Somerset sits across the Braga Bridge from Fall River, with storm parking bans and Massachusetts' reasonable-care rule for ice. One local crew plows driveways, shovels walks and steps and salts for Somerset homes and small businesses, with visits and salt agreed in writing.
Updated November 11, 2026
Somerset is a residential town along the Taunton River: mid-century capes and ranches on regular lots, older homes near the village and the river, and neighborhoods toward the former Brayton Point site. Many drives slope toward the street, so the bottom of the driveway is where the town plow's windrow freezes hardest, and steep front steps from the walk up to the door need salt or sand before anyone leaves for work.
Somerset declares storm parking bans that can run overnight into the morning, so cars need to be off the street. Under Massachusetts law, owners owe visitors reasonable care for snow and ice.
Fall River's hills and the South Coast towns: steep driveways, triple-deckers and Massachusetts liability rules. More on South Coast, MA, including every town in it.
Somerset issues storm parking bans; the one for the late-February 2023 storm ran until 8 a.m. on March 1. Source: Herald News via Yahoo News: Snow-related parking bans for Greater Fall River (Feb. 2023)
Massachusetts property owners owe reasonable care for snow and ice under Papadopoulos v. Target (2010). Source: Claims Journal: Massachusetts court changes slip-and-fall liability (Papadopoulos v. Target, 2010)
Winter 2025-26 was the snowiest on record at Providence, 40.1 inches above normal, with February the snowiest month ever recorded there. Source: Northeast Regional Climate Center (Cornell): Winter 2025-26 summary
City policies change; confirm with the city before you rely on a deadline.
Nearby: Fall River · Seekonk · Swansea
Before you sign anything: Sidewalk rules by town · Snow liability: RI vs MA · Seasonal vs per storm.
See the rules on this page for what Somerset publishes; ordinances change, so confirm with the town.
Yes, or per storm. Ask before the first storm so you're on the route.
Ask for it in writing. It's the visit that matters most.
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Tell us the address and what needs clearing. One local crew in Bristol calls to confirm and puts the terms in writing before the first storm.
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