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Boston Archdiocese details reorganization

The reorganization, to be phased in over five years, is designed to help parishes cope with diminished attendance, a priest shortage, and low fund-raising.

Vice President Joe Biden made brief remarks to the press after a meeting with Cabinet members and sportsmen's, wildlife and gun interest groups on Thursday.

NRA says White House is demonizing Second Amendment

The gun-rights organization said the vice president’s task force on gun safety is spending most of its time on proposals to limit gun rights.

Millbury company sued for not delivering wedding videos

Dozens of couples say they were cheated out of their wedding videos by a Millbury company, which received advanced payments totaling $75,000.

President Obama announced his choice of Jack Lew as the next Treasury secretary on Thursday.

Obama nominates Lew to head Treasury

If confirmed, Jack Lew would assume the post in time for the administration to tangle anew with Republicans over looming fiscal deadlines.

Medford-bred writer-director Tom O’Brien’s film is set in the Massachusetts seaside town.

Peter Simonite

Friday Preview | Movie Review

‘Fairhaven’: Finding yourself in the shadow of Tom Brady

This locally shot indie’s slender story line features Medford-bred writer-director Tom O’Brien.

From left: Giovanni Ribisi, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Anthony Mackie, Michael Peña, and Robert Patrick play LAPD officers called the Gangster Squad.

Friday Preview | Movie Review

‘Gangster Squad’ is just flash

Echoes of better movies don’t make this one of them.

MOVIES

‘Lincoln’ leads pack with 12 Oscar nominations

Heavy favorites were snubbed, independent visions celebrated, and Oscar history made with today’s nominations.

Photo Gallery | From the Archives

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/Molasses.jpg The Great Molasses Flood of 1919

The infamous molasses flood of 1919 was a tragedy like no other. A giant tank in the North End collapsed on January 15 and sent a wave of molasses through the streets of Boston, killing 21 people.

Sen. John Kerry.

Kerry jokes that his own speeches cure his jet lag

A frequent flier, US Senator and secretary of state nominee John Kerry made the comments in a light-hearted interview in Men’s Journal.

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Globe Insiders

Editorial Event | Jan. 19, 2 p.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/Special/Images/brooklyncastle_onesheet_final_27x40_alt.jpg Editorial Event: Exclusive Screening of Brooklyn Castle

See the film and participate in a talk with cast members, moderated by Boston Globe movie editor Janice Page.

Globe exclusives

Dan Shaughnessy

Good reason no one elected to Hall of Fame
Tracy A. Miner could be facing a year in prison.

Defense lawyer in trouble after rowdy teen party

INTERACTIVE DATABASE

Patriots during the Bill Belichick era
Parishioners and visitors at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross can donate with credit cards.

Parishes offer a collection e-basket

G Cover

Why many women delay revealing pregnancies

Patrick targets public housing boards
Created by Debbie Sterling, an engineer, entrepreneur, and Rhode Island native, GoldieBlox is a doll/figurine set, a book series, and a board game with a tool set. “Little girls need to realize that construction play and engineering work can be fun,’’ Sterling says.

Debbie Sterling builds new play patterns

Bargain Bin

End-of-season sales mean deals

Joan Vennochi

Rail company has inside track at T
Costume Designer Lou Eyrich.

Lou Eyrich finds style in an unlikely place
Former state lab chemist Annie Dookhan appeared at Middlesex Superior Court with her attorney, Nick Gordon, on Wednesday.

Husband warned that state chemist was liar
Curt Schilling tipped his cap to the Fenway crowd on Oct. 25, 2007, after leaving Game 2 of the World Series.

Dan Shaughnessy

How I handled the ‘poison’ Hall of Fame ballot

Sports

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Junior Seau played with the Patriots from 2006-2009.

Junior Seau had brain disease before death

Seau, who took his own life in May, is the latest ex-NFL player to have died with symptoms of “repetitive head injuries,” an NIH study found.

