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Second Avenue in New York remained dark Wednesday.

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A beam fell in the South Ferry-Whitehall subway terminal in lower Manhattan.

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Breezy Point, Queens, was left devastated after homes were destroyed by fire.

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Residents of Staten Island stood in line for fuel.

A Metropolitan Transit Authority official shined a light on standing water in the South Ferry 1 train station.

An official shined a light on standing water in the South Ferry 1 train station.

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Crews used heavy equipment to remove sand from Broadway in Long Beach, N.Y.

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Two people walked a dog under what was left of the boardwalk at Rockaway Beach.

Shopping carts full of food awaited disposal at a supermarket in Red Hook, Brooklyn.

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Shopping carts full of food awaited disposal at a supermarket in Brooklyn.

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Seaside Heights, N.J., is seen after Sandy.

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Hoboken residents used a charging station set up by 11-year-old Lucy Walkowisk, who asked for donations to help storm victims.

New York recovery continues after storm’s devastation

Still contending with power failures and flooding, the New York region started to restore some transportation services Wednesday.

Sister company of Framingham firm recalls all drugs

Ameridose, which has the same owners as the pharmacy implicated in the meningitis outbreak, was notified by the FDA about problems with its sterility testing process.

Boston City Council passes redistricting plan

The plan won broad support on the City Council after 16 months of wrangling over the issue, and Mayor Menino will sign the measure, a spokeswoman said.

In Salem, a night for ghosts and ghouls

Revelers turned out in an array of costumes to see and be seen as Salem became the Bay State’s Halloween headquarters.

Halloween with the candidates

Elizabeth Warren and Senator Scott Brown greeted trick or treaters at their homes.

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The man behind Mitt’s mane

Mitt Romney’s hair has long been a subject of fascination. But no one is happier with it than the man who created it.

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How Kickstarter gave 3 Boston fashion companies a boost

These stylish local entrepreneurs received big help through online fund-raising.

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Morphing Mitt goes into overdrive

We are now in the closing days of the campaign — and Mitt Romney is running as a reasonable, mild-mannered moderate.

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Firemen inspected the ruins of the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston on Nov. 28, 1942, after a fire there killed 492 people.

Witness transcripts from Cocoanut Grove fire released

Brookline resident Tom Kennedy was quizzed by Julie Rafferty, a volunteer for Elizabeth Warren’s campaign.

In Warren camp, a door-to-door formula

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Hurricane Sandy churned off the mid-Atlantic coastline on Sunday.

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‘Frankenstorm’ and creating monsters

Its foil wrap rendering it anonymous, a white wine is poured into a tasting flight for Plonkapalooza’s four judges.

Best red and white wines under $15

A 2004 photo of Bounty captain Robin Walbridge.

Bounty captain visualized ship as a ‘living classroom’

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‘44 Presidents’ sprints through history

Hot and sour soup with breaded shiitake mush-rooms and poached egg.

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Shojo shines as modern Chinatown

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US Representative John F. Tierney’s campaign has been hurt by the gambling case of the family of his wife, Patrice.

Patrice Tierney got funds from brother in ’90s

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Sandy will rack up claims for insurers

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Red Sox, Ortiz not close to a deal

The Red Sox and David Ortiz are “not very close” to agreement on a contract, according to a major league source, raising the possibility he could become a free agent.