Published in the January 22, 2016 edition
MELROSE — Patrick Coen and Andrew Scacchi are ready to shovel snow.
Andrew, a high school freshman, can shovel properties in the Mt. Hood neighborhood. He can be reached at 781-620-0448.
Patrick lives on Forest Street near Lebanon Street. His number is 781-662-4119.
Not everyone is ready to battle another winter of every-other-day blizzards and extended periods of frigid temperatures.
Last year around this time barely a snowflake had fallen. And we all know what happened pretty soon after that.
As a result, the Weekly News again will offer a service designed to pair those who need their properties shoveled with young entrepreneurs who want to make some money shoveling.
If you want your son or daughter to be added to our list of snow shovelers, send an email to the Weekly News at melroseweeklynews@rcn.com. On the subject line write “snow shoveling.” Include a daytime phone number where you can be contacted, the age of the shovelers and the neighborhood where your children are willing to work.
The paper will list the shoveler’s name, contact information and ares they can shovel.
The paper provides this service, which is most often used by senior citizens or those unable to dig themselves out for one reason or another.
One thing we will not do is help anyone determine how much a shoveler should be paid. That’s between the customer and the young private contractor.
Snow shoveling for money used to be a way many youths spent the aftermath of a winter’s storm. It provides exercise and generates some cash.
We certainly are not wishing for major snowstorms. But odds are we will get at least one before the leaves come back on the trees.
