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Detective Michael DeLuca got his new badge from his daughter Gabriella, 4, during a special Boston police promotion ceremony at Villa Victoria Center for the Arts in the South End.

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Cristobal Lopez (front) and Francisco Guttierrez, who work for Carlisle Cranberries Inc., got some help from high winds that blew the berries toward shore at the Carlisle Cranberry Bog.

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The Grinch, played by Jeff McCarthy, took a rowing lesson from Head of the Charles Regatta Executive Director Fred Schoch (not visible in the back of the boat) during a short ride around the Charles River. “How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical” is playing at Citi Performing Arts Center Wang Theatre.

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A man dressed in a protective suit power washed the paint off the side of an old barn in Wrentham.

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Cars in a rooftop parking lot were reflected on the windows of the John Hancock Tower in Boston.

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Guests seated in the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Ether Dome watched Governor Deval Patrick officially launch the Statewide Healthcare Information Exchange by sending a electronic health record to a hospital in Western Massachusetts.

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Jason Terry (4) celebrated after Paul Pierce hit his second consecutive three-pointer in the second quarter against the Brooklyn Nets in an NBA pre-season game at the TD Garden.

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This Patriots fan was both wet and unhappy as she watched the New England Patriots lose to the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field.

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Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker headed into the end zone with a first quarter 46-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Tom Brady as a Seattle defender was too late to stop him.

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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady watched the replay on the scoreboard as he headed to the bench after being intercepted in the fourth quarter.