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Waves crashed over sand barriers and destroyed the decks of shorefront houses on Plum Island.
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Waves breached a wall in Winthrop Saturday.
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Flooding from the storm filled a street in Winthrop.
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A Winthrop resident shoveled as the waves crashed nearby.
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Flood waters filled Winthrop Shore Drive.
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Snowdrifts completely covered cars in South Boston.
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In South Boston, residents began to dig out their cars.
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One person strapped on a snowboard to navigate the wintry streets.
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Snow covered the steps of homes in South Boston.
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A Needham man used a snowblower to clear out his driveway.
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Snow covered cars and hung off a roof in Wellesley.
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Wellesley firefighters came to the aid of a fellow firefighter stuck in the snow.
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A woman grabbed her hood as she passed a snow-covered parking meter in Chinatown.
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Snowplows (lower left) moved past Copley Square.
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A woman walked past windows covered with snow at the Seaport World Trade Center in Boston early Saturday.
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Blair Holbrook skied down Cambridge Street on Friday.
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Louie Rodriguez of the New Bedford Forestry Department cut a fallen tree.
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A guest at the Seaport Hotel crossed the street against the wind and snow.
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Two people crossed the street in near whiteout conditions.
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A pedestrian made his way through driving snow with a broken umbrella in the Back Bay.
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A man took a photo of the storm on Quincy Shore Drive.
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A man was stranded in the International Terminal E at Logan Airport.
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The Commonwealth Avenue Mall was covered in snow.
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Post Office Square was eerily quiet
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Two storms converged at ‘perfect’ spot
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The 1940 Valentine’s Day Blizzard