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• When a snowstorm was bearing down on New England, residents of five homes on Hampshire Street in Metheun, Massachusetts, had a real problem: The city wouldn't remove snow from their street.
Mayor Neil Perry sent a letter to homeowners alerting them to the change, which he attributed to the street being private property.
He told NBC10 Boston that he received an anonymous tip about the property ownership. But neighbors wouldn't accept it: "There is a storm coming this weekend. Like, G od forbid 911 needs to be called in," said Collette Maksou. Cornelia Illmann hoped the city would reconsider: "We pay taxes, just as any other resident of Methuen does." However, the assistant city solicitor is holding their ground. [NBC10 Boston, 1/26/2022]