To surprise of truckers stuck on Thruway, Cuomo goes ‘door-to-door’ From the A look back at the 'wall of snow' in November 2014 series By Phil Fairbanks Nov 19, 2014 Nov 19, 2014 Updated Nov 27, 2023 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Narendra Gill was shoveling out his tractor-trailer when a stranger walked up out of the blue Wednesday and asked if he needed anything.kAmv:== D2:5 ?@[ 96 ;FDE H2?E65 E@ 86E 9:D ECF4< 324< @? E96 C@25]k^AmkAm(96? E96 DEC2?86C A6CD:DE65[ v:==[ H9@’D 7C@> %@C@?E@[ 24<?@H=65865 96 5:5?’E <?@H H9@ E96 G:D:E@C H2D]k^AmkAm“x’> }6H *@C<’D }@] ` ECF4<6C[” D2:5 v@G] p?5C6H |] rF@>@]k^Am kAmyF58:?8 3J v:==’D C6DA@?D6[ rF@>@ >2J 92G6 366? E96 =2DE A6CD@? 96 6IA64E65 E@ D66 @? E96 D?@H\A24<65 %9CFH2J]k^Am People are also reading… Franklin County administrator to step down Social Security COLA 2027: How much could your benefits increase? Trump to begin sending $500 ACA refund checks. Here's where they're going Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Boones Mill obtains grant for new park project Rocky Mount asks residents to voluntarily conserve water 1 killed, 4 injured in crash involving Abingdon school bus after football game Judge Michael Urbanski to retire after long tenure on the federal bench David Hoffmann: A better chorus for the communities we serve Federal grant to fund Route 122 improvement study at Smith Mountain Lake Diamond Avenue community pushes for solutions to decades-long problems Sale of Hotel Roanoke Conference Center finalized as Virginia Tech prepares to sell whole building Tri-Area Community Health announces new behavioral health director Is our admiration for the Amish overlooking real harm? | The Ethical Life podcast What is the regulatory future of Mountain Valley’s Boost project in Elliston? kAmqFE E92E’D H96C6 rF@>@ H2D (65?6D52J 27E6C?@@?[ 2DD6DD:?8 52>286 7C@> 2 DE@C> 96 42==65 “9:DE@C:4]”k^AmkAm“|@E96C }2EFC6 :D D9@H:?8 FD H9@’D 3@DD @?46 282:?[” 96 E@=5 C6A@CE6CD 62C=:6C :? 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