In snow-clogged city, mixed reviews for cleanup efforts
The scene on Tuttle Street in Dorchester Tuesday.

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While many people lamented travel difficulties, the city?s response for others was impressive.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/city150-8425.jpg Thursday storm could bring up to 6 inches of snow

The cold will continue into Friday, where temperatures will crest in the teens.

02/03/2015 - Boston, MA - Meredith McElmurray, cq, of Wakefield, waits for an Orange Line train to North Station - already one hour into a commute home from Boston University, where she is studying to be a dental assistant. Her commute this morning was 1.5 hours longer than usual, and despite leaving school at 3:37 pm, she doesn't expect to make it to Wakefield before 6 pm. T riders waited - and waited - for Orange Line trains on Tuesday evening, February 3, 2015. With the region staggered by two epic snowstorms, the MBTA's general manager warned commuters Tuesday that it will take days for the transit system to return to normal operations, and said the system will be unable to boost service Wednesday when Boston celebrates the Patriots with a parade. Story by Peter Schworm/Globe Staff. Topic: 04commute. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

Snow compounds problems for transit system

Transportation officials say Boston?s snowiest seven-day period in history has made train service especially challenging.

Commuters waied for a train at the Sullivan Square MBTA station on Tuesday.

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T woes raise worries about Olympic travel

The MBTA?s difficulties had commuters wondering if the system can handle the world?s biggest sporting event.

A still image captured from WNBC-TV aerial video shows first responders at the scene of a train crash near Valhalla, New York.

6 killed when commuter train strikes vehicle near New York

A commuter train hit a vehicle stuck on the tracks north of New York City, killing 5 people on the train and the vehicle?s driver.

Iraqi Sajida al-Rishawi, 35, stands inside a military court at Juwaida prison in Amman in this April 24, 2006 file photo. Jordan has executed by hanging al-Rishawi, a jailed Iraqi woman militant whose release had been demanded by the Islamic State group that burnt captured Jordanian pilot Mouath al-Kasaesbeh to death, a security source said on February 4, 2015. REUTERS/Majed Jaber/Files (JORDAN - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Jordan executes two Al Qaeda prisoners after ISIS kills pilot

Jordan?s move came hours after ISIS released a video of the death of the capture pilot.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/04577202.jpg For Ashton Carter, a perennial search for balance

The defense secretary nominee has been described as neither a dove or a hawk, but an independent-minded owl.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/f4e0524352f54ebc90764a204048af5c-3da8f5271fa24b2b9c96d3a3927c7f3b-0.jpg Baker plan calls for $500 million in spending cuts

A big chunk of the proposed cuts come out of the state?s Medicaid program budget.

Julian Edelman caught a touchdown pass from Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter that gave the Patriots the win against the Seahawks.

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Ben Volin | On football

Patriots? Super Bowl win was one for the little guys

The Patriots? undersized receivers were too much for the Seahawks? hulking cornerbacks to keep up with.

10-20-2004:New York, NY:GLOBE STAFF PHOTO/JIM DAVIS.................Red Sox catcher Jason Varitek and pitcher Alan Embree embrace as the rest of the Boston players rush out of the Yankee Stadium dugout to begin the celebration following the final out of the Game Seven of the ALCS victory that sent them to the World Series. outtakes

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Ranking our nine 21st century championships

No. 1 on this list is beyond argument, but where does Sunday?s thrilling Super Bowl title belong?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/parade150-8371.jpg Mayor Walsh says Boston will still hold Patriots parade

The parade in downtown Boston will start around 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Hynes Convention Center.

07/31/14: Boston, MA: After a day full of trades, Red Sox general manager Ben Cherington met the media at Fenway Park, and the reporters had many questions regarding the multitude of moves made by the team. Here he pauses as he reflects on a question about how difficult it was to tell Jon Lester that he had been dealt to Oakland. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section: sports topic: Red Sox(1)

Red Sox among favorites to land Cuban star Yoan Moncada

The Yankees and Dodgers also are expected to be major players for the versatile 19-year-old.

Boston University forward Danny O'Regan scored the game-winner in the second overtime.

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BU 4, HARVARD 3 | double overtime

In Beanpot opener, BU defeats Harvard

Danny O?Regan?s goal won it for the Terriers after a Harvard turnover early in the second overtime.

Mitt Romney spoke at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Miss., on Jan. 28.

Romney to give commencement address in N.H.

Mitt Romney will be a commencement speaker at St. Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., this spring.

dining out

South End tapas wars: Barcelona Wine Bar vs. Toro vs. Estragon

We pit gambas vs. gambas, paella vs. paella, in a battle for neighborhood supremacy.

A scene from Otto Piene?s ?Sky Event? at MIT?s Killian Court, on view at Boston Cyberarts Gallery.

Galleries | Cate McQuaid

Pioneering Piene celebrated at Boston Cyberarts

?Otto Piene & Electronic Art in New England?celebrates the artist?s audacity, his sense of fun, and his passion for spectacle.

The Big Picture

Glendale, AZ - 2-1-15 - Super Bowl XLIX - NE Patriots - Seattle Seahawks - Patriot quarterback Tom Brady throws under pressure in the 3rd quarter. (Stan Grossfeld / Globe staff)

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Super Bowl XLIX

The New England Patriots battled the Seattle Seahawks in America?s premiere sporting event.

Opinion

DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maeda_29cleanup_met4.jpg Parking in Boston can?t be both ample and free

Recent snowstorms have exacerbated the perpetual problem.

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