas of family law and bankruptcy. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. Donovan O Connor & Dodig, LLP announced the addition of three new attorneys: Jennifer M. Breen; Kyle G. Christensen; and Mark Leonhard. She earned a B.A. in Political Science and B.S. Psychology from Utica College in 2001 and her J.D. from Northeastern University School of Law in Boston in 2004. After her admission to the Massachusetts Bar in 2004, Attorney Breen joined the Middlesex County District Attorney s Office in Cambridge. In 2007, she decided to return to her hometown of North Adams opening Breen Law Office & Mediation, where she focused on family law and bankruptcy. Attorney Breen served as a City Councilor in North Adams from 2011- 2015 and continues to volunteer for various organizations and task forces, including the Berkshire County Domestic and Sexual Violence Task Force and the Pro Bono for the Child Program.
Interstate 95 south in Burlington, Massachusetts, was temporarily shut down Monday night prior to exit 32 for treatment of the roadway following reports of multiple spinouts and accidents, according to state highway officials. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said the highway northbound and southbound between exits 31 and 32 reopened around 9:05 p.m. They first reported it was closed around.