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Smith leads National Guard effort across the area
      On Friday, Dec. 12, as he stood his dark and cold basement that was flooding, Greg Smith received one phone that let him known that he was not going to have to report to his day job — school was cancelled — but then came the call that would keep him busy and away from home for more than a week.
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What you shared with us
      Through this issue are photos and stories that were submitted to The Community Journal by readers. We would love to see more. Please submit your tales and photos from the ice storm. Send it to Caitlyn Kelleher, editor, at editor@thecommunityjournal.com or call (978) 827-3386.
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      (Left) Ashburnham Fire Department got some help from their colleagues from across the state after the work recovering from the ice storm kept many of the call and full-time firefighters at the department or on the streets
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      The shelter (left) at Westminster Elementary School stayed busy for hot meals through Thursday, while debris (middle) from the storm continued to litter roads ways and yards even after two back-to-back snow storms a
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     A sign (above) now hangs over the future Westminster Commons on Main Street thanking the utility crews as well as town personnel that helped in the recovery efforts of the storm. (Below) The American Red Cross provided some supplies at the end of last week to the shelter at Oakmont Regional High School. The supplies were unloaded with the help of the National Guard and State Police Trooper David Napolitano, an Ashburnham resident who volunteered his time.
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Ice storm causes millions in damages and repair costs
"It's pretty pricey." — STAN HARRIOTT ASHBURNHAM MUNICIPAL LIGHT DEPARTMENT MANAGER
      Local officials are adding up the costs of the damages from the ice storm that damaged significant infrastructure for the utilities around the towns in addition to the increased staffing levels to clean up and repair the damage.
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