Bruins 8, Panthers 0
Marchand’s hat trick helps Bruins rout Panthers
Brad Marchand had his first career hat trick and a career-high five points to help the Bruins beat the Florida Panthers, 8-0.
Peabody firefighter dies after battling three-alarm blaze
Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe
The 46-year-old firefighter was rushed to a hospital, where he died, after he inhaled toxic fumes responding to the fire.
Opera Boston to close down
With no advance warning, the city’s second-largest opera company said it will close on Jan. 1 because of an “insurmountable budget deficit.”
Drea Catalano
Exclusive Saturday Preview | Music
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones can still throw it down
The band released “The Magic of Youth’’ earlier this month and will stage their 14th Hometown Throwdown concerts next week at the House of Blues.
Exclusive Sunday Preview | Ideas
The changing face of America’s Christmas cards
What 135 years of season’s greetings reveal about our vision of the holiday.
Opinion | NICHOLAS BURNS
Why isn’t peace on anyone’s platform?
When was the last time we heard a national leader of either party, especially one running for president, put the goal of peace at the center of a political platform?
State inks large forest conservation deal
A 5.4-square-mile forest in Western Mass. will be protected through a land conservation restriction that officials call the largest of its kind in state history.
“A lot of the high-rollers that used to come to Vegas are now going to Macau or Singapore.”
Mark Nichols, economics professor
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Columnists
Metro
Mike Milbury will not face charges
The ex-Bruins coach was accused of assaulting a youth hockey player.
Business
WHDH-TV, union reach three-year agreement
The union that represents the on-air personalities at Boston’s WHDH-TV has reached a contract agreement with the station after more than two years of contentious negotiations.
Politics
Romney will not reveal tax data, at least for now
Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney refused to make his income tax returns public or discuss any tax code advantages, ‘‘but never say never,’’ he said.
Nation & World
After weeks of doubt, payroll tax cut wins approval
Congress delivered a holiday tax cut extension to 160 million workers today, breaking a partisan stalemate and delivering President Obama a resounding political victory.
Sports
Aaron Hernandez’s path could have gone off course
The Patriots tight end credits a strong bond with his brother, D.J., with helping him overcome a series of bad decisions after his father died when he was 16.
Movies
Movie Review
Classic Hollywood rides again in ‘War Horse’
Steven Spielberg’s “War Horse” is full-throated Hollywood classicism that looks back to the craftsmanship and sentimentality of the studio era.
Arts
Art Review
‘Jedediah Caesar: Soft Structures’ at the MFA
Caesar’s work is in many ways promising, but the show is an underwhelming affair - a little overthought, a little underdone.
Celtics season preview
NBA preview 2011-12
Celtics season tips off with dream of 1 more title
A little late starting this year, the Celtics open their new season on Sunday. Rajon Rondo and the aging Big Three are out to re-create the championship ride they had in 2008.
Opinion
“Wouldn’t it be something if a Republican or Democratic candidate emerged in 2012 to sign a pledge for peace?”
Nicholas Burns
Ideas
As tempting as it might be to imagine the Christmas trees we see today in public parks and central plazas as a quaint relic of small town life, it turns out that our modern public trees have politics woven right into their roots.
Leon Neyfakh