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Hurricane Sandy

Wind, rain begin pounding Massachusetts

The MBTA announced that it would discontinue all service at 2 p.m. and voluntary evacuations have been ordered in several communities.

Waves crashed against the sea wall in Scituate.

Flood water rose along the coast in Scituate on Monday afternoon.

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Flood water rose along the coast in Scituate. Town officials urged residents in coastal areas to evacuate.

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A tree fell on a house on Waldemar Street in East Boston.

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Few people were on Boston’s Washington Street on Monday morning.

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A utility truck drove down Washington Street.

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Commuters waited in Boston’s North Station for Amtrak and MBTA service Monday morning.

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Jillian Webb, left, and Arianna Corso, of Dennis, in Chatham as Hurricane Sandy pelted them with wind and sand.

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Men watched the ocean waves in the Queens borough of New York.

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Norfolk, Va., resident Jack Devnew looked at the water covering a dock as he checked on his boat.

BG.COM SANDY2 SLIDER Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach onto the Beach Ave., Monday morning, Oct. 29, 2012, in Cape May, N.J., as high tide and Hurricane Sandy begin to arrive. Hurricane Sandy continued on its path Monday, forcing the shutdown of mass transit, schools and financial markets, sending coastal residents fleeing, and threatening a dangerous mix of high winds and soaking rain. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Rough surf of the Atlantic Ocean breaks over the beach onto the Beach Ave. in Cape May, N.J.

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Waves wash over the sea wall near high tide at Battery Park in New York.

BG.COM SANDY2 SLIDER Richard Thomas walks through the flood waters in front of his home after assisting neighbors as Hurricane Sandy bears down on the East Coast, Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Fenwick Island, Del. Forecasters warned that the New York City region could face the worst of Hurricane Sandy as it bore down on the U.S. East Coast's largest cities Monday, forcing the shutdown of financial markets and mass transit, sending coastal residents fleeing and threatening high winds, rain and a wall of water up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) tall. It could endanger up to 50 million people for days. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Richard Thomas walks through the flood waters in front of his home after assisting neighbors in Fenwick Island, Del.

Scituate begins to feel Sandy’s effects

Town officials urged residents in coastal areas to evacuate as the noon high tide is expected to bring 3 to 4 feet of storm surge.

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Mapping reports from Hurricane Sandy

The Globe is mapping incidents from reporters all over the region on Hurricane Sandy’s impact.

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Senate race in dead heat, new Globe poll shows

A new Boston Globe poll shows the race between Senator Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren in a dead heat.

Analysis

Hurricane Sandy a wash for candidates in state, national races

From a political perspective, the storm freezes an essentially tied presidential race. The effect on the Mass. Senate race could depend on whether tomorrow’s debate goes on as scheduled.

Christopher L. Gasper

Despite win, Patriots still seek an identity

Sherlock Holmes would have a tough time figuring out this year’s Patriots, who reached the halfway mark at 5-3.

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