While mother nature has not given any relief from one of the worst winters on record, the state has sent some relief to Wareham.

The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency notified town officials last Thursday it would be sending Wareham equipment and operators for snow removal, according to Town Administrator Derek Sullivan.

The equipment and workers came from the New Jersey Department of Transportation in the form of three skid steers, two loaders, four six-wheel dump trucks and seven men, according to Sullivan. He said the men arrived on Friday afternoon and began working in Onset.

Sullivan said the assistance, "approximately doubled our staff size to operate the equipment" and "provided much needed machinery."

At the Feb. 17 Selectmen meeting, Selectman Alan Slavin said the town, through Police Lt. John Walcek, would be requesting aid from the state Emergency Management Agency.

"At this point here the equipment we have is just not sufficient enough to move back all the snow banks," Slavin said. "We're not just sitting there saying 'OK we've done what we can that's it,' we're trying to get better."