A SNOW-LESS Winter in Bahstin...

Citing public safety concerns, police closed off the area where the animal was shot and killed.

“He was euthanized,” said Duncan. “If he was sick, he might have been rabid.”

Thursday: Mostly cloudy with rain/snow showers pushing in by the evening commute. Looks like it should start as rain mixing in with snow in the higher elevations, but accumulations shouldn't be significant during the commute (especially since highs today will be in the mid 50s.) Highs in the mid 40s.

Friday: There are still some uncertainties in the forecast. The model that was calling for a major snowstorm is now calling for a major rainstorm. As of now, it should be raining very early, then changing to snow over the course of the morning. Heavy snow will likely fall but not accumulate quickly. Over time, accumulations will be seen mainly in the higher elevations with more that 6" possible in those areas. We'll continue to fine tune the details. Windy too.

First snow of the season could dump 3 inches in some areas; wet flurries expected in Boston

The first snow of the season is expected across the region this afternoon through evening,
ranging from a few wet flurries near Boston to accumulating snow in the interior of the state
at elevations above 1,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service in Taunton.

In those high-elevation areas, 2 to 3 inches of snow could pile up, said Bill Simpson, a weather
service meteorologist.

Temperatures in the 40s today will keep the snow from forming until about the evening commute,
Simpson said. By midnight, precipitation will taper off and skies should clear.

Snow is not expected in southeastern Massachusetts and the Cape.

Thousands still without power in wake of weekend storm

Five days after an unusually early snowstorm dumped heavy, wet snow and brought down power lines,
tens of thousands of customers remain without power this morning.

As of 10 a.m., 85,230 customers were without power, including 42,589 National Grid customers and
42,641 Western Massachusetts Electric customers, the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency said.

Outage maps posted by the companies showed most of the outages west of Worcester with others in the
north central part of the state and the Merrimack Valley.

The storm that began Saturday and ended Sunday dumped the most snow in Central and Western Massachusetts,
with one area receiving 2 1/2 feet. At one point, 670,000 customers were without power.

Governor Patrick said earlier this week he was growing impatient about the pace of power restoration efforts
and Attorney General Martha Coakley said she would ask the Department of Public Utilities to investigate.