Gusting winds, heavy snow across Mass.

A blizzard has continued to batter the region, triggering a state of emergency and the shutdown of the state.

In Marshfield, police reported that heavy surf washed out a sea wall.

Marshfield Police Department

In Marshfield, police reported that heavy surf washed out a sea wall.

Haven Ladd shoveled out in Charlestown.

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Haven Ladd shoveled out in Charlestown Tuesday morning.

Bill Blackwood made his way onto the beach to walk his dog on Plum Island.

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Bill Blackwood made his way onto the beach to walk his dog on Plum Island.

Water flooded the parking lot and buildings at the Chatham Fish Pier.

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Water flooded the parking lot and buildings at the Chatham Fish Pier.

A lone pedestrian made his way through Copley Square.

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A lone pedestrian made his way through Copley Square.

Mayor Walsh issued a parking ban on major arteries in Boston for Tuesday.

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Mayor Walsh issued a parking ban on major arteries in Boston for Tuesday.

Crews were out on St. James Street in the heart of the blizzard.

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Crews were out on St. James Street in the heart of the blizzard.

?Don?t expect to be going out today,? Mayor Walsh said. ?You won?t be driving around.?

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?Don?t expect to be going out today,? Mayor Walsh said.

Firefighters worked to clear the front of a station in downtown Boston.

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Firefighters worked to clear the front of a station in downtown Boston.

Pedestrians walked in the street in the city.

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Pedestrians walked in the street in the city.

Mayor Walsh declared a snow emergency in Boston.

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Mayor Walsh declared a snow emergency in Boston.

Pedestrians walked down the street in Copley Square.

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Pedestrians walked down the street in Copley Square.

A plow cleared a street in Lexington early Tuesday morning.

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A plow cleared a street in Lexington early Tuesday morning.

High winds whipped up snow during high tide on Plum Island.

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High winds whipped up snow during high tide on Plum Island.

Snow totals in your town

How much snow has been dumped on your area? See a map of snowfall totals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/marsh150-8023.jpg Scituate officials pluck residents from flooded homes

In neighboring Marshfield, police reported that heavy surf washed out a sea wall, damaging a home on Bay Avenue.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/chin012615WinterStorm_met8.jpg Flooding prompts evacuations in coastal communities

The storm left some roads and neighborhoods under several feet of water.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/power150-4007.jpg Nantucket without power as outages hit Mass.

More than 30,000 National Grid and NStar customers have now lost power in eastern Massachusetts.

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Keep track of power outages throughout the state.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/flood150-8002.jpg Photos: Blizzard dumps snow on the region

The blizzard of 2015 is blasting Mass. with howling wind and snow that is whipping sideways but piling high.

Map

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/allen150-7984.jpg Dispatches from the storm

Explore photos, updates, and more from Boston Globe reporters and send us your own.

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We won?t know for a few days how this week will stack up with the massive storms that proceeded it.

NFL playoffs

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The locker room attendant was reportedly in the bathroom with two bags of footballs for 90 seconds.

Live updates

Patriots set to take part in Super Bowl Media Day

Globe reporters are on the scene in Arizona providing updates throughout the week leading up to Super Bowl XLIX.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-6926.jpg This time, it?s the Patriots against the world

Around here, fans believe Bill Belichick gave the Patriots their swagger back; everywhere else, the view is harsher.

Mosi Tatupu?s brain showed evidence that the former Patriot had chronic traumatic encephalopathy.

Hard hits led to devastating illness for ex-Patriot

The family of former Patriots fan favorite Mosi Tatupu is sharing for the first time the player?s odyssey with CTE.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/syre-3982.jpg New AG?s opposition to Partners deal the right call

Maura Healey?s assessment of both the big picture and the important details are spot-on.

Opinion

Steven Pinker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/26/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/pinker200-1132.jpg Why free speech is fundamental

We must have the reasons at our fingertips when this right is called into question.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Unrest in Yemen

The future for Yemen is uncertain after the president resigned this week following a rebel takeover of the country.

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