Monster snowstorm ravages New England

Much of Massachusetts spent Saturday digging out, waiting for power, and navigating a snow-shrouded landscape.

Water closed in on Andrea Giacomozti and her daughter Gavin of Turner Road in Scituate.

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Water closed in on Andrea Giacomozti and her daughter Gavin of Turner Road in Scituate.

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

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

A snowboarder caught some air on Boston Common.

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A snowboarder caught some air on Boston Common.

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.

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A snowblower sprayed as winds gusted.

Frank Baldwin crested a hill of snow in Salisbury.

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Frank Baldwin crested a hill of snow in Salisbury.

Zachary Lavalley, 4, relaxed at the Salisbury senior center, where many sought refuge.

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Zachary Lavalley, 4, relaxed at the Salisbury senior center, where many sought refuge.

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.

Aengus Mcallister emerged with his snow brush from his vehicle on Beacon Hill.

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Aengus Mcallister emerged with his snow brush from his vehicle on Beacon Hill.

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A Winthrop resident shoveled as the waves crashed nearby.

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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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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.

Power lines were down in Scituate.

Utilities’ response being closely watched

More than 420,000 National Grid and NStar customers lost power at the height of the snowstorm.

Ocean roared into homes of snow shovelers

The displaced clambered into rescue vehicles on the South Shore and in water flooding vulnerable towns like Winthrop.

Amy Kelly and her sons, John, 12, (left) and Matthew, 9, dressed warmly to play a board game Saturday after losing power Friday night.

Quincy family toughs it out as thermostat drops

The Kelly family took the storm and power outage in stride, but by Saturday afternoon, the whole situation was getting old, fast.

A teenage boy was overcome by carbon monoxide while sitting in a running car on Nazing Street, Roxbury.

2 car deaths in Boston tied to carbon monoxide

Four people were poisoned by carbon monoxide, two fatally, while trying to get warm in cars Saturday.

A 1955 Miami Beach Police mug shot of Bulger (left), and his booking photo in 2011.

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Scott Butera (left), chief executive of Foxwoods, and developer David Nunes

Foxwoods joins chase for casino license in Mass.

Foxwoods Resort Casino, now a partner in a Milford proposal, is promising a “full court press” for the sole casino resort license in the Boston region.

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

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Arthur Kingsley Porter and Lucy Porter around 1920 in Cambridge.

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