Athol Department of Public Works employee Vern Bass awaits another scoop of packed snow from the shovel of Tom Turner. The DPW crews took advantage of the relatively unremarkable weather to remove piles of packed snow next to sidewalks on Main Street and other areas toward the end of the week. The truckloads of snow and ice were removed to an area on Hillside Terrace in Athol. Credit: —ATHOL DAILY NEWS/DEBORRAH PORTER