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By Laura Drinan
Hometown Weekly Reporter
March certainly came in like a lion with a nor’easter at the beginning of the month that left many without power. Just days later, Massachusetts was hit with another nor’easter – this time bringing wet, heavy snow to the Greater Boston area.
Dover Sherborn Regional Schools closed on Thursday, March 8, after a mixture of snow and rain brought treacherous conditions to the town. Strong winds also called for a great deal of cleanup in Dover. On Walpole Street, fallen tree branches littered the road and landed dangerously close to residents’ homes.
On Town Common and in front of Town Hall, small trees were snapped nearly in half by the storm’s powerful gusts of wind.
By midday, Centre Street’s sidewalks leading to Needham were plowed, and the above-freezing temperatures helped to melt some of the snow.
Needham Public School students, meanwhile, also enjoyed the day off from school. However, many in town were spending time outside clearing off their cars, fences, and roofs. On the roads, several drivers pulled over to toss thick tree branches out of the way of traffic and took extra precautions at the Charles River Street and Central Avenue intersection, where the traffic lights were without power.
For many in Needham, though, the day after the storm was business as usual. Although snow banks took most of the parking spaces downtown, townspeople flocked to the center for hair appointments, lunch dates, and shopping sprees.
Heading into Wellesley on Great Plain Avenue and on Wellesley Avenue, residents’ yards were in disarray with wreckage from the storm.
Wellesley Public School students did not seem to mind the fallen tree limbs, though. With concerns over tree branches and wires coming down due to the wet snow, Superintendent David Lussier deemed it unsafe to open the schools.
By the early afternoon, after families had cleared their own driveways and cars, many of Wellesley’s teens ventured downtown to enjoy some time outdoors with friends.
Although turbulent weather is still in the forecast for March, there is still hope that it will go out like a lamb.
