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February 21, 2025

Salt unavailable to melt ice? Try some sand, molasses or pickle juice

Posted in The WBUR Festival
With heavy snow, rain and then ice earlier this week, around western Massachusetts and throughout New England, many store shelves are empty of rock salt or de-icer. Even municipalities are running short.

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