Pour warm water into a bucket. Add rock salt crystals to it. (A good ratio is 1 gallon water to 1 cup rock salt, but this is ...

With heavy snow, rain and then ice earlier this week, around western Massachusetts and throughout New England, many store shelves are empty of rock salt or de-icer. Even municipalities are running ...

This has left many to rely on salt and other de-icers for safety when ... "I actually had been all over town looking for ice melt and I happened to call the hardware store in Waterville and ...

Lace-up shoes and boots with non-skid rubber treads can help you avoid slips and falls. They should fit snugly and for more ...

Many sidewalks, driveways and parking lots are covered by ice in Massachusetts and stores are low on ice melt.

BEFORE THE SNOW MAKES FOR SLICK STREETS. BEAUTIFUL. THESE GUYS AT ICE MELT MILWAUKEE GET THE SALT READY TO KEEP YOU SAFE AS FAST AS WE CAN. GET IT IN. WE’RE TREATING IT AND SENDING IT RIGHT BACK ...

To make those surfaces navigable by foot and car, many have been on the hunt for rock salt and other snow-melt products to get rid of the thick ice. Plus, lessen fears that a next step could ...

CHICOPEE, Mass. (WWLP) – Cities and towns across Massachusetts are dealing with a rock salt shortage, and it’s coming at the worst time, as we have seen multiple rounds of winter storms in ...

If you're striking out at local retailers, here's what you can do to melt ice instead. Most households have table salt on hand, and it works to melt ice as long as the temperature is above 15 ...

Below is a non-exhaustive list of availability of ice melt and rock salt availability in the greater Rochester area, as of Feb. 17. Ice melt in 25 pound bags was listed as available for pickup ...

as products such as rock salt and calcium chloride are in short supply nationwide. Supply chain issues have made products like ice melt hard to get in Massachusetts, according to Nathaniel Hunter ...

Rich Kerr, owner of Kerr Landscaping, Altoona, picks up a bag of rock salt at Mallow’s Hardware in Altoona on Friday afternoon. Mirror photo by Patrick Waksmunski Years of mild winters paired ...