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With the official start of spring on Monday, a review of Connecticut’s winter shows that many towns and cities had virtually untouched snow budgets, according to the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities.

An official in Windsor, Massachusetts, said the town got three and a half feet of snow in some places.

Thousands remained without power across Massachusetts Tuesday, in the wake of the powerful Nor-easter which hit the state. Some of the hilltowns of western Mass were hardest hit.

The start of a winter storm with heavy, wet snow led to hundreds of school closings, canceled flights and thousands of power outages Monday night into Tuesday.

Massachusetts Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll joins us to chat about the new director of rural affairs position, plus Dr. Mandy Muller parties with us for the pandemic's anniversary, Mr. Universe explains "moon time" and The Weather Nut gives us a rundown on the incoming snows.

This winter is the fifth warmest on record for Boston. Experts say it's likely a sign of what future winters will look like in parts of New England.

The current editor of the publication, which is based in New Hampshire, explains why the job is worth sticking around.

As much as 10 inches of snow could fall in western Massachusetts and northwest Connecticut.

It won't be around for too long, but Massachusetts may see some of the coldest weather it's experienced in years Friday evening into Saturday.

Five of the six New England states saw record warm temperatures last year – part of a larger regional trend driven by climate change.