Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. The newly reconstructed causeway in downtown Essex got flooded on Monday. The road was closed for some time.
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A surfer jumps off the Magnolia pier with his surfboard Monday afternoon as Hurricane Sandy pounded the region.
Photo courtesy of Rob Bibelhauser. William Lawthor of Lanesville navigates a wave's barrel on Magnolia Beach on Monday during the hurricane weather conditions.
Photo courtesy of Rob Bibelhauser. William Lawthor of Lanesville navigates a wave's barrel on Magnolia Beach on Monday during the hurricane weather conditions.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Layers of high surf and blowing foam along Cape Hedge Beach in Rockport on Monday during the hurricane on Monday.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. High surf along Cape Hedge Beach in Rockport on Monday during the hurricane on Monday.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. High surf along Cape Hedge Beach in Rockport on Monday during the hurricane, with Thatcher Island and one of the Twin Lights in the background.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. The finback whale that washed ashore in Rockport has moved closer, as a result of the hurricane, up to the path and homes along Penzance Road. People were still coming to look at it during the hurricane on Monday.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. Willow branches fell on to Grant Circle, shown here, and the intersection of the 128 Bypass and Eastern Avenue on Monday during the hurricane.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. The newly reconstructed causeway in downtown Essex got flooded on Monday. The road was closed for some time.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. The newly reconstructed causeway in downtown Essex got flooded on Monday. The road was closed for some time.
Allegra Boverman/Gloucester Daily Times. The newly reconstructed causeway in downtown Essex got flooded on Monday. The road was closed for some time.
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