Freeze-thaw cycle is vicious on ice-clearing efforts

Boston does well overall clearing public areas of ice and snow, but City Hall Plaza is a challenge. (DAVID L. RYAN/GLOBE STAFF)

By Andrew Ryan and Brian R. Ballou

Globe Staff / January 30, 2009

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Hillary Colcord shuffled slowly, the tread on her maroon clogs sliding over the uninterrupted expanse of ice. Schoolbooks tucked under one arm and a purple scarf tied tightly around her neck, Colcord came to a halt, sighed, and looked up in disgust at the hulking building that cast a cold shadow on the path that led to her North End ... (Full article: 645 words)