Record Snowfall Breaks 15-Year Mark In Boston Area: Patch PM

Today is Friday, Oct. 30. Here are some of the top stories we are covering.

A stubborn snow is still falling in parts of Massachusetts, but already its set records. Logan Airport measured at 3.5 inches at 2 p.m. Friday, smashing Boston's mark for the most snowfall in October. The previous record for Oct. 30 was 0.6 inches in 2011, and the most in October was 1.1 inches set on Halloween 2005.

Afternoon measurements had everywhere from Methuen to Framingham to Worcester at around 4 inches. Forecasts had snow totals topping out around 3-4 inches, but only in the Berkshires and parts of central Massachusetts.

The snow is expected to melt away before trick-or-treaters roam the streets on Halloween. Forecasters are looking at a cold, clear Saturday night.

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Travis Roy, A Voice Of Courage In The Face Of Adversity, Dies

It was a speech Travis Roy delivered in thousands of auditoriums across the country over the course of more than two decades that left packed rows of students in a captivated silence.

It wasn't so much a story about how the Yarmouth, Maine native was paralyzed just 11 seconds into his college hockey career at Boston University. It was a story about how he kept persevering as a quadriplegic, and an inspiration to many, that kept the typically rowdy and restless Waltham High student body focused on each word during his 2012 talk in the school's Robinson Auditorium.

"I've come a long way and I'm proud of that," Roy told the hushed Waltham High crowd. "The support of my friends and my family has made me strong because of it."

Parents Use Sheets To Form 'Line Of Love,' Blocking Students From Swampscott Protests

As students returned to class for hybrid learning for the first time in the town of Swampscott, families came together in what they call a "line of love."

The "line of love" is aimed at keeping students from seeing and hearing the political demonstrations that have gone on for weeks near the Hadley Elementary School.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have been facing off against members of the Black Lives Matter movement.

Boston Surpasses 20K Cases, 1 Percent Positive Test Rate

The city's remains at high-risk of COVID-19 spread as coronavirus numbers continue to elevate.

Boston has now seen 20,457 confirmed cases, according to the state's data released Thursday. That's an increase of 950 cases from just last week.

The average daily incidence rate per 100,000 residents is 15.8, nearly double what it needs to be to escape high-risk status.