Hurricane Sandy

High winds, rain knock out power to thousands in Mass.

More than 170,000 customers lost power today and coastal communities braced for flooding from wind-whipped waves from Hurricane Sandy.

Jamison Orr watched the waves come up through the dock at the Clam Shack in Falmouth Harbor.

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Jamison Orr watched the waves come up through the dock at the Clam Shack in Falmouth Harbor.

A portable toilet was blown over by the wind in Dartmouth.

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A portable toilet was blown over by the wind in Dartmouth.

This satellite image showed Hurricane Sandy at 11:15 a.m.

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This satellite image showed Hurricane Sandy at 11:15 a.m.

Waters flooded Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, N.J.

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Waters flooded Ocean Avenue in Sea Bright, N.J.

Joe Gallion of Falmouth checked out the surf on Menauhant Road in Falmouth.

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Joe Gallion of Falmouth checked out the surf on Menauhant Road in Falmouth.

Waves from Hurricane Sandy slammed into a sea wall in Scituate.

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Waves from Hurricane Sandy slammed into a sea wall in Scituate.

Waves crashed into homes in Milford, Conn.

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Waves crashed into homes in Milford, Conn.

A driver navigated a flooded road in Southampton, N.Y.

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A driver navigated a flooded road in Southampton, N.Y.

Chris Losordo carried his father, Vin, across a flooded  road in Falmouth.

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Chris Losordo carried his father, Vin, across a flooded road in Falmouth.

Alison Tames of Plum Island held her dog, Zoey, amid the high winds.

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Alison Tames of Plum Island held her dog, Zoey, amid the high winds. "She's cold and miserable," said Tames.

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

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

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

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

The center of the storm is just off the coast of New Jersey and is expected to make landfall later in the day.

Sandy pounds wide swath of the Northeast

The storm picked up speed and was expected to blow ashore in New Jersey or Delaware by the evening, hours sooner than previously expected.

Lynn and Rich Ferrao waited to board an Amtrak train to Portland, Maine, in Boston's North Station Monday morning.

Storm shuts down travel across the state

Amtrak canceled service along the Northeast corridor on Monday and Tuesday, bus service west out of South Station was canceled Monday, and Logan canceled 900 flights.

Alison Tames, of Plum Island, hugged her dog, Zoey, tightly as she walked closer to shore to view the huge waves.

North Shore braces for storm’s surge

One man decided not to voluntarily evacuate Plum Island, while wave-watchers flocked to Revere.

Brown pulls out of final Senate debate with Warren

Scott Brown, citing the danger posed by Hurricane Sandy, pulled out the debate, which was scheduled to take place on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

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.

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The Globe is charting power outages reported by the utility providers across the region.

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Check the projected wind speeds for your area as Sandy barrels down on the region.

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The Globe is providing dispatches from across the region on Sandy’s impact.

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