After historic storm, a day of recovery

The MBTA offered limited service and flights returned to Logan airport as the region worked to dig out, but thousands were without power and a snow emergency remained in effect in Boston.

Residents on N Street in South Boston shoveled out on Sunday afternoon.

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Residents on N Street in South Boston shoveled out on Sunday afternoon.

MBTA passengers boarded a Green Line train at Kenmore Square as service restarted shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday.

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MBTA passengers boarded a Green Line train at Kenmore Square as service restarted shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday.

Thomas Appleton and his 4-year-old son, Nalu, rode a sled down a small hill in Boston Common.

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Thomas Appleton and his 4-year-old son, Nalu, rode a sled down a small hill in Boston Common.

William Curdo got a roof's-eye view of the snowfall as he cleaned off his car on M Street in South Boston.

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William Curdo got a roof's-eye view of the snowfall as he cleaned off his car on M Street in South Boston.

An umbrella and a chair served as a parking spot saver in South Boston on Sunday.

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An umbrella and a chair served as a parking spot saver in South Boston on Sunday.

About 50 people participated in a planned snowball fight in Boston Common Sunday afternoon.

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About 50 people participated in a planned snowball fight in Boston Common Sunday afternoon.

Two dogs played in the snow in Boston Common.

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Two dogs played in the snow in Boston Common.

While the walkways were clear in Hull, ice still covered the facades of business storefronts on Nantasket Avenue.

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While the walkways were clear in Hull, ice still covered the facades of business storefronts on Nantasket Avenue.

The parking lot of the Hanover Mall served as a staging area for up to 100 utility trucks on Sunday afternoon.

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The parking lot of the Hanover Mall served as a staging area for up to 100 utility trucks on Sunday afternoon.

Snow removal continued Sunday at Logan Airport as it reopened for the first full day since the storm.

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Snow removal continued Sunday at Logan Airport as it reopened for the first full day since the storm.

People lined up to go through security in Terminal A at Logan Airport.

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People lined up to go through security in Terminal A at Logan Airport.

After seeing a family member off, the Villamil family of Boston paused to watch planes out a window at Logan Airport.

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After seeing a family member off, the Villamil family of Boston paused to watch planes out a window at Logan Airport.

Leo Verrochi leaned out a window to clean off the roof of his front porch in Quincy.

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Leo Verrochi leaned out a window to clean off the roof of his front porch in Quincy.

A utility worker checked out ice-covered power lines in Hull.

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A utility worker checked out ice-covered power lines in Hull.

Snow was piled high at the intersection of East Fourth Street and Pacific Street in South Boston.

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Snow was piled high at the intersection of East Fourth Street and Pacific Street in South Boston.

Jessica Mercaldi took a break as Sean Ledwidge shoveled out a car on Marine Road in South Boston.

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Jessica Mercaldi took a break as Sean Ledwidge shoveled out a car on Marine Road in South Boston.

A coat hung on a shovel as a South Boston resident dug out from the snowstorm Sunday.

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A coat hung on a shovel as a South Boston resident dug out from the snowstorm Sunday.

The storm surge tossed large rocks and other debris onto Rebecca Road in Scituate.

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The storm surge tossed large rocks and other debris onto Rebecca Road in Scituate.

A vehicle was partly submerged in ice and water near Adduci Way in Hull.

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A vehicle was partly submerged in ice and water near Adduci Way in Hull.

A tree fell on a home on Main Street in Hanover.

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A tree fell on a home on Main Street in Hanover.

Rain, warmer temperatures expected Monday

Rain and warming temperatures will turn snow across the state into slush on Monday, forecasters said.

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Across the state, some residents worked to clear cars, homes, and businesses, while others just enjoyed playing in the snow.

Boston schools to be closed Monday

Public schools will be closed Monday in Boston as the effort to remove snow continues.

With more than a hundred trucks waiting to deploy, National Grid and utility workers from South Carolina held a planning meeting Sunday morning in Hanover.

About 235,000 without power

National Grid pushed back its estimate for power restoration to Monday for Brockton and Quincy, and other areas might not see power until Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bulger2-3924.jpg A window into Whitey’s brutal life and mind

A new biography, written by the Globe’s Kevin Cullen and Shelley Murphy, looks at James “Whitey” Bulger and notes that he offered himself for execution in exchange for the release of his girlfriend.

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When the final award of the evening is presented at the Grammys tonight, one thing is certain: Whoever wins for album of the year was at least worthy of the honor.

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

Foxwoods joins chase for casino license in Mass.
Famous residents of the facing ville include White House staffer Alonzo Fields and muscician Terri Lyne Carrington.

Globe Magazine

Change on the Mystic
Major League Baseball Players Association executive director Michael Weiner is living with an inoperable brain tumor.

Sunday Baseball Notes

David Prouty steps up for MLB Players Association
Tim Thomas got it done, the hard way, a career path he followed right to his last day here.

