Residents get out and about after snowstorm
Kate Shafto spent the snow day on her cross country skis. Photos by Bobby Grady
Onset fire fighters Bobby Haskell and Michael Crump shovel out a fire hydrant.
Not all tractors were big.
Alex Salerno shovels in front of Marc Anthony's.
After plowing, snow piled high enough to almost cover a stop sign.
Cars parked in Onset were covered in snow.
Rich Balanca clears the sidewalk.
Sean Lawrence snowblows his neighbors driveway.
Bjorn on his walk with Jared Wise.
Sierra and Savannah Hibbard sled down Prospect Park.
Wesley Hibbard, Lionel, Quinn and Connor Gagnon sled down the park.
Kate Shafto spent the snow day on her cross country skis. Photos by Bobby Grady
Onset fire fighters Bobby Haskell and Michael Crump shovel out a fire hydrant.
Not all tractors were big.
Alex Salerno shovels in front of Marc Anthony's.
After plowing, snow piled high enough to almost cover a stop sign.
Cars parked in Onset were covered in snow.
Rich Balanca clears the sidewalk.
Sean Lawrence snowblows his neighbors driveway.
Bjorn on his walk with Jared Wise.
Sierra and Savannah Hibbard sled down Prospect Park.
Wesley Hibbard, Lionel, Quinn and Connor Gagnon sled down the park.
Following 14 inches of snow that blanketed the town, Wareham and Onset residents got out of the house, most with shovels in hand, to either clean up or enjoy the snow.
While many businesses remain closed Sunday, Jan. 25 and Monday, Jan. 26, Marc Anthony’s in Onset stayed open both days, something employee Alex Salerno said has been common practice over the years.
“It’s kind of tradition— we’ve always been open,” Salerno said. “It’s a nice warm place and we offer hot food.”
Salerno said there were some people who walked into the restaurant and deliveries stopped at 10 p.m. last night compared to the usual midnight cutoff.
“But it’s not like it used to be, there’s not as many people driving around like it was back in the day but it was still a good number of people,” he said. “We’re feeding the people who’ve been out working all day.”
Onset resident Kate Shafto was one of the people out-and-about Monday morning but instead of a shovel, she had ski poles in hand and cross-country skis on her feet.
The Minnesota native moved to Onset a year ago with her husband where they would go cross-country skiing in the parks, through the city and on golf courses.
While it’s been difficult for the couple to find places to ski in Onset, Shafto said the beach has been a good place to go.
“When it’s covered with snow the beach is a perfect flat spot to go cross-country skiing so we’ve been taking advantage of that,” Shafto said. “This winter has been good so far so I’ve gotten out on the beach three or four times.”
Jared Wise was out walking his dog Bjorn Monday morning and the 10-year Onset resident said he hasn’t seen this much snow since moving to the area.
“I had to go out in the storm so I shoveled 8 inches of snow, was out for an hour-and-a-half, and when I came back there was that much snow in my driveway,” Wise said.
Despite the shoveling, Wise said he often associates happy childhood memories with snow and “loved seeing the snow on [Onset] Bay.”
“I used to love going sledding and having snowball fights but now I just absolutely love how beautiful it is— it just makes everything more striking,” he said.
