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Jan 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM EDT
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Jan 24, 2011 at 7:36 PM EDT
The Northeast and anything left to weather it outside are in the the grip of a bitter blast of below-zero temperatures.
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) - The Northeast and anything left to weather it outside are in the the grip of a bitter blast of below-zero temperatures.
Schools in Pennsylvania, upstate New York and parts of Vermont and New Hampshire closed their doors or delayed openings to protect students from temperatures that dropped into the minus-30s.
Amtrak suspended service between Albany and New York City, saying the extreme cold affected signals and switches. It hopes to resume service Tuesday.
Authorities in Lebanon, N.H., say a homeowner thawing frozen pipes with a torch set an apartment building on fire. No injuries were reported.
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