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Photos: Storm cleanup begins

by | Dec 1, 2020 | News, Police & Fire, Z-Lead Image Front Page

Monday’s storm brought rain and heavy winds through town, leaving a trail of downed trees and wires. On Tuesday crews began the cleanup process.

Tree cleanup

Workers from American Climbers remove trees that fell on Cedar Street. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Tree cleanup

Kevin Yurewicz takes a chainsaw to a fallen tree. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Tree cleanup

A chipper spits out pieces of a fallen tree. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Tree cleanup

A tree hangs on a wire on Spring Street. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Officer Powers with damaged car

Officer Phil Powers stands next to his cruiser, which was damaged Monday when a tree fell on it while he was at West Elm Street. Although he was in the car at the time, Powers was uninjured. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

Tree damage

This is the remains of the tree on West Elm Street that fell on the police car. PHOTO/JOHN CARDILLO

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