Globe staff photos of the week, Dec. 9, 2011 (Photo 2 of 11) - Pictures

Boston, MA - 12-7-11 - A pedestrian walks in the rail past a giant ornament in front of the Prudential Center on Boylston Street. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:met,

A pedestrian walked past a giant ornament in front of the Prudential Center on Boylston Street.

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FOR METRO. Boston, MA 12/5/2011 Legrand, front right, and Shannon Reynolds (both cq), left back, walk home with their son Oliver, 4 months, and their new Christmas tree in the South End of Boston, MA on Monday, December 5, 2011. The family walked about six blocks back home with what is their son's first Christmas tree. (Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff) Section: METRO Slug: n/a Reporter: n/a LOID: 5.0.426299454

Legrand and Shannon Reynolds walked home with their son Oliver, 4 months, after buying their Christmas tree in the South End .

Yoon S. Byun/Globe Staff |

Somerville, MA 120311 Kilah Gardner (cq), and her daughter Liliana (Cq), 5, visit the Somerville Farmer's Market on December 3, 2011 at the Armory in Somerville. (Essdras M Suarez/ Globe staff)/ NOWK

Kilah Gardner and her daughter, Liliana, 5, visited the farmer's market at the Armory in Somerville.

Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff |

BOSTON, MA. 12/ 06/ 2011: At the Massachusetts State House where an unusual December Caucus was held with a closed door in room 1a involving the Speaker of the House holding a caucus to decide whether Rep. Charles Murphy should be removed from his positions walks up the back stairway after the caucus to his office.( David L Ryan / Globe Staff Photo ) SECTION : METRO TOPIC : 07caucus REPORTER

State Representative Charles Murphy headed back to his State House office after House Speaker Robert DeLeo held an unusual December caucus to discuss removing Murphy from his post as majority whip.

David L Ryan/Globe Staff |

Boston, MA - 12-8-11 - Patrick Majid Doherty (cq) of Dorchester throws out a pallet in a garbage truck. He has been at Occupy since the beginning.The city has given Occupy Boston a midnight deadline to vacate. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:met, topic 09occupy

Patrick Majid Doherty of Dorchester threw a pallet into a garbage truck at the Occupy Boston site.

Bill Greene/Globe Staff |

Boston, MA - 12-8-11 - Participants in Occupy Boston start the process of moving out. The city has given them a midnight deadline to vacate. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:met, topic 09occupy

Participants in Occupy Boston started the process of moving out after the city gave them a midnight deadline to vacate.

Bill Greene/Globe Staff |

Boston, MA 12/05/11 About 60 firefighters work on the house fire at 161 Sydney Street in Dorchester, on Monday, December 5, 2011. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff); Reporter: XXX; Section: Metro; Slug: 06fire

Firefighters worked on a house fire at 161 Sydney St. in Dorchester.

Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff |

Forborough, MA., 12/05/11, Robert Kraft, right, and Steve Wynn, cq, talk to reporters about the casino plan in a studio at the Patriots complex. Section: Metro/Business. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Steve Wynn, left, and Robert Kraft talked to reporters at the New England Patriots complex about a plan to build a casino in Foxborough.

Suzanne Kreiter |

12-04-11: Foxboro, MA: Patrots tight end Rob Gronkowski high fives with end zone fans the crowd as he celebrates his second touchdown of the game , that (with the PAT) made the score 24-3 New England in the third quarter. The New England Patriots hosted the Indianapolis Colts in an NFL regular season game at Gillette Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:metro topic:patriots

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski high-fived with end zone fans after his second touchdown against the Indianapolis Colts at Gillette Stadium.

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12/3/2011 Foxborough, MA Duxbury High's James Burke flies over Tewksbury High's Frank Mclaughlin (6) to score a touchdown during 4th quarter action of the Division 2 Super Bowl Championship at Gillette Stadium on Saturday December 3, 2011. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) slug: 04duxtew section: sports Reporter: Anthony Gulizia

Duxbury High's James Burke flew over Tewksbury High's Frank Mclaughlin (6) to score a touchdown during the Division 2 Super Bowl Championship at Gillette Stadium.

Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff |

Foxborough-12/03/11- High School superbowls at Gillette Stadium- Concord Carlisle vs Oliver Ames , Concord-Carlise Anthony West (rt) caryys the superbowl trophy with teammates.Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (sports)

Anthony West (right) of Concord-Carlisle carried the high school super bowl trophy with teammates at Gillette Stadium.

John Tlumacki /Globe Staff |