(Photo by ERIC PLUMMER)
Mike Tindall, right, shoves snow off the roof of Fifth Avenue Restaurant and Mitzy’s Lounge on Wednesday. Tindall and a handful of other men were removing thousands upon thousands of pounds of snow from the flat roof, in anticipation of more wet and heavy snow in the forecast. They weren’t alone, as scores of others around the community were also trying to lighten the snow load on roofs to prevent any structural damage from the excessive weight. Longtime locals are referencing the winters of 1996 and 1969, memorable snow years to which 2017 could soon be add…