New York state is sending dozens of front-end loaders and dump trucks to help Massachusetts dig out from record snowfalls that dropped several feet of snow. The equipment left New York Wednesday morning for Worcester, Massachusetts, and a staging area outside Boston.
Governor Andrew Cuomo says New York received a request for help from the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
New York's contribution includes 66 personnel, 18 front-end loaders, 19 dump trucks, 17 tractor-trailers and several other vehicles. The crews are expected to be in Massachusetts for about a week.
Cuomo says that "neighbors help neighbors" and notes that Massachusetts has sent similar assistance to New York state in the past.
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