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Cuomo Sends More Plows, Guard Upstate To Aid Snow Removal

WAMC Northeast Public Radio | By Dave Lucas

Published March 16, 2017 at 9:32 AM EDT

Governor Andrew Cuomo says he is sending more assets to New York's southern tier region.

The governor notes the Binghamton area was among the hardest hit by Tuesday's snowstorm. The National Weather Service says 31.3 inches blanketed the region. Cuomo is sending 100 large plows and 100 members of the National Guard to assist in snow removal.

Tuesday's storm dumped 20 inches to as much as 41 inches across a region stretching from Lake Erie's eastern shore to the Catskills, Hudson Valley and Adirondacks.

Schools from Buffalo to Albany were closed Wednesday.

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Dave Lucas is WAMC’s Capital Region Bureau Chief. Born and raised in Albany, he’s been involved in nearly every aspect of local radio since 1981. Before joining WAMC, Dave was a reporter and anchor at WGY in Schenectady. Prior to that he hosted talk shows on WYJB and WROW, including the 1999 series of overnight radio broadcasts tracking the JonBenet Ramsey murder case with a cast of callers and characters from all over the world via the internet. In 2012, Dave received a Communicator Award of Distinction for his WAMC news story "Fail: The NYS Flood Panel," which explores whether the damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee could have been prevented or at least curbed. Dave began his radio career as a “morning personality” at WABY in Albany.

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