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Marco Boffi took a photo of his friend Kellie Meyer with a snowman in Titus Sparrow Park in the South End.

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Moving trucks and construction equipment prepared to remove damaged homes as the ocean pounded the coastline on Plum Island on March 9.

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Stephen and Sharon Bresnahan held each other as their fallen Plum Island home, ravaged by the storm, was torn down.

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Homeowners embraced on their back porch on Plum Island.

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A student at the Maurice J. Tobin School sat on the bus in front of school waiting to go home on March 8, a day that brought heavy snow to the city and led to some questioning why school was held.

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A problem with the T had commuters jammed up under bus shelters waiting for transport by bus on Massachusetts Avenue during Friday’s snowstorm.

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There was some spring feeling in the air with most of the snow gone and the sun feeling warmer on March 13. Crocuses were in bloom in the front of a Beacon Street home on Beacon Hill.

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At Cold Spring Park in Newton, people enjoyed the unseasonably warm weather. Emily Anthony took her lunch break on a lawn chair with a book.

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This spin class was one of many intense bike-focused classes offered at Recycle Studio on Newbury Street in Boston.

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Volunteers at City on a Hill charter school posted lottery results after a drawing.

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Fourth-grader Sophia Thomas and her class at St. Mary of the Assumption Elementary School prayed for the election of the pope during noontime Mass at St. Mary of the Assumption Church in Brookline.

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Celtics forwards Kevin Garnett, left, and Paul Pierce watched the time on the Jumbotron as both were able to get some rest due to a blowout win over the Toronto Raptors at the TD Garden.

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Mansfield players celebrated their 55-50 win as a disappointed Tyler Nelson (11) of Central Catholic walked the court after the D1 MIAA boys basketball state semi finals at TD Garden. Mansfield advanced to the state championships.

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Bishop Connolly's Thomas Keyes (2) let out a celebratory howl as he embraced head coach Matt Coute following their win over Lynnfield in the D4 MIAA boys basketball state semi finals at TD Garden.5.1.1181243596.

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Central Catholic High players celebrated their narrow victory over Braintree High during the MIAA Division 1 State Semi-Final at TD Garden on March 11.

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Celtics forward Paul Pierce acknowledged the crowd’s cheers as he became the 20th all-time scorer in the NBA during a game against the Toronto Raptors at the TD Garden.