Athol Department of Public Works employee Tom Turner scoops up a bucket load of salt to load his sander at the highway barn Thursday. He was one of five truck drivers on duty, pretreating more than 100 miles of Athol roadways ahead of the projected overnight snowstorm. The crew pre treated the main throughfares first, then worked on the outlying roads.
Athol Department of Public Works employee Tom Turner scoops up a bucket load of salt to load his sander at the highway barn Thursday. He was one of five truck drivers on duty, pretreating more than 100 miles of Athol roadways ahead of the projected overnight snowstorm. The crew pre treated the main throughfares first, then worked on the outlying roads. Credit: —Deborrah Porter

Athol Department of Public Works employee Tom Turner scoops up a bucket load of salt to load his sander Thursday. He was one of five truck drivers on duty, pretreating more than 100 miles of Athol roadways ahead of the projected overnight snowstorm. The crew pre treated the main throughfares first, then worked on the outlying r