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Protecting the salt from the weather in New London

February 20, 2020 11:00 pm • Last Updated: February 21, 2020 6:25 pm

By Sean D. Elliot
Director of Photography

s.elliot@theday.com

Workers at State Pier in New London cover the salt pile with plastic sheeting Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, to protect it from the elements. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day)
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New London — Workers at State Pier were covering the salt pile with plastic sheeting Friday to protect it from the elements.

The facility receives shipments of salt used to treat roads against ice in the winter. Temperatures so far in 2020 have been unseasonably high here, for the most part.

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