Another winter wall of snow has hit Wareham, this time bringing over 15 inches, but as of Sunday afternoon, there were signs that the impact wasn’t quite as harsh as late January’s storm.

Several businesses around town were open, including Minerva’s Pizzeria, Cumberland Farms, and Hess on Main Street and Marc Anthony’s and the Onset Village Market in Onset. The Wareham Dunkin Donuts Facebook page said the locations in town had been closed at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Bob Patel at the Onset Village Market said they had opened at 10 a.m. and had plans to close at 11 p.m. as usual.

“Before it was busy,” said Patel at around 4 p.m. He said people had been coming in for things like beer and soda regularly. “It’s slowed down now.”

A quick drive around town showed that the main roads had been mostly cleared, and plow drivers were seen trying to plow the side roads in Onset and Wareham Center. Harbormaster Garry Buckminster was also seen manning the town’s “Bombardier,” a machine that specializes in clearing the sidewalks of snow. The machine had broken down during the blizzard in January.

Heavy winds and cold temperatures were expected in town throughout Sunday evening. As of 9:17, it was only seven degrees. More snow is predicted for Tuesday.

On Saturday, Town Administrator Derek Sullivan advised residents to use extra caution on the roads. He said the town was using a sand and salt mix rather than just salt because widespread shortage of salt in the northeast.

The town has hired 67 contractors to deal with snow removal, on top of workers from the Municipal Maintenance Department, the Harbormaster’s Department, and Water Pollution Control facility.

On Saturday, Municipal Maintenance Director Dave Menard said it was likely that they'd be using loaders rented from A.D. Makepeace for snow removal in certain areas of town.

He used Shangri-La as an example where the loaders would likely be needed, because streets there are often tight, hilly and windy and snow drifts and banks build up higher. He also said that areas near cranberry bogs are often difficult because of large snow drifts.

Some area kids used the snow as a way to have some fun.

"We've been out cleaning up and having fun as a family in the snow," said Katie Moulding. "No amount of snow can stop our kids from having fun."