Communities across Massachusetts are preparing for the first winter storm of the season , expected to bring several inches of snow on Tuesday.

Stores like Rocky's Ace Hardware in Fitchburg said they had seen an uptick in customers over the weekend due to Black Friday deals, but also the impending snow.

"That first [snowstorm] of the year gets everybody going," assistant manager Mike Mariano said. "A big part of it was because of that storm last year. It's got them thinking, going, you know, I don't want to run through that again. So let's get ahead. It's like, okay, so we're ready to roll."

Jay Jollimore picked up some ice melt and new shovels to be on the safe side.

"Because you never know if it's going to be snow, rain, or ice, or altogether. You gotta be ready," Jollimore said.

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