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Vickie DeRosa, right, talks to everyone she sees during her pre-dawn rounds of Massport's property in and around the Fish Pier. She has managed the Boston Fish Pier for nearly two decades.

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Bubbles obscured a view of the David Prouty High School Marching Panther Band of Spencer during the 59th Annual Quincy Christmas Parade in Quincy.

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West Bridgewater firefighters were silhoueted against a video screen of fire during the annual Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Awards at the Hanover Theatre in Worcester.

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Associate curator Holly Salmon used a laser to clean a first-century sculpture at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

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Walter Paluchowski replaced the clock above portraits of city councilors in the City Council offices at Boston City Hall.

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Speaking at Newton City Hall, Barney Frank announced that he would not run for reelection to Congress in 2012.

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain spoke to supporters at his campaign office in Manchester, N.H.

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A scuffle broke out in Quincy District Court as several teenagers were arraigned in the murder of Kyle McManus.

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Michael Mylett, 6, presented his father, Boston police officer Michael Mylett, with his detective's badge during a ceremony at the Hyde Park Municipal Building.

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Shannon Shupak waited to go through security at Logan Airport with her poodle, Brewster, following the Thanksgiving holiday.

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Circulating nurse Elizabeth Berkowitz talked to a patient before his surgery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

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Xue Fon Yang, a tourist from China, jumped rope with US Marine Sergeant Patrick Harrington on Boston Common across from the State House.

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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) congratulated wide receiver Wes Welker (83) after he scored a touchdown during the second quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

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Bobby Wardwell (20) of Wakefield set off a celebration after he intercepted a pass in the final minute of the game for a 7-6 victory over Marblehead at Manning Field in Lynn.