Experts offer advice on cutting firewoodÂ
Experts offer advice on cutting firewood David Fowler By Joy VanderLek, Special to the Record-Journal
CHESHIRE â The coldest winter weather showed up the last few days of January. Stepping outside for even a moment without a hat, mittens and proper clothing and the wind went right through you. Still, so far, the season has not been as cold as some winters. Records from the early 1940s earn Falls Village the top spot in the freezer section with a reading of minus 32 degrees. Yet, on the last weekend of January 2021, town residents were waking up to temperatures in the low teens after single digits overnight â a frigid plunge that encouraged many people to turn to their woodstoves and fireplaces.