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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Cleanup After Blizzard of 2013 Continues in Norton

Sidewalks to be cleaned Tuesday, flooding the top priority.

The blizzard of 2013 hit Norton hard over the weekend, and town officials say the cleanup is continuing. Norton town manager Michael Yunits said as of Monday the primary concern is clearing out Norton’s catch basins to reduce the chance of flooding. “Right now, they’re concentrating to uncover some of the catch basins unfortunately because of the rain,” he said. “That’ll put off some of the sidewalks until [Tuesday].” He added that the DPW is actively looking at the low areas in town that have been known to flood in the past. “They’re targeting the low areas, the areas that have had flooding before,” he said. Yunits said that the town responded well to the storm. Only minor roads were impassable immediately following the blizzard. “It did …

Friday, February 8, 2013

Norton Declares State of Emergency

Norton selectmen approve a local state of emergency in Norton.

The Norton Board of Selection approved a request from the Norton emergency management agency deputy director Ray Cord to enact a state of emergency in Norton on Friday. “We’re asking tonight declaration of a state of emergency for tomorrow afternoon so that Norton has the legal authority to be prepared for the emergency, to respond to the emergency and take steps required under federal and state laws to comply with emergency response,” Cord said. “We’re concerned about power outages, trees down, roadblocks and things of that nature. The National Weather service is calling this a storm of historical proportions.” Receive updates to this story and other breaking news in your inbox or smartphone by signing up for our newsletter here This is a…

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