Maybe NECN reporters don't want to risk getting swept out to sea, but Rick Nohl and some other weather fans seemed to have no such qualms along the water in Lynn today. Nohl notes his camera was inside a waterproof housing.

Furious waves pounding Scituate.

Storm takes a bite out of Sandwich.

If the state can pay to study extending the Blue Line at one end to Charles/MGH, even though it has no money to actually build the extension, the least it can do is pay to study extending the Blue Line to Lynn at the other end:

... "Careful analysis has shown the tremendous value to commuters and local businesses of extending Blue Line service beyond Wonderland Station to Lynn," said Secretary Aloisi, "and we are committed to moving forward on this critical project." ...

Mass. High Tech reports that not only is Shore.net - one of the state's original ISPs - back in Lynn, it's being run again by original owner Lowell Gray.

Looks like there's some demand for such a service.

Alternative idea: Consulting service for laundromats to advise them how closely they should put barriers to keep cars from ramming into their storefronts.

Boom times in Peabody.

Via MenuPages Boston.

Cody Pomeray forwarded this fine example of Massholishness on the Lynnway this morning, adding:

The part you can't see is that this guy is also on the phone while driving the abominable snowmobile. Perhaps he was calling a friend to borrow a brush?

At sunset today, the sky was suffused with orange. At the Lynn end of the Nahant Causeway, it was enough to give you a sense of what it would be like to be on Mars, if Mars were a bit warmer and had oceans and people and a causeway.

Sean Sullivan captured the orange sky near North Station.

MISSING CHILD ALERT: Giovanni Gonzalez is currently missing from the Lynn, Massachusetts area. What you are about to watch on this YouTube video are actual photos put together as a video to help find this 5 year old boy and bring him back safe and sound.

The song performed by 1970's R&B Group "The Spinners" entitled: "HOW COULD I LET YOU GET AWAY."

Any information regarding the child you see in this video, call 1-800-THE-LOST.

Giovanni Gonzalez: Via YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq-0bJZsV1Y

Boy, 5, missing since Sunday.

Why no Amber alert? Well, for starters, the kid isn't a rich blond, blue eyed white girl.