Snow begins falling as storm enters region

A potentially historic storm could bring up to 3 feet of snow and hurricane-strength wind gusts that will lash the coast.

People walked along Ocean Side Drive in Scituate as snow began to fall this morning.

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People walked along Ocean Side Drive in Scituate as snow began to fall this morning.

Travelers lined up to catch flights out of Logan Airport Friday morning.

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Travelers lined up to catch flights out of Logan Airport Friday morning.

Cars were stuck in traffic in Newington, N.H., as the winter storm arrived Friday morning.

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Cars were stuck in traffic in Newington, N.H., as the winter storm arrived Friday morning.

A sign warned motorists of the impending storm on the Southeast Expressway early Friday.

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A sign warned motorists of the impending storm on the Southeast Expressway early Friday.

Jack Percoco of Cambridge reached into depleted shelves for milk at a supermarket in Somerville.

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Jack Percoco of Cambridge reached into depleted shelves for milk at a supermarket in Somerville.

The storm system approached the Northeast Friday morning.

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The storm system approached the Northeast Friday morning.

Snow began falling Friday morning in New York City.

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Snow began falling Friday morning in New York City.

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The latest coverage from Globe reporters around the state and updates from the social media world on the storm.

Kevin Cullen

Whitey Bulger’s wily ways

If I were Whitey, I would think I had immunity, too. Whitey’s problem is the immunity was in his head.

Calle Cronk (center), who spends much of her time undergoing medical tests, enjoyed a recent dance class.

5-year-old Calle Cronk, her family fight rare illness

Calle’s parents have raised $100,000 to support an ambitious clinical trial that aims to cure a disease that has spawned a tumor in her brain.

Kobe Bryant (right) was sitting late, coach Mike D’Antoni (second from left) sparing him the indignity of a blowout.

Christopher L. Gasper

Celtics, Lakers at opposite ends of the court

The two flagship franchises of the NBA share a pedigree and a rivalry, but that’s all they have in common right now.

Boston school chief knew of investigation of headmaster

Carol R. Johnson has known since November that Queon Jackson was part of a US Secret Service fraud probe, but she took no action because officials swore her office to secrecy.

Mass. to lower cap on emissions by power plants

Massachusetts and eight other states are slashing by nearly half the amount of carbon dioxide power plants are allowed to emit.

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The Boston area was surprised by the Valentine’s Day Blizzard of 1940, which left cars and people stranded overnight, and 31 New Englanders dead.

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“Solomon Enthroned,” a folio from a 16th-century manuscript of the “Shahnama” (“Book of Kings”), from the “In Harmony” exhibit of Islamic art at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.

The appeal of the Persianate

The beguiled collection of Islamic art the late Stanford and Norma Jean Calderwood donated to Harvard University is on display at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum.