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Sugar maples were ablaze with fall color at Brookwood Farm in Canton as three men took an early afternoon walk.

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Fall colors filled the sky over Dorchester.

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The sun was setting as visitors began walking around Jamaica Pond for the Lantern Parade.

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The columns on the Weeks Footbridge framed rowers during the annual Head of the Charles Regatta.

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Members of the Boston Police Department and the S.W.A.T. Team were recognized during the annual George L. Hanna Jr. Memorial Awards for Bravery ceremony at University of Massachusetts Boston.

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Paddle boarder Scott Crowley enjoyed Scituate Harbor almost all by himself on a beautiful fall day.

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Porkchop the pig waited in the Court Street kennel while his owner, Anthoy Ruiz, was in Brockton Housing Court contesting an order by board of health to have him removed from city limits.

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Jazmin Johnson, 10, got made up for a Halloween party by makeup artist Mike Vacchio.

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Thomas Cribbs, 4, of Gloucester passed the smelly side of a finback whale beached off Penzance Road in Rockport.

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A brisk wind held fallen leaves against a fence at Masconomo Park at Manchester-by-the-Sea.

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Thomas Hazley, 8, and Conor Weeks, 6, of Plymouth horsed around before the start of the annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure 5K fitness walk at Joe Moakley Park in South Boston.

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Bishop Connolly running back Brandon Gomes broke the tackle by James Skinner during first half action at Blue Hills High.

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Aaron Hernandez fumbled the ball after catching a pass in the third quarter at the New York Jets’ 1-yard line. The Jets recoverd the ball, but the call was overturned on a replay, and the Patriots scored a touchdown soon after to go ahead 23-13 at Gillette Stadium.