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Tropical Storm Irene Rips through Massachusetts

Click through the gallery below to see images of Irene’s run through the state.

 
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The dam at Moody Street was raging near flood levels in Waltham. Ryan Grannan-Doll
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Middletown police closed Sachuest Point to all traffic at noon Saturday.
Onlookers gather on Purgatory Chasm in Middletown to see the big waves' arrival from a higher, safer vantage point.
Some Middletown businesses in the Wave Avenue district that was ordered to evacuate Saturday night had different takes on how to deal with a tough customer like Hurricane Irene. "Bring it on..."
Dark, ominous clouds float in over the Charles.
They were busy tying down boats at the Charlestown Navy Yard before Tropical Storm Irene hit.
The base of the Mt. Hope Bridge in Bristol Sunday morning.

As Tropical Storm Irene continues to pummel Massachusetts, Patches throughout the state are mobilizing to cover the news that matters to you.

Click through the gallery to see the storm in photos. Pictures have been collected from Patch editors, freelancers and readers from all over Massachusetts.

As of 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 28, Irene had been blamed for 14 deaths across six states and more than 4.5 million people were without power along the Eastern Seaboard, according to the Huffington Post.

Get more great coverage and photos of Irene and its aftermath from Patch and the rest of the Huffington Post Media Group. 

Related Topics: Hurricane Irene, Massachusetts, and tropical storm Irene

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