Parts of state blanketed in snow from first storm of season

The sounds of winter echoed through parts of New England this week from plows to snow blowers to shovels as the first snowstorm of the season blanketed areas of Massachusetts Tuesday Wintry weather created a waiting headache for commuters heading out the door Wednesday morning with driveways and sidewalks to be shoveled out ahead of the drive back to work after dealing with the storm s effects on the previous night s commutte It s wet and heavy at the same time explained Gabriella Melo as she cleaned off her car Tuesday It s going back and forth all day It was lighter earlier but I feel like it s getting heavier now Specific towns saw several inches which meant for a great number of it was time to dust off the shovels and recruit particular help from the family Franci Melo in Leominster got selected backup in the form of her children Tuesday for a job she noted is normally one she does all alone Plow drivers were also out in full force working to keep up as the snow piled With the slick conditions several drivers lost control and a great number of others took it slow I m on break in a hurry but in a slow hurry and that kind of works in this weather disclosed Bill Lambert who was out driving in the wintry conditions Trudging through the fresh blanked of snow NEWS spoke to postal carrier Michelle Moyo who commented the weather doesn t delay deliveries on her watch Nothing stops us Moyo revealed We re here seven days a week Even in this stuff You see me live in the flesh