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Ice floated in Quincy Harbor.

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"HELP" was written in snow around the George Washington statue in the Boston Public Garden.

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There was no power in Humarock as a vehicle made its way through a flooded street.

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Homes were flooded in Scituate.

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To keep warm, people lit fires in barrels in Scituate.

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Snow-packed cars crowded the streets of South Boston.

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Homes were hit hard on the coast in Hull.