The area remains in winter’s grip with a thick layer of ice making walking treacherous. “I can’t walk across my yard,” said Betsy Hudgins of Deltaville. “I can’t remember it ever being like this.”
Shuffling seems to be one way to remain upright. Temperatures constantly below freezing have kept ice from melting and many people home.
From Jan. 22 through Feb. 2, 2026, the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) responded to a total of 78 incidents, including an increase in ice-related falls, reported David Layman, the Middlesex County Emergency Services coordinator.
