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Vermont Guard Sent To Massachusetts For Snow Cleanup

Gov. Peter Shumlin announced Wednesday that Vermont is sending 40 National Guard soldiers to Massachusetts to help that state deal with a record amount of snow that's fallen there in over the past few weeks.

"We're going to send a dozen dump trucks, a number of backhoes, loaders and other equipment, basically to help them dig out," Shumlin said.

The soldiers from the 131st Engineer Company will be based about 20 miles northwest of Boston for the next two weeks.

The unit is trained in road and runway building and will likely help by hauling large volumes of snow out of populated areas.

Some areas of Massachusetts have seen almost two feet of snow over the last three days.

Taylor was VPR's digital reporter from 2013 until 2017. After growing up in Vermont, he graduated with at BA in Journalism from Northeastern University in 2013.
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