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Doctors and medical students across the Boston area will participate in today’s national walkout for gun control to shed light on what they say is a growing public health crisis.

The region’s third major loss of power in less than three weeks has left emergency responders scrambling and many customers shell-shocked — with some willing to take desperate measures.In Hanson, Jennifer Leonard lost power yesterday afternoon, and quickly began preparing to bring her family to her mother’s house after speaking to National Grid.“They said you don’t even have an estimated time,” Leonard said. “We have two little boys that have autism, and they rely on their iPads.”

Boston schools are canceled today and South Boston’s cherished St. Patrick’s Day Parade could once again see a reduced route because of yesterday’s barrage of snow, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said yesterday — but residents still need to shovel their walkways by tomorrow morning or face $50 tickets.

Immigration authorities are preventing an undocumented immigrant from answering charges against him in state court, putting him in a legal Catch-22 that could make it impossible for him to gain citizenship and live in the United States with his pregnant wife, civil rights attorneys say.“We are concerned that ICE is not only picking people up at courthouses, but that they are also refusing to let them attend state court proceedings,” said Adriana Lafaille, a staff attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts.

WARE — More than three dozen mourners braved blizzard conditions and treacherous travel yesterday to say their farewells to a slain West Brookfield mother and her three young children.Despite the nor’easter, funeral services went on as planned at All Saints Catholic Church in Ware for Sara Bermudez, 38, her daughter Madison, 8, and sons James, 6, and Michael, 2.Bermudez, a native of El Salvador, and her children were interred together in a special casket at the request of their family.

Attorney General Maura Healey has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to U.S. congressional leaders calling for the restoration of temporary protective status for natives of El Salvador and Haiti.

A New Hampshire man accused of savagely beating a woman on the side of a highway earlier this month following a minor car accident in Methuen was nabbed Monday morning in Manchester, N.H., and is now being held pending his return to Massachusetts, state police said.

Federal prosecutors will make a last-ditch bid today to keep their extortion case against two City Hall staffers alive — while the duo’s defense attorneys are prepared to argue that the politically charged prosecution should be dead in the water.

The third nor’easter in two weeks has left more than 200,000 households in the dark after an entire day of swiftly falling snow and pummeling winds — with ugly conditions likely to delay restoration of power for days.The entire state was slammed by a winter storm that was quickly upgraded to a blizzard with continuous 35 mph winds — including gusts of 65 mph

Commuters who braved the blizzard gave high marks to the MBTA, saying the transit service — while on a reduced schedule — performed well, marking a distinct success for the embattled agency, which has notoriously struggled to function in snowstorms in past years. “Very easy. Not like the last snowstorm we had.” — John Martin, 59, South Boston “This morning, it was very good. I was surprised. It was on time. I was on time to work.” — Carline Baker, 48, Dorchester