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Massachusetts Blizzard of '26 cleanup efforts barrel ahead; Boston schools set to reopen
BOSTON — Students are set to return to class in Boston after an extended February school vacation, thanks to the Blizzard of ’26 that dumped 17 inches of snow in the city and canceled two days of class.
Mayor Michelle Wu has announced that Boston Public Schools and central offices will reopen on Wednesday, while scores of other districts ...Read more
Mamdani knocked for quickly reopening schools after blizzard as student attendance down
NEW YORK — Only 63.3% of students showed up at school Tuesday, as Mayor Mamdani took heat for reopening the schools while New Yorkers were still digging themselves out of a historic blizzard.
That’s down from an average daily attendance rate of 89.8% last school year, according to the mayor’s annual management report.
“I know that ...Read more
NYC flights, trains resume after snowstorm but delays, disruptions linger
NEW YORK — After nearly 2 feet of snow fell across New York City on Sunday and Monday, the tristate area’s three airports began to resume flights but still led the nation in cancellations on Tuesday, with major disruptions for ground-based transit as well.
More than 30% of flights into LaGuardia, Kennedy and Newark airports were canceled on...Read more
Thousands still without power after Eastern Shore blizzard
BALTIMORE — Eastern Shore residents continued digging out Tuesday, as thousands remained without power after what some were calling the worst blizzard in decades.
Most major roads were clear of snow and ice, but utility crews and municipal workers were still dealing with downed trees and limbs that fell under the weight of heavy, wet snow and...Read more
Massachusetts power outages persist today: 250,000-plus without heat, Cape Cod in the dark
BOSTON — Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.
The 11 o’clock tally for power outages remains above a quarter of a million customers without power. The exact number is 251,541, according to the MEMA database update.
Up and down the Cape power remains out with Barnstable the worst in the ...Read more
Massachusetts power outages persist today: 250,000-plus without heat, Cape Cod in the dark
BOSTON — Cape Cod and the South Shore are still coping with the wrath of the Blizzard of ’26.
The 10 o’clock tally for power outages remains above a quarter of a million customers without power. The exact number is 252,490, according to the MEMA database update.
Up and down the Cape power remains out with Barnstable the worst in the ...Read more
Philly got its biggest snow in 10 years. This time nature will help with the cleanup
If it wasn't an actual blizzard, Philly's biggest snowfall in a decade sure acted like one, and the weather the rest of this week isn't expected to be particularly pleasant.
But in terms of disruption — not to mention aesthetics — this was in a wholly different category from the Jan. 25 siege of snow and ice. And the aftermath should not be...Read more
Boston Mayor Wu cancels schools, keeps snow emergency in effect Tuesday: 'Stay home'
Mayor Michelle Wu urged everyone to stay home as the city works to dig out from the blizzard, adding that the parking ban and snow emergency will remain in effect until at least 6 p.m. Tuesday and Boston Public Schools will be closed again.
“We saw upwards of two inches an hour for several hours and met the official criteria for a blizzard, ...Read more
The Blizzard of '26: Massachusetts pounded by nor'easter that sparks travel ban; power restoration will take days
BOSTON — Had enough yet?
A historic nor’easter pummeled the region on Monday — with one spot even breaking the snow record from the Blizzard of ’78 — as power crews work around the clock to try to restore electricity for hundreds of thousands.
Power restoration will take days following the hurricane-force wicked winds and heavy wet ...Read more
NYC schools to open for in person classes Tuesday after crippling snowfall, but pushback growing
NEW YORK — As a bomb cyclone continued to wallop New York City with up to 2 feet of snow, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced public schools will reopen for in-person classes Tuesday, sparking criticism he is being overly optimistic about conditions on the ground.
“I hope our students enjoy their snow day today and stay warm and safe throughout,...Read more
Travel nightmare for NYC commuters may extend to Tuesday as blizzard pounds Northeast
NEW YORK — The worst of the snowfall in and around New York City was winding down Monday, but the odds for a workable Tuesday morning commute remained unclear for Long Island and New Jersey straphangers reliant on commuter rail.
Metro-North service — which continued with delays through Monday’s storm — was expected to continue into ...Read more
Maryland's Eastern Shore hit by up to 15 inches of snow, widespread power outages
Tens of thousands of residents across Maryland’s Eastern Shore were without power Monday after more than a foot of snow blanketed the region late Sunday into early Monday.
Schools closed across the lower shore as the city of Salisbury and Wicomico County declared states of emergency, and a town in Worcester County lost electricity entirely. ...Read more
Mass. Gov. Maura Healey issues travel ban in Bristol, Plymouth, Barnstable counties amid historic blizzard of 2026
BOSTON — Gov. Maura Healey has issued a travel ban in southeast Massachusetts as the region contends with an historic blizzard that has piled over two feet of show in parts of the state and continues to endanger travel on the roads.
Healey’s executive order bans nonessential motor vehicle travel in Bristol, Plymouth, and Barnstable ...Read more
After blizzard brings over 19 inches of snow, NYC will need time to get back up and running
NEW YORK — After a historic bomb cyclone blizzard brought New York City to a near standstill Monday, it will take time for the city to dig out and get back into gear.
The storm had dropped 19.7 inches of snow in Central Park by Monday afternoon amid a ban on nonemergency travel on all city streets for much of the day.
Though the mayor’s ...Read more
NYC public schools to open for in person classes Tuesday after crippling snowfall
As a bomb cyclone continued to wallop New York City with up to 2 feet of snow, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced public schools will reopen for in-person classes Tuesday, sparking criticism he is being overly optimistic about conditions on the ground.
“I hope our students enjoy their snow day today and stay warm and safe throughout, but I do ...Read more
Blizzard bomb cyclone buries NYC, grounding nearly all flights
NEW YORK — The Blizzard of ’26 reached bomb cyclone status overnight Sunday into Monday, as tristate residents awoke to a foot of snow, with more coming down.
By 7 a.m. Monday, 15 inches had fallen in New York City’s Central Park and at both LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy airports. Islip, Long Island, had received 22.5 inches, and 18.3 ...Read more
Massachusetts power outages soar past 289,000 as blizzard wreaks havoc along coast, Cape Cod
BOSTON — More than 289,000 Massachusetts residents were without power Monday, according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency database.
Cape Cod has been hit the hardest, with adjacent Plymouth back as the coldest with 26,510 without power.
The MEMA outage database lists Barnstable and Falmouth next, with 20,000-plus in the dark ...Read more
Massachusetts power outages soar past 275,000 as blizzard wreaks havoc along coast, Cape Cod
BOSTON — More than a quarter-million Massachusetts residents are without power this hour! That exact total is 275,202, according to the MEMA database.
Cape Cod is hit the hardest … and I’m hitting save as winds whip just outside my window.
The MEMA outage database now lists Falmouth as the worst in the state at 23,104 in the dark.
...Read more
Storm leaves entire town on Maryland's Eastern Shore without power
BALTIMORE — An entire Eastern Shore town was without power Monday as widespread outages hit the region after a heavy snowstorm.
A Delmarva Power outage map showed nearly 1,000 outages Monday morning, affecting more than 6% of the utility’s 550,000 customers in Maryland and Delaware. Choptank Electric Cooperative reported nearly 27% of its ...Read more
Blizzard dumps over 15 inches of snow on NYC as state of emergency continues
NEW YORK — The historic blizzard pummeling New York City with a triple wallop of gusting winds, freezing temperatures and more than 15 inches of snow brought the five boroughts to a near standstill Monday.
Central Park had accumulated 15.1 inches of snow by 7 a.m. Monday, with snow forecast to continue through midday.
There were no immediate...Read more
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