As a popular NJ free snow shovel program halts, a new one begins

❄️ Camden County has suspended its free snow shoveling program after overwhelming demand and heavy snowfall.

❄️ Officials say 911 lines were jammed with snow removal requests as crews focused on roads and downed trees.

❄️ Meanwhile, Hoboken has a new volunteer snow removal program for at-risk residents.

Just as one New Jersey community had to suspend its free snow shovel program due to overwhelming demand and snowfall, an unrelated, new volunteer program was launched.

In Camden County, the program covered at-risk elderly or disabled residents whenever four inches or more of snow had accumulated.

Work crews were sent out once it stopped snowing to dig out seniors or those with disabilities or serious illnesses…

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