LAWRENCE: A Massachusetts State Representative introduced a bill late Friday to ban all rain and snow dances across the state from early November to late April every year.
Rep. Collins of Lawrence introduced the bill as the state buckles down and prepares for its third weekend winter storm in a row, with a fourth potentially on the way next weekend.
But the bill is receiving cool reception from some groups, including local Native American tribes, including one that has performed a snow dance every Wednesday for hundreds of years. The group said that in the past, it made game easier to spot, and while they've given up most hunting, they honor their ancestry with the same dance every week.
Winter Storm Q is expected to dump up to 12 inches of snow on some parts of the state, including Lawrence, and residents have had enough,
"I don't even want to look at my shovel right now." said Mary Atkins, of Groton, MA.
The storm follows Plato last weekend, which brought 4-6 inches, and Nemo, which set the record books and pelted the region with as much as 38 inches of snow.
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