April snow and rain lead to crashes, road closures

Rain fell Saturday morning as workers at the Boston Public Garden unloaded pontoons that provide floatation for the swan boats, which will begin service on the lagoon next Saturday.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

Snow flurries and rain across Massachusetts on Saturday marked another wet and cold spring weekend, leaving residents frustrated with the weather and roads across the state partially closed after car crashes.

Greater Boston had a rainy and chilly morning with some light flurries, while those in Central and Western Massachusetts woke up to 1 to 9 inches of snow on the ground.

State Police warned drivers to take extra precautions on the roads throughout the day and said several stalled vehicles caused partial road closures on Route 2 East in Gardner, Route 2 West in Westminster, Route 146 South in Millbury, and on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Westborough.

No deaths or major injuries were reported as of Saturday morning, according to State Police.

This is the fifth straight weekend of rain in Boston, leaving some, such as Aria Safavi, 24, a sales associate at Newbury Comics in Harvard Square, disappointed after the “March mirage” of weeklong sunny skies.

”It’s been brutal,” Safavi said. “I was hoping it wouldn’t be the case, but it seems like it extended into April, so it’s been rough.”

He said he’s hoping for some sunnier weekends ahead.

”It’s a bit draining,” Safavi said. “It’s April, and I really would like to see warm weather.”

Despite the rain, a team from the Boston Center for Youth and Families and the Condon Community Center were the first to pull a 21,00 pound Duck Boat on Boston Common during Boston Parks & Recreation's charity Duck Boat Pull, to benefit Boston's youth sports programming. John Tlumacki/Globe Staff