Officials urge everyone to stay home
By E.B. FURGURSON III and PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writers
By E.B. FURGURSON III and PAMELA WOOD, Staff Writers
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
02/05/10
Most area residents are gearing up for the "Blizzard of '10," stocking up at grocery and hardware stores with supplies while weary road crews ready their trucks and plows.
By Shannon Lee Zirkle - The Capital
Duglas Rosales of Elk Ridge helps load a pallet of ice-melting crystals onto a truck in preparation for the storm. Forecasters were calling for 18 to 24 inches of snow to fall on the area Friday and Saturday.
The impending storm has already caused a slew of closings and cancellations throughout the region. Schools were sending students home early Friday in both Anne Arundel and Queen Anne's counties, while city and Anne Arundel County governments planned to close down early.
The federal government also allowed liberal leave and was dismissing workers four hours early. And Southwest Airlines pre-emptively canceled more than 100 flights out of BWI...
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The picture that is included with this article is of Duglas Rosales, one of the hardest working employees that we have at The Brickman Group. With the three storms over the last week (the 4th coming today) Duglas and the rest of the team have exhausted themselves to make sure they took exemplary care of our customers. We're blessed to have him on our team and excited he was highlighted here!
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