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  • A home lay on its side after sliding off its foundation around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
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    A home lay on its side after sliding off its foundation around 2 a.m. Saturday morning.
  • Another view of the home on Plum Island.
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    Another view of the home on Plum Island.
  • A home was demolished after it slid from its foundation Friday.
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    A Plum Island home was demolished after it slid from its foundation on Friday.
  • The $800,000 house fell into the high tide.
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    The $800,000 house fell into the high tide.
  • Kayakers paddled down the flooded esplanade area of Brant Rock in Marshfield.
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    Kayakers paddled down the flooded esplanade area of Brant Rock in Marshfield.
  • Kathy O'Brien made her way along the flooded Esplanade in the Brant Rock section of Marshfield.
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    Kathy O'Brien made her way along the flooded Esplanade in the Brant Rock section of Marshfield.
  • Marshfield and neighboring Scituate were hit hard by Friday morning’s high tide.
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    Marshfield and neighboring Scituate were hit hard by Friday morning’s high tide.
  • A National Guard humvee made its way through the flooded Esplanade section of Brant Rock in Marshfield.
    Barry Chin/Globe Staff
    A National Guard humvee made its way through the flooded Esplanade section of Brant Rock in Marshfield.
  • A front-end loader cleared rocks and debris from flooding from Ocean Street in Marshfield.
    Barry Chin/Globe Staff
    A front-end loader cleared rocks and debris from flooding from Ocean Street in Marshfield.
  • Severe flooding was seen in Scituate.
    Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff
    A road was severely flooded in Scituate.
  • A house on Plum Island toppled shortly after 8:30 a.m.
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    A house on Plum Island toppled shortly after 8:30 a.m.
  • Pounding surf ripped the home from its foundation.
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    Pounding surf ripped the home from its foundation.
  • A concrete slab fell from the home.
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    A concrete slab fell from the home.
  • A fridge floated down the beach at Plum Island.
    David L. Ryan/Globe Staff
    A fridge floated down the beach at Plum Island.
  • The storm battered the coast along Plum Island.
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    The storm battered the coast along Plum Island.
  • Homeowner Bob Connor (right) walked with emergency worker Dave Lager on the Plum Island beach.
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    Homeowner Bob Connor (right) walked with emergency worker Dave Lager on the Plum Island beach.
  • A home on Plum Island that was designed to stand on pilings in open water.
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    A home on Plum Island that was designed to stand on pilings in open water.
  • Plum Island homeowner Bob Connor stood in his home during the storm.
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    Plum Island homeowner Bob Connor stood in his home during the storm.
  • Ryan Reed (left) got a hand from his friend Kyle Young as they tried to pull a downed tree branch in Bridgewater.
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    Ryan Reed (left) got a hand from his friend Kyle Young as they tried to pull a downed tree branch in Bridgewater.
  • Snow covered Hanson Farm in Bridgewater.
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    Snow covered Hanson Farm in Bridgewater.
  • Geoff Fales, a business manager at Lance Buick in Mansfield, cleaned off one of the 250 snow-covered cars in the lot.
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    Geoff Fales, a business manager at Lance Buick in Mansfield, cleaned off one of the 250 snow-covered cars in the lot.
  • Snow and ice cover an eye-catching display of a car in the side of an auto-body shop in Mansfield.
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    Snow and ice cover an eye-catching display of a car in the side of an auto-body shop in Mansfield.
  • Birds fed at a birdfeeder in Pembroke during the storm.
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    Birds fed at a birdfeeder in Pembroke during the storm.
  • Plows made their way along Route 104 in Bridgewater.
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    Plows made their way along Route 104 in Bridgewater.
  • Paul Dennis cleared his driveway in Raynham.
    John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
    Paul Dennis cleared his driveway in Raynham.
  • A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Route 495 west in Raynham.
    John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
    A tractor-trailer jackknifed on Route 495 west in Raynham.
  • Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff
    Wet snow filled the streets in Scituate.
  • Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff
    Water rose up to a car's bumper in Scituate.
  • Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff
    The storm surge flooded streets in Scituate.
  • Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff
    A National Guard humvee pushed through a flooded Scituate street.
  • Jonathan Wiggs / Globe Staff
    Members of the Scituate Fire Rescue Dive Team responded to reports of a gas leak.
  • A humvee was parked near a closed road in Scituate.
    Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff
    A humvee was parked near a closed road in Scituate.
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