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Madison Sunderland of Ludlow paid her respects as the pallbearers passed in the funeral for Springfield police officer Kevin Ambrose at St. Catherine of Sienna Church.

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A woman held a sign during the funeral procession for Springfield police officer Kevin Ambrose at St. Catherine of Sienna Church.

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The flag under the dome at Rowes Wharf in Boston was particularly notable on Flag Day, June 14.

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At the Pine Street Inn, from left, Keith Allen, Edmund Simon, and Wendy Remy celebrated after graduating from their job training programs.

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The Robinson Half Tea Chest, one of only two known tea chests still in existence from the 1773 Boston Tea Party, was paraded from Old South Meeting House to the Tea Party Ships and Museum.

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Navy Counselor First Class Louie Beasley (left) and Boatswain's Mate First Class Conrad Hunt raised the American flag during a turnaround voyage aboard the USS Constitution.

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Pilots John Klatt, in an MXS plane, and pilot Jeff Boerboon, in an EXTRA 300 L, flew over Boston Harbor to advertise the Air National Guard Aerobatic Team’s annual air show in Rhode Island.

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Alex MacIssac made a video of his friend Ben Johnson skateboarding on Atlantic Avenue near the Rose Kennedy Greenway.

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A new study says T ridership will increase, overburdening even more a system that is already squeezed.

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton posed with delegates as she opened the US State Department's first Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College.

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Eddy Matarazzo. 84, sat in his driveway with the Suffolk Downs race track over the fence in the background. East Boston residents have a mixed reaction to a proposal to build a casino at the track.

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Diabetes patient Lilly Branka, 10, was congratulated by Brenda Altschul after reading her comments during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Translational Center for the Cure of Diabetes at the Joslin Diabetes Center.

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Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine jawed with home plate umpire Al Porter after he was thrown out of the game for arguing a called strike on Dustin Pedroia during 9th inning action against the Washington Nationals at Fenway Park.

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Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, and Ray Allen near the end of the game — and the season — as the Miami Heat sealed Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals at the American Airlines Arena.