Crews scramble to clear roadways ahead of storm

Forecasters issued a blizzard warning as the latest in a succession of storms could drop about a foot of snow on the region.

A South End man found his tires had been slashed this week after parking in a shoveled spot.

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South End space-saver ban has first victim

A neighborhood plan to bar the practice had its first major setback when a man woke to find his car tires slashed.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/shirleyleung_150-3931.png Restaurants are open, but where are the customers?

As the snow piles up, so does our misery, and many of us want to do nothing but hunker down at home.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snowroof1.jpg Graphic: How to clear snow from your roof

Clearing your roof after heavy snowfall is important, especially if yours is vulnerable to collapse.

Boston Police Commissioner William Evans defended the pay of officers, and said the department worked hard to keep overtime down.

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City payroll soars after police and fire deals

The hefty contract settlements contributed substantially to the largest increase in the city?s payroll in modern history.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/09/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/wiggs_umass_met.jpg UMass Amherst stops admitting Iranians to some graduate programs

The school said it will no longer accept Iran nationals into science and engineering programs to avoid violating US sanctions.

Canucks 5, Bruins 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/14/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ce9f55dae6be4c57a4b9be1a9c345bd0-ce9f55dae6be4c57a4b9be1a9c345bd0-0.jpg Bruins fall apart; Claude Julien calls mistakes ?mind-boggling?

The Bruins allowed two early goals and never recovered in the opener of their five-game road trip.

Ellie Williams (left), who met her girlfriend, Ally Ellison, on Tinder, said ?Dating doesn?t have to be super serious.?

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Love means not having to say ?I do?

Across the US, only Detroit and Washington have higher proportions of unmarried 20- to 34-year-old residents than Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_flowers6_met.jpg Clogged roads can?t stop that very special delivery

The florists of Boston face a challenge this Valentine?s Day ? how to deliver those fragile bouquets in a snow-clogged city.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_smallbusinesssnow2_biz.jpg After spoiling 3 weekends, snow takes aim at Valentine?s Day

The accumulating winter snows have cost Mass. companies more than $1 billion in lost sales and productivity.

Passengers squeezed onto a bus during the morning commute at the Quincy Adams MBTA station Wednesday.

Evan Horowitz

Want to fix the T? Don?t forget to pay for it.

This week?s delays and derailments have renewed calls to fix our aging system. There?s a plan in place. But is it funded?

In Palmer, Cindy and Keith Gedick, with their daughters, Rebekah (center) and Zoeii, are waiting to try medical marijuana on Rebekah?s epilepsy and other issues.

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Left in the lurch on medical marijuana

Long state delays in opening dispensaries have left patients unable to get the drug or forced them to navigate a confusing, shadowy system.

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One deadbeat?s long goodbye

Hilbert Nickerson, dealing with a tenant who refused to pay his rent, didn?t get his money ? but he got an eviction and some peace of mind.

Jeb Bush has been aggressively locking in former Mitt Romney contributors in the private equity and investment worlds.

Jeb Bush pressing to lock in Mitt Romney?s donors

Bush has aggressively scooped up key former Romney contributors in the private equity and investment worlds.

Brian Williams, then a reporter with NBC news, posed with Dental Technician 1st Class Ervin Borja aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Tarawa March 13, 2003, at sea in the Arabian Gulf.

Health

What Brian Williams case may teach about false memories

The NBC News anchor garnered some support ? not from fellow journalists, but leading memory researchers.

The Big Picture

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Snow keeps piling up in New England

The record-breaking snow amounts have caused major commuting issues and damaged property.