Metro

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Rex Trailer with character

Rex Trailer, host of ‘Boomtown’ TV show, dies at 84

Trailer hosted a local Western-themed children’s TV show that ran from 1956 to 1974.

Columnists

Shell’s runaway Arctic drilling vessel, Kulluk, sits grounded 40 miles southwest of Kodiak City, Alaska, last week.

JULIETTE KAYYEM

Shell’s Arctic troubles only buy time

Edward L. Glaeser

The urban innovation model

Dan Shaughnessy

Good reason no one elected to Hall of Fame

Yvonne Abraham

Taking Mayor William ­Lantigua out with the trash
At this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas are appliances that can communicate with each other, such as this LG refrigerator or ADT’s Pulse, which offers smart TV controls.

Consumer Electronics Show

Smart appliances help run your household

Joan Vennochi

Rail company has inside track at T
Curt Schilling tipped his cap to the Fenway crowd on Oct. 25, 2007, after leaving Game 2 of the World Series.

Dan Shaughnessy

How I handled the ‘poison’ Hall of Fame ballot

Derrick Z. Jackson

All of earth now a mercury hotspot
What Nick Saban, who now has won four national titles, three in Tuscaloosa, has built at Alabama is a program par excellence.

Christopher L. Gasper

NFL the only challenge unmet by Nick Saban
Items such as sawhorses are commonly used by shovelers in Boston to save parking spaces, but many wait days to remove those objects.

Scot Lehigh

Winter etiquette on Boston’s streets

JEFF JACOBY

‘Pledge’ didn’t make Warren-Brown race less nasty

Adrian Walker

Mayor Menino at a crossroads

Nation & World

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Seen in courtroom sketches, suspect James Holmes held weapons in photos he took before the July 20 attack in an Aurora, Colo., theater.

Striking self-photos taken by suspect prior to slayings

In the pictures, taken on his iPhone hours before the Aurora movie theater massacre, accused gunman James Holmes mugs for the camera as he holds a Glock.

Politics

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Vice President Joe Biden met with victims groups and gun safety organizations in Washington on Wednesday.

Biden says action will be taken on guns

Vice President Joe Biden vowed urgent action against gun violence, pledging steps that he said could ‘‘take thousands of people out of harm’s way.’’

Business

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Shaw’s, Star Market part of proposed $3.3b sale

Cerberus Capital Management, the firm that controls Steward Health Care, is part of a group buying five grocery chains from Supervalu.

Arts

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The “1600 Penn” cast includes Jenna Elfman as first lady Emily Gilchrist, Bill Pullman as President Dale Gilchrist, and Martha MacIsaac as daughter Becca.

‘1600 Penn’ mines first family for laughs

The NBC sitcom, which kicks off in its regular time slot Thursday night, does not focus on politics, but rather how public figures struggle with private issues.

Style

Actress Jessica Chastain in platforms at the premiere of “Zero Dark Thirty” in LA.

Can shoes make you look fat? Yes, says Vogue magazine

Vogue editors, have you read your own magazine?

Magazine

The cover for the January 6 2013 issue

Best Boston Globe photos of the year, 2012
The cover for the December 23 2012 issue

Bostonians of the Year: Raisman and Harrison

The cover for the December 16 2012 issue

Best of the New: Diversions
The cover for the December 9 2012 issue

The drug lab scandal: Who’s cleaning it up?

Opinion

“It’s the responsibility of homeowners or building managers to ensure that sidewalks are shoveled after it snows, and most do a pretty good job.”

Scot Lehigh 

Ideas

“Researchers say our disconnectedness from the older version of us is more than a metaphor for the difficulty of imagining the future—it’s a surprisingly powerful subconscious influence on our behavior.”

Leon Neyfakh on the phsychology of keeping resolutions. 

“The best thing you can do to protect yourself and your family is to get the flu shot.”

Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino