Late winter snow snarls traffic, shuts schools in northeastern U.S.

BOSTON/CONWAY, Mass., March 19 (Reuters) - Snow, sleek
                                                                                                                                                                                                           rain hit the northeastern United States on Tuesday, the last
full day of winter, slowing traffic, closing schools and
annoying people tired of the wet and cold weather.

In New England, about 6 inches (15 cm) of snow fell on
Boston, with as much as 10 inches (25 cm) recorded in the city's
northern suburbs and southern New Hampshire and Vermont.New England has seen a steady stream of heavy snowfalls this
winter, including a February blizzard that dropped more than 3
feet (90 cm) of snow in parts of the region.

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