Turlach MacDonagh snapped the scene on Beacon Street near Coolidge Corner today:
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Blizzard of 2013
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 3:16 pm
The Newton Fire Department reports firefighters and EMTs responded to a call today for "a finger amputation by snowblower," adds:
Folks, please turn the machines off first before you clear the blockages.
The Mass. Emergency Management Agency warns even that isn't good enough:
Never, EVER, put your hand in a snowblower. Even after the snowblower is turned off, tension can be stored in the rotor blades.
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 1:02 pm
The Boston Fire Department reports an 11-year-old boy suffered cardiac arrest this morning while he and his father sat in a running car with the exhaust covered by snow. He was pronounced dead at Boston Medical Center.
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 10:52 am
Mamajoan looked out her window in East Somerville to see a guy who may not realize what'll happen to all his work when the first plow comes through.
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 10:10 am
The Channel 7 reporter has been stationed on Plum Island since yesterday. This morning, she reported from a porch that had waves crashing into its base as debris from destroyed neighboring houses floated out to sea.
Then her signal went dead. Anchor Adam Williams then assured viewers: "Our crews don't stand in areas that are dangerous or are susceptible to any damage."
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 9:42 am
What do several hundred BU students do? Descend on Storrow Drive and the Esplanade. Police, of course, arrived not long after to break things up.
More video (snowball fight starts about 1:00).
By adamg - 2/9/13 - 12:33 am
As of midnight, some 345,000 households and businesses across the state were without power, the state reports. That includes the entire city of Quincy.
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