Region digs out from historic storm

The travel ban was lifted statewide at 4 p.m., but hundreds of thousands remained without power after a storm that brought more than 30 inches to some areas.

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A snowblower sprayed as winds gusted.

SCITUATE MA.02/09/13: PFC Juan Jimens with the 11 82nd National Guard look over a flooded Turner Rd Scituate..Conditions after the storm ( David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC 10snowmain

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PFC Juan Jimens with the 11 82nd National Guard looked over a flooded Turner Rd Scituate.

Squantum, MA--February 9, 2013---Globe Staff photo by Stan Grossfeld--- Icicles on a closed restaurant frame those walking around Marina Bay after the Blizzard of 2013.

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Icicles framed those walking around Marina Bay in Quincy.

Quincy, MA--2/9/2013 A National Grid utility worker works on a power line on Washington Steet on Saturday February 9 2013. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: 10storm Reporter:

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A National Grid utility worker worked on a power line.

Boston Common attracted a number of people Saturday.

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Boston Common attracted a number of people Saturday.

Water surrounded homes on Turner Road in Scituate.

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Water surrounded homes on Turner Road in Scituate.

Augie Papetti took shelter at the William Hilton Senior Center in Salisbury after evacuating from his waterfront home.

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Augie Papetti took shelter at the William Hilton Senior Center in Salisbury after evacuating from his waterfront home.

Frank Baldwin crested a hill of snow in Salisbury.

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Frank Baldwin crested a hill of snow in Salisbury.

Residents on Shawmut Avenue in Boston dug out after the storm.

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Residents on Shawmut Avenue in Boston dug out after the storm.

Boylston Street was a pedestrian walkway at midday Saturday.

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Boylston Street was a pedestrian walkway at midday Saturday.

Waves crashed over sand barriers and destroyed the decks of shorefront houses on Plum Island.

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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.

Aengus Mcallister dug his car out on Walnut Street in Beacon Hill.

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Aengus Mcallister dug his car out on Walnut Street in Beacon Hill.

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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.

Blair Holbrook skied down Cambridge Street on Friday.

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Blair Holbrook skied down Cambridge Street on Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_blizzard_31762.jpg National Grid expects power back tomorrow

National Grid hopes to have power restored to all except those in Norfolk and Plymouth counties by tomorrow; NStar has given no timeline for restoration.

Flooding strikes coastal areas

High waves pounded coastal communities and some residents evacuated with assistance from the National Guard.

Boston boy dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

A blocked tailpipe caused carbon monoxide to accumulate in a car in which an 11-year-old boy was taking a break after shoveling.

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A parking meter emerged from the snow in Portland, Maine.

Storm pounds areas throughout Northeast

Areas from Long Island and Connecticut to Maine received historic amounts of snow, and thousands were without power or affected by coastal flooding.

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The Boston area was surprised by the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 1940, which left cars and people stranded overnight, and 31 New Englanders dead.

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Skiers waited for the lift at Loon Mountain, which was expecting 10 to 12 inches of snow Friday.

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A street poster from Cairo that reads, “My God, my freedom, O my country.”

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Mike Eruzione is selling all of his 1980 Olympic memorabilia but his gold medal and his ring to benefit his family and a local charity.

Mike Eruzione selling his Olympic memories

A third party recently conducted a focus group on behalf of WEEI, asking questions about personalities such as John Dennis, and Gerry Callahan.

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M.C. Schmidt (left) and Drew Daniel make up the electronic band Matmos.

Matmos play mind games on new album

Boston school chief knew of investigation of headmaster
Guest conductor Christoph von Dohnanyi led the Boston Symphony Orchestra and French violinist Renaud Capucon on Thursday night.

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Dohnanyi back with a well-crafted program at BSO

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The spectacular play of goalie Tuukka Rask has enabled the Bruins to easily move on this season without Tim Thomas (above).

Bruins reflect on Tim Thomas’s time in Boston

The on-ice brilliance and off-ice quirks of the former Bruins goalie made him one of the most unique players in team history.

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Governor Deval Patrick was at the Emergency Management Agency headquarters wearing his familiar fleece vest.

Amid the turmoil, Patrick is calming voice of caution

He is the anti-Chris Christie. Governor Deval Patrick has made his mark with an even-keeled demeanor. His tone is serious, but not alarmist.

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SCOT LEHIGH

Patrick’s tax-and-spending plan too ambitious

JOAN WICKERSHAM

Grief doesn’t have a timeline

Kevin Cullen

Whitey Bulger’s wily ways

Kobe Bryant (right) was sitting late, coach Mike D’Antoni (second from left) sparing him the indignity of a blowout.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics, Lakers at opposite ends of the court
The Superdome in New Orleans was darkened during a power outage in the third quarter of the Super Bowl Sunday.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

‘Frank, we lost the A feed’

EDWARD L. GLAESER

Boston’s plague of cheap parking

Yvonne Abraham

Marty Walz a loss on Beacon Hill
The Surface with Windows 8 Pro, is a full-fledged Windows laptop crammed into a sleek black touchscreen tablet.

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Microsoft’s tablet laptop-hybrid misses the mark
US Attorney Carmen Ortiz spoke at a news conference in Boston Jan. 17 regarding her office's case against Internet freedom activist Aaron Swartz.

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The fallout for Carmen Ortiz

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Roxcomp missed payday

JEFF JACOBY

A guaranteed flop for Mass.
State Representative Dan Winslow talked with bank officials last March during a meeting at the Wrentham Co-operative Bank.

SCOT LEHIGH

Finally, Mass. GOP has some likely candidates

Nation & World

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A Tunisian woman walked past burning cars near the cemetery where opposition leader Chokri Belaid was buried.

Violence erupts at Tunisian opposition leader’s funeral

The funeral of a slain Tunisian opposition leader was marred Friday by clashes between police and gangs of young men.

Politics

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President Obama next week will present a pediatrician from Boston with the nation’s second-highest civilian honor.

President Obama to honor Boston pediatrician

Dr. T. Berry Brazelton will be among other Americans who will receive the Presidential Citizens Medal.

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Derek Campbell went door-to-door in Arlington this week telling potential customers about the painting business he plans to start this summer.

Painting service gives collegians chance to run show

Braintree-based Collegiate Entrepreneurs operates almost entirely with college students as managers of small painting ventures.

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Opera Review

Neal Ferreira, David McFerrin, Samuel Levine, Christine Abraham, and David Kravitz in “Clemency.’’

BLO’s Opera Annex premieres MacMillan’s ‘Clemency’

The progressive flank of the Boston Lyric Opera resumed its march on Wednesday night, as the company unveiled the fourth production in its Opera Annex series.

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“When our best candidates compete by engaging voters directly on issues they care about, we win — as a party and as a nation.”

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Ideas

“To rein prosecutors back in, these scholars argue, America should reinstate ordinary citizens to their rightful place in the process, and with them a common-sense vision of fairness.”

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“We have a lot of snow to dispose of and to remove. And it will take some time to do that.”

Governor Deval Patrick