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Some JP Sidewalks Still Snowed Under
A possibly big storm could dump more snow on Boston sidewalks.
For the third consecutive weekend, a storm will hit the Boston area. Though it promises to be less serious than the "Blizzard of 2013" of Feb. 8 and 9, there could be some snow accumulation. Jamaica Plain was slow to be dug out from that storm, and two weeks later, some sidewalks are still covered. Reader Chris Pacewicz took a photo of the snow-covered sidewalk at Glen Road and Forest Hills Street Friday. "They haven't cleared the sidewalk from the blizzard, and now we are expecting our second storm since then. This is a very dangerous intersection to be walking in the street," he wrote in an email. If your street or sidewalk is still snowed under, you can tweet @NotifyBoston. During the last major storm, they were very responsive to …
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Guy Pondside
12:27 pm on Tuesday, February 19, 2013
As a home-owner who cleared the FULL WIDTH of the sidewalk along my property, I have to say I'm more than a little peeved at those homeowners and/or condo associations who completely ignore the city's mandate that ALL sidewalks be cleared to a minimum width of 42 inches after a storm. I don't know if this is due to pure laziness or not - but I, for one, am sick of it. As a result I've been noting… more ›