Sunday Hockey Notes

Tim Thomas one of best goalies in Bruins history
Coach Bill Belichick and the Patriots staff will stack a free agency board just like the draft, and figure out which players fit their system, and at what price.

Sunday Football Notes

An offseason to-do list for the Patriots
A woman picked up tax forms at the JFK Federal Building in 2004. There are now lots of ways for taxpayers to get tripped up as they navigate the new income thresholds.

With tax rules set, now time to plan
Nick Offerman calls himself a humorist not a comic.

Nick Offerman enjoys ‘Ham’ on the side
The author’s daughter, Grace Wright, 3, at her own afternoon tea on the Crown Princess.

Family’s cruise holds many surprises
The author sets up the tent in a clearing away from possible falling branches — or trees — in Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont.

Shaking off the winter blues with a Vermont camping trip
Ex-Crimson star Angela Ruggiero finds some time for her studies at Harvard Business School.

Angela Ruggiero has an active voice
“The white mamba” as Scalabrine dubbed himself in a play on Kobe’s nickname, “just chills. Watches and chills.”

You can’t stop Brian Scalabrine
A street poster from Cairo that reads, “My God, my freedom, O my country.”

Sunday Preview | Ideas

Egypt’s free-speech backlash

Sports

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Former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has reportedly signed a minor league deal with the Indians.

Reports: Indians sign Daisuke Matsuzaka to minor league deal

Matsuzaka, who would be reunited with Terry Francona, will reportedly make $1.5 million if he makes the Opening Day roster.

Metro

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From left to right: Scott Brown, Kerry Healey, William Weld, and Charles Baker.

Activists say Republicans can do well in Senate race

The Mass. GOP is trying to put the best face on the lesser-known contenders after Scott Brown and other top-tier Republicans decided not to run.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

A playful solution
Boston fans wear paper bags on their heads during a game against Toronto at Fenway Park Sept. 9. The Blue Jays won 4-3 to sweep the three-game series.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Selling the Red Sox
The MBTA’s new subway ads feature badly behaving animals.

JEFF JACOBY

Boston’s commuters could learn a lesson from Tokyo’s

JOANNA WEISS

Facebook’s reckoning moment
The NFL has reached a level of popularity that no one sport can seem to match.

Bob Ryan

Would we be better off without the NFL?
Shawn Thornton fought the Rangers’ Mike Rupp earlier this season.

Christopher L. Gasper

It’s time for NHL to stop the fights
The Cambridge start-up Trovare is designing a rubber wristband called Amico, a new entrant in F2F networking.

Innovation Economy

Can technology help face-to-face networking?

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’

Nation & World

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Protesters rallied in Tunis on Saturday, a day after the funeral for an opposition leader.

Tunisian leader to quit if Cabinet plan rejected

Tunisia’s Islamist prime minister said he will resign if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet is rejected.

Politics

Gabrielle Giffords is the face and emotional dynamism behind a new advocacy group and a separate political action committee, Americans for Responsible Solutions, dedicated to reducing gun violence.

Gabrielle Giffords fights for gun control

The former representative from Arizona, an incipient gun-control advocate, is settling into the third act of her public life.

Business

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On the Job

“Sacred architecture is architecture of the spirit,” says Ethan Anthony of the Boston firm Cram & Ferguson, which was founded in 1889 by Ralph Adams Cram.

Church architect finds inspiration in his work

“Sacred architecture is architecture of the spirit,” says Ethan Anthony of the Boston firm Cram & Ferguson.

Arts

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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.

Travel

Warming Trend

The lounge and restaurant at the White Barn Inn in Kennebunk Beach is set in what was once a barn.

Hot stones and a cool bar in Kennebunk Beach, Maine

A drive along the shore road in Kennebunk Beach reveals a setting worthy of a Stephen King novel.

Books

The Word on the Street

Arthur Kingsley Porter and Lucy Porter around 1920 in Cambridge.

The mystery of Arthur Kingsley Porter

Porter’s wife writes in “Glenveagh Mystery: The Life, Work and Disappearance of Arthur Kingsley Porter,” he disappeared forever without a trace.

Magazine

The cover for the February 10 2013 issue

Change on the Mystic
The cover for the February 3 2013 issue

South End remodel: Rear window
The cover for the January 27 2013 issue

New England traditional, with a twist
The cover for the January 20 2013 issue

The last days of Sylvia Plath

Opinion

“There was too much ‘Sweet Caroline’ and not enough sweet victory. The Sox brand is hurting, and the owners know it.”

Joan Vennochi 

Ideas

“Though speech is far more open in Egypt, it now carries a new and different kind of risk, one more unpredictable and sudden.”

Thanassis Cambanis,  on Egypt’s free-speech backlash

“I felt pretty guilty, because everyone is out shoveling their cars and here I am walking to the bar.”

Jan Thibault, 30,  of South Boston