A main portion of the roof of the Piano Mill in Rockland collapsed.

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A main portion of the roof of the Piano Mill in Rockland collapsed.

Rick Welles cleared his Rockland driveway.

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Rick Welles cleared his Rockland driveway.

In Auburn, the roof of a vacant building came down.

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In Auburn, the roof of a vacant building came down.

Francis Collins shoveled snow off the roof of his Hingham home.

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Francis Collins shoveled snow off the roof of his Hingham home.

Quincy firefighters dug out a fire hydrant on Sea Street.

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Quincy firefighters dug out a fire hydrant on Sea Street.

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A passerby helped Silvana Buckley with her car in Quincy.

Trains on the MBTA Greenbush line were idle in Scituate on Tuesday.

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Trains on the MBTA Greenbush line were idle in Scituate on Tuesday.

Crews worked to remove snow from MBTA commuter rail tracks in Scituate.

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Crews worked to remove snow from MBTA commuter rail tracks in Scituate.

A commuter napped in a deserted North Station on Tuesday.

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A commuter napped in a deserted North Station on Tuesday.

Lavina Kilmer waited for a 9 a.m. Amtrak train to Brunswick, Me., at North Station on Tuesday. The board showed that all trains were canceled except for Brunswick, Me.

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Lavina Kilmer waited for a 9 a.m. Amtrak train to Maine at North Station on Tuesday.

No decision yet on restoring rail service, MBTA GM says

?We appreciate the fact that we will have to make a call,? Beverly Scott said, adding that she hopes to have more information by mid-afternoon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snow150-8440.jpg Up to 6 more inches of snow on the way

The storm is expected to begin as light snow Thursday morning, becoming steadier and heavier in the afternoon.

In Auburn, the roof of a vacant building that was once used as a sportsplex came down around 5:57 a.m. Tuesday, officials said.

Roofs collapsing around Mass. under weight of snow

One incident damaged a building that housed a rhinestone-encrusted grand piano once owned by Liberace.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_snowcommute4_met.jpg The cost of clearing snow, ice from Mass. highways

The onslaught of storms has necessitated near-constant ice and snow removal and treatment.

Snow totals in your town

How much snow has fallen in your area? See a map of snowfall totals.

Boston?s snow this year vs. Rob Gronkowski

How does Gronk, at 6 feet 6 inches tall, measure up against this year?s snowfall? How about the Celtics? Kelly Olynyk? What about Dustin Pedroia?

Ryan Burke of Lynn cleared a car of snow in a parking lot behind St. Michael Church in North Andover on Monday. The pile behind him was amassed during earlier storms.

Unrelenting snowfall darkening our moods

From commuting odysseys to back-wrenching shoveling, this winter is wrecking the region?s collective psyche.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walsh150-8569.jpg In effort to remove snow, Boston may turn to the sea

As Boston grapples with recording-breaking snowfalls, the city may dump snow into Boston Harbor as a last resort.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snow150-8429.jpg Record snowfall frustrates public and officials alike

The latest in a wearying succession of winter storms punished a snowbound region Monday, bringing life to a near standstill.

Kayla Jean Mueller

Death of American woman held by ISIS confirmed

The White House said that Kayla Jean Mueller?s family received a private message from her captors over the weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/cambridge150-3832.jpg Cambridge single-family home prices soar to new peak

Cambridge led the pack of 46 Mass. communities where home prices were higher last year than in 2005.

Boston, MA -- 01/23/15 -- Stanley Onuoha attends an advisory board meeting at the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club on January 23, 2014, in Boston, Massachusetts. Onuaha grew up with the Boys and Girls Club, and is now on the Advisory Board of the Yawkey Boys and Girls Club. (Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe)

Kayana Szymczak for the Boston Globe

Generation Boston

Boston neighborhoods adapt to young adult population

The city?s more traditional neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roxbury are becoming increasingly young.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-8649.jpg In prison with perverts and rats, Whitey finds his crowd

What?s more depressing? The incessant snow, or the idea that Whitey Bulger was being treated like a celebrity behind bars.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shades150-8437.jpg Hearts aflutter over debut of ?Fifty Shades of Grey?

Frenzied fans are making plans to see the upcoming movie, based on the blockbuster books.

Alex Beam

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/koch150.jpg Deep-pocketed, right-wing Koch brothers are back

Happily for the likes of spin doctors and advertising gurus, free-spending loons can be found all across the political spectrum.

02/25/14: Ft. Myers, FL: FOR POSSIBLE USE WITH BASEBALL PREVIEW SECTION.........Red Sox catching prospects Blake Swihart (left), and Christian Vazquez (right) are pictured talking to bullpen coach Dana LeVangie (center). (Jim Davis/Globe Staff) section:sports topic:Red Sox Spring Training

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Young Red Sox catcher Blake Swihart gets right to work

Most evaluators rank Swihart as the top prospect in the Red Sox organization and one of the 10 best in the game.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1088.jpg T?s woes are bigger than any general manager

Governor Baker can push out Beverly Scott and probably will. But what is he going to do about the system?s problems?

The Big Picture

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Big Picture

Portraits of conflict in Ukraine

Photographers captured the lives of soldiers and civilians on both sides of the Ukrainian conflict.

The Globe Collection Promo