Westport voices in the storm ... and afterward

Jimmy Izzo, owner of Ace Hardware at 345 Main St., shows some of the items such as shovels and ice melter that have been top sellers in the days leading up to the Firday blizzard. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/8/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Doris Jacoby of Weston waits for her son to pick her up at the Westport Public LIbrary, which closed at noon Friday because of the storm. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/8/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Ross Dener, left and Riley Ward, both Staples High School seniors, were just about the last people on Main Street downtown as snow was falling late Friday afternoon. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/8/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Bryan Schwartz and Stefani Friedman venutured to Main Street in the wake of the blizzard. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/9/13 Photo: Paul Schott

The Tirola family, from left, Kristen, Charlotte, Cooper and Doug, went out in search of food downtown Saturday after the overnight blizzard. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/9/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Noel du Pont clears snow Saturday from in front of his downtown shop, Francois du Pont Jewelers on Main Street. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/9/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Sergio Rizzo propels a snow blower through snow several feet deep Saturday outside the Westport Weston Family Y. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/9/13 Photo: Paul Schott

George Plinkas shovels snow outside the Westport Public LIbrary on Saturday afternoon. WESTPORT NEWS, CT 2/9/13 Photo: Paul Schott

Public works director Steve Edwards called the blizzard the biggest storm to hit Westport in his tensure and said he was proud of his crew's performance in digging the town out. Photo: File Photo

First Selectman Gordon Joseloff was happy with snow removal after one of the biggest storms in a century. He suggested any Westporters dissatisfied with local plowing look a town or two east. Fairfield had its challenges, and some Bridgeport streets are not expected to be plowed until Sunday. Photo: Paul Schott