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Gov. Maura Healey and Fall River leaders credit coordinated response after record snowfall
Summary
State and local officials, including Gov. Maura Healey and Mayor Paul Kugan, said coordinated operations by MassDOT, the National Guard and mutual-aid partners are restoring roads and services after an unprecedented storm that left thousands without power and prompted shelters to open.
Gov. Maura Healey and Fall River officials on Tuesday credited an array of state, local and interstate resources — including the Massachusetts National Guard and MassDOT — for making rapid progress clearing roads and restoring services after what they called an unprecedented snowstorm.
"We wouldn't have gotten off the dime without the help of Governor Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll," Mayor Paul Kugan said, thanking state teams and mutual-aid partners who arrived with heavy equipment and personnel.
The governor described the storm as "a big-time storm," with southeastern Massachusetts seeing historic snowfall combined with hurricane-force winds that produced white-out conditions. She said the state activated the National Guard, set up incident command posts in Fall River and Brockton, and surged resources statewide to support municipal crews.
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