A surfer took to the waters off Newport, R.I., during Saturday?s storm.

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A surfer took to the waters off Newport, R.I., during Saturday?s storm.

A contractor cleared a sidewalk in Mashpee during heavy snow conditions.

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A contractor cleared a sidewalk in Mashpee during heavy snow conditions.

Tarik Karamoko (left) and Jaymar Marasigan were stuck at Logan Airport.

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Tarik Karamoko (left) and Jaymar Marasigan were stuck at Logan Airport.

A dog was walked on a Newport beach.

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A dog was walked on a Newport beach.

A woman danced on a Newport roofdeck.

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A woman danced on a Newport roofdeck.

Brian Schwartz (left) and Kerri McCarty skated at a Worcester rink.

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Brian Schwartz (left) and Kerri McCarty skated at a Worcester rink.

Tor Holck shoveled in back of the Pie in the Sky Cafe in Woods Hole.

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Tor Holck shoveled in back of the Pie in the Sky Cafe in Woods Hole.

Cat Tignor removed snow from her car in Woods Hole.

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Cat Tignor removed snow from her car in Woods Hole.

Snow was falling in Woods Hole around midday Saturday.

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Snow was falling in Woods Hole around midday Saturday.

Crews in Worcester cleared a sidewalk Saturday.

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Crews in Worcester cleared a sidewalk Saturday.

Cape, Islands receive brunt of season?s first big storm

Some areas on Cape Cod, Martha?s Vineyard, and Nantucket could see up to 14 inches on Sunday morning.

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??This is going to be one of those generational events,? said one forecaster. Dangerous conditions were expected to persist into Sunday.

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After more than a decade, state officials have yet to decide what ?universal preschool? should look like or how it should be funded.

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Markey wants the agency to reverse its 2015 decision allowing the pediatric use of OxyContin.

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Even in this outlandish age of dark money, polling delirium, and the Donald, it remains first in the nation for a reason.

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The Play Ball! Foundation, which helps pay for middle school sports in Boston schools, is subsidizing players? introduction to hockey.

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Will nearby bosses be more likely to preserve their high-skilled jobs? Or will they have more cover to erase them?

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The state says the plan poses no threat to the public, but resentment still runs deep here, 75 years after four towns were destroyed for the reservoir.

Pope Francis is preaching a merciful approach to disagreements over issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage.

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Whether to deal or re-sign the winger is the most complicated question in front of GM Don Sweeney.

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Athletes from more than 40 countries traveled to San Francisco to compete in the Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon.

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They have escaped the streets of Lawrence and will represent the city at the New England Golden Gloves competition.

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Brad Marchand (left), William Karlsson (center), and Seth Jones battled for the puck in the first period.

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Paul Chen, owner of the Bamboo Cafe in Norwood, makes a scorpion bowl with help from his wife, Emily Xu.

Bid to ease liquor rules has some cheering

Governor Charlie Baker?s proposal would give communities more say in granting permits for alcohol.

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?I expect more of myself,? says 78-year-old Jane Fonda of acting as she gets older.

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The winner of this year?s Coolidge Award, and recent Golden Globe nominee, talks about her career then and now.

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Thousands of residents in Michigan have been exposed to toxic amounts of lead, including about 9,000 children.

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Harvard neuroscientists are teaming up with coders on a massive project to understand and mimic how the human brain learns.

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