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-Public work crews started plowing again at midnight. This will allow them to work without traffic concerns and without power, cable, phone and other crews in their way, according to town officials. They took a break off the roads at 5 p.m. Sunday.
The on-street parking ban remains in effect until further notice.
-There will be no trash pick-up today. There also will be no school.
-The federal government has approved a request by Gov. Dannel Malloy and declared the blizzard an emergency. This means that federal disaster funding will cover 75 percent of the cost of emergency protective measures incurred by municipalities, state agencies and eligible nonprofits for a 48-hour period.
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-At 7:13 p.m. Sunday, Connecticut Light & Power reported that 51 Waterford customers were without power. That is down from 6,557 Waterford customers without power right after the storm, or 68 percent of the population.
-Malloy is asking all nonessential state employees to stay home today as the clean-up continues. However, evening and midnight shift employees should report to work as normal today.
-The Department of Motor Vehicles is closed today and Tuesday.
Forecast
*From the National Weather Service
Today: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 9 a.m., then rain. Patchy fog. High near 46. South wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tonight: A chance of rain before midnight. Patchy fog before 9 p.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind 7 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40 percent.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Breezy, with a west wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. West wind 10 to 14 mph.
