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Photos of Massachusetts’ first major snowfall of the season

Globe Staff,December 1, 2019, 6:59 p.m.
Snow clung to trees and cars on Commonwealth Avenue after the second wave of the slow-moving December storm hit the region.
Snow clung to trees and cars on Commonwealth Avenue after the second wave of the slow-moving December storm hit the region.Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Massachusetts on Sunday saw the beginning of the region’s first major snowfall of the season.

The snowfall came in a one-two punch, with the first round falling Sunday through about midnight Monday, before picking back up later Monday into Tuesday. Parts of the state saw over two feet of snow.

People on Appleton Street in Boston’s South End shoveled a fresh blanket of snow.
People on Appleton Street in Boston’s South End shoveled a fresh blanket of snow. Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Dried sunflowers bowed their heads in the snow on Bay Road in Kingston.
Dried sunflowers bowed their heads in the snow on Bay Road in Kingston.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
A woman cleared snow from a car's rear window in Boston on Sunday night.
A woman cleared snow from a car's rear window in Boston on Sunday night. Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff
Kyle Regan and Dana Gagne played a snow-day game of tackle football Houghs Neck.
Kyle Regan and Dana Gagne played a snow-day game of tackle football Houghs Neck. Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff
Luisa Pereira enjoyed the snow while her brother brushed snow off the roof of his truck.
Luisa Pereira enjoyed the snow while her brother brushed snow off the roof of his truck. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Jazzy, the 11-month-old Labrador Retriever/
Jazzy, the 11-month-old Labrador Retriever/Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff
Maddie Alexander, 14, (right) put her hands up to block a snowball from her brother Collin, 16, during an all out snowball fight.
Maddie Alexander, 14, (right) put her hands up to block a snowball from her brother Collin, 16, during an all out snowball fight. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
A woman took a photo while crossing Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury.
A woman took a photo while crossing Powder Point Bridge in Duxbury.John Tlumacki/Globe Staff
Zach Lusignan of Ryan’s Landscaping shoveled snow on Spring Street in Williamstown on Sunday.
Zach Lusignan of Ryan’s Landscaping shoveled snow on Spring Street in Williamstown on Sunday.Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP/The Berkshire Eagle via AP
A snow plow cleared the road surface on Route 7 on Sunday in New Ashford.
A snow plow cleared the road surface on Route 7 on Sunday in New Ashford.Gillian Jones/The Berkshire Eagle via AP/The Berkshire Eagle via AP
Dog walkers didn't let the snow stop them from taking to the woods in the Middlesex Fells Reservation during the first storm of December.
Dog walkers didn't let the snow stop them from taking to the woods in the Middlesex Fells Reservation during the first storm of December. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff
Snow plows sat poised at Logan Airport on Sunday before the storm hit.
Snow plows sat poised at Logan Airport on Sunday before the storm hit. Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/Globe Staff
A women struggled with her luggage on Dartmouth street in Boston.
A women struggled with her luggage on Dartmouth street in Boston.Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff
Maddie Alexander, 14, collapsed after a massive snowball fight with her two brothers as they enjoyed a snow day in Wilmington.
Maddie Alexander, 14, collapsed after a massive snowball fight with her two brothers as they enjoyed a snow day in Wilmington.Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff