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   The heavy weather began rolling in just a day after New York Mayor Bill de Blasio was sworn in to lead the nation's largest city and a few days before Boston Mayor Thomas Menino ends 20 years in office.    Menino announced a parking ban and said schools would be closed Friday in Boston, where up to 14 inches (36 centimeters) of snow was expected. Boston's airport said it would not handle any flights after 8:30 p.m. Thursday. snow

  A winter storm system expected to bury some parts of New England and Long Island in more than a foot of snow could also bring blizzard-like conditions Thursday night and Friday morning to the Lehigh Valley region. The National Weather Service is calling for 6-10 inches of snow in its forecast area, which stretches from northeastern Maryland to the Poconos. fluffy snow