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Third-grader Niaysa Hill was excited as she arrived on the first day of school at Ellis Elementary School in Roxbury.

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Darlene White-Dottin teaches first grade at the Orchard Gardens K-8 School, which got a mention from Governor Deval Patrick during his speech at the Democratic National Convention. In the background is a photo of White-Dottin’s visit to the White House with one of her classes.

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National Guard Brigadier General John A. Hammond was honored during his retirement ceremonies at The Great Hall of Flags in the State House.

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A young woman stopped at the scene of a fatal fire in Uxbridge.

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Sunrise lit the sky as seen from Carson Beach in South Boston.

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Election inspectors Carol Gill and Wally Adeyemi waited in an empty gym at the Jonathan Bright School for voters to arrive on primary day.

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Madonna performed on stage at the TD Garden.

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Senior zookeeper Sarah Woodruff fed fruit flies to Bluebell, a hummingbird at Butterfly Landing in the Franklin Park Zoo.

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Roger Curley, 6, of Dorchester enjoyed swinging in the playground at Joe Moakley Park in South Boston.

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Timmy B worked on a tattoo for Gina Malloy of Keene, N.H., during 11th annual Boston Tattoo Convention in the Grand Ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel in Back Bay.

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Mascot Sam the Minuteman toured Boston with a stop at the Public Garden in advance of a University of Massachusetts Amherst home game against Indiana at Gillette Stadium.

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Don Boudreau leaned in for a kiss from Lisa D'ambra of Warwick, R.I., while competing in an Elvis tribute artist contest at the New England Elvis Festival in Manchester, N.H.

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Tiger Woods chipped onto the ninth green during the third round of the Deutsche Bank PGA Tour Fed-Ex playoff golf at the TPC Boston course in Norton.

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Winner Rory McIlroy crossed the bridge to the 18th green during the DeutscheBank PGA Tour Fed-Ex playoff golf at the TPC Boston course in Norton.