PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Students and non-emergency municipal workers are home on Monday as the region is deals with another Nor'easter. 

Commissioner of Public Services and Utilities Ricardo Morales estimated that there was about 8 inches of accumulation around 10:45 a.m., and another two or three inches are expected. All of the main routes are covered by contractors and in-house staff, with support from the water division. 

"Wind is critical right now," Morales said. "That's the biggest problem we have ahead of us is wind driven conditions that may be difficult for people to drive on the road." 

The city has 19 contractors. There are still seven vacancies in the highway division, as well as one individual out on sick leave; four additional contractors with larger plows and road treatment capabilities were hired to fill the gap. 

Parking restrictions are in effect from 7 a.m. on Sunday to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24.  Residents are asked to use off-street parking whenever possible and follow alternate side parking regulations if they need to park in the street: 

• Between 7 a.m. Sunday and 7 a.m. Monday: Park on the even-numbered side of the street.
• Between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. Tuesday: Park on the odd-numbered side of the street.

The McKay Street parking garage is free through Tuesday at 7 a.m.

During the last storm, Pittsfield had to tow about 30 vehicles obstructing the plowing route.  Morales reported that the city has towed a few cars during this storm, and that people should be parking on the odd side of the street on Monday. 

"It's not bad. There's still definitely a few streets with parked vehicles all over the place," he said. 

"What we want with this is getting people to still be able to park on the road, but be organized in a way that we can more effectively plow the street."