In bitter cold, region digs out

The nor’easter left behind dangerously cold temperatures and record snowfall in some places.

Galina Kats dug out her car in West Newton.

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Galina Kats dug out her car in West Newton.

 Wind and waves battered the Scituate coastline.

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Wind and waves battered the Scituate coastline.

Cars and plants were coated in snow on Turner Road in Scituate.

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Cars and bushes were coated in snow on Turner Road in Scituate.

Brooke Dolan cleared snow outside her barn in Boxford as her goats, Oreo and Mocha, looked on.

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Brooke Dolan cleared snow outside her barn in Boxford as her goats, Oreo and Mocha, looked on.

Vehicles drove on a snow-covered Interstate 95 North in Canton.

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Vehicles drove on a snow-covered Interstate 95 North in Canton.

Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester was empty on Friday morning.

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Morrissey Boulevard in Dorchester was empty this morning.

Residents cleared snow on Central Avenue in Needham.

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Residents cleared snow on Central Avenue in Needham.

No major power outages have been reported from the storm, officials said.

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No major power outages have been reported from the storm, officials said.

Scituate dug out from the storm as high tide approached.

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Scituate dug out from the storm as high tide approached.

A truck-mounted snowblower clears a section of Route 128 in Dedham.

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A truck-mounted snowblower cleared a section of Route 128 in Dedham.

 Jordan Mauro cleared off his car on Garden Street in Beacon Hill early Friday.

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Jordan Mauro cleared off his car on Garden Street in Beacon Hill early today.

A flooded yard along the shore in Scituate early Friday.

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A flooded yard along the shore in Scituate today.

Map

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Track how much snow has fallen from the storm, which continues throughout the region this morning.

Globe Magazine

The front lines of a same-sex marriage

This year marks a decade since gay marriage became legal in Massachusetts.

White House says birth control mandate should not be blocked

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor blocked the contraceptive coverage requirement after some religious organizations objected.

Slain Danvers teacher’s family slams ruling on juveniles

The family of Colleen Ritzer said they feel “a deep sense of betrayal and anguish” after a court decision struck down life sentences for juveniles.

Boston loves its sports announcers, but no local broadcaster has been more popular than Jerry Remy.

Dan Shaughnessy

Will Jerry Remy be back? No easy answers here

There’s still the awkward question regarding Remy’s future in the broadcast booth, and there are indications that there will be an announcement this month.

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

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Freewheeling debate in Boston suffered under a thin-skinned, insecure, often peevish mayor.

Movies

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Zhao Tao  (left) and Jiang Wu in the violent Chinese film “A Touch of Sin.”

‘A Touch of Sin’ bubbles with tension, carnage

The blood-spattered film from China’s Jia Zhangke is a disturbed and disturbing vision of a culture rapaciously feeding on itself.