Snow melt creates concerns across the state

HARTFORD -- First the freeze and now comes the thaw.
With about a foot of snow to contend with last week, the Hartford Department of Public Works is now busy getting ready for upwards of two inches of rain on the way.
Warming temperatures have not necessarily been welcome for Vernon Matthews, the superintendent of Hartford Public Works.
Matthews now focuses on his crews clearing the storm drains and catching basins in flood prone areas of the capital city.
"We are opening up drains across the c