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  Northeast blizzard 2013: A state-by-state look
  February 8, 2013 03:33 PM EDT
  A look at effects in states and provinces in the path of the massive storm that swept across the Northeast United States:
  (PHOTOS: Blizzard hits New England)
  The state's largest utility, Connecticut Light & Power, reported power failures affecting 38,000 homes and businesses.
  Saturday's National Toboggan Championships races were postponed for a day.
  Nearly 22 inches of snow fell in Boston and up to 3 feet was expected, the weather service said, threatening the city's 2003 record of 27.6 inches.
  Only 30 stranded drivers were rescued overnight, and state police credited a travel ban, the state's first since the Blizzard of `78, a ferocious storm that dropped 27 inches of snow, packed hurricane-force winds and claimed dozens of lives.
  The Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth shut down after losing off-site power. There's no threat to public safety, authorities said.
  In heavily Catholic Boston, the archdiocese urged parishioners to be prudent and reminded them that, under church law, the requirement to attend Sunday Mass "does not apply when there is grave difficulty in fulfilling this obligation."
  Saturday morning's high tide sent waves crashing into closed roads along the seacoast, local police said, but there were no reports of significant damage.
  Drivers appeared to be heeding the governor's warning to stay off the roads until at least midafternoon.
  About a foot of snow fell New York City, which was "in great shape," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said. Plows were out overnight and he said all streets would be cleared by the end of the day. He also promised to send equipment and manpower to harder-hit areas like Long Island and Connecticut if need be.