Heavy snowfall blankets Baldwin

JJ Randazzo, Ava Randazzo, Alex Randazzo and Grace Monfiletto played in the snow on Soper Avenue in Baldwin.

Mason Peragine, 12, snowboarded down a makeshift snow hill in his backyard.

Courtesy Tina Peragine

After reading "Snowflake Bentley," Mrs. Piccarillo's kindergarteners were "snowflake scientists" on Monday.

Courtesy Jessica Piccarillo

Danny Burns showed off some ice on Tuesday.

Sensei Kato Peragine, owner of Shunato Karate, located at 2394 Grand Avenue, Baldwin, had some fun doing karate in the snow on the front lawn of his Baldwin Avenue house.

Courtesy Tina Peragine

Rich Damm was busy on Tuesday putting his snow blower to good use.

Courtesy Rich Damm

Bam Bam enjoyed the snow outside his Baldwin Avenue home.

Courtesy Tina Peragine

Baldwin was hit with a little more than eight inches of snow as of Tuesday morning.

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Sophia Solimine, 23 months, enjoyed the snow and had plans of building a snowman with her parents on Tuesday.

Courtesy Valerie Solimine

There wasn't much action on McKinley Street in Baldwin as snow continued to fall Tuesday morning.

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Roads started to quiet down in Baldwin in Monday's early evening, like on Grand Avenue between Merrick Road and Sunrise Highway.

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The intersection of Grand Avenue and Stanton Avenue was treacherous for drivers Monday night.

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Baldwin Public Library will be closed on Tuesday.

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Drivers must be off the roads as of Monday at 11 p.m.

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Rich Damm’s barbecue and deck chairs on Pacific Street in Baldwin didn’t get much use this week.

Courtesy Rich Damm

Manuel Massa’s home on Milburn Court in Baldwin was covered with snow.

Courtesy Manuel Massa

Wind swept snow piles high along Michele Russo’s home on Parkway Drive in Baldwin.

Courtesy Michele Russo

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Snow began to fall Monday afternoon in Baldwin and continued into Tuesday, as a blizzard dumped roughly nine inches of snow across the hamlet with more still falling.

            As the Herald went to print, Baldwin residents began digging out their cars and clearing their sidewalks. Scott Solimine was out snow blowing Tuesday morning as his wife Valerie and soon-to-be 2-year-old daughter Sophia were inside.

            Sophia and her parents had big plans to build a snowman later in the afternoon which was to be followed by Sophia’s first try at sledding. “Last winter she hated the snow,” Valerie said of her daughter, “so we're happy we now get to share some wintery fun with her.”

            Rich Damm, who lives on Pacific Street in Baldwin, was waiting for the snow to stop Tuesday before heading outside with his snow blower to clear his block’s walkways. Afterward, he planned on some fun. “[I’ll be] building an igloo with my two son's,” he said.

            Town of Hempstead plows and snow removal vehicles were busy clearing roads. “Our government has continued its proactive practice of having salt spreaders on the roads prior to the first sign of snow,” said Supervisor Kate Murray Tuesday morning.

“We followed-up by deploying our large fleet of plows and other snow removal equipment, which remain on duty on local town roadways.”

            Murray declared a state of emergency on Monday, which remained in force through Tuesday morning. 

Gov. Andrew Cuomo banned travel after 11 p.m. Monday and lifted the ban at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, still urging New Yorkers to use “extreme caution” and prepare properly if they decide to drive.