Judges? retirement is biggest, costliest in state?s history

The 32 judges who are retiring this year in Mass. qualify for a $22,500 boost in their annual pensions.

Verizon FiOS, Fox 25 reach deal

The agreement will restore access to the station for more than 400,000 FiOS customers in Massachusetts, officials said.

 Keron Pierre has pleaded not guilty to the killings. His lawyer blamed another man.

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Man charged in 2009 killings

Keron Pierre has pleaded not guilty to killing three people outside a Dorchester party.

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Incoming state Senate President Stanley Rosenberg told his colleagues he ?enforced a firewall? between his work and his private life.

Walsh replaces all Boston Licensing Board members

Mayor Martin Walsh?s press secretary said the moves were not politically motivated.

A police officer stood over activists who staged a 'die-in' during rush hour at Grand Central Terminal Wednesday.

Protests in New York after no indictment in chokehold death

Protests occurred in New York after a grand jury declined to indict a police officer in the death of Eric Garner.

Horses left the starting gate during a race on Suffolk Downs?s last day of racing Oct. 3.

Yvonne Abraham

Revere?s mayor putting it all on the table

Dan Rizzo is doing everything he can to keep Suffolk Downs open.

Wahlburgers is looking to expand its  restaurants brand beyond its first shop in Hingham.

Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe/File 2011

Wahlburgers cooks up ambitious expansion plan

Three years after the first location opened in Hingham, the restaurant company is set to unveil plans to open 27 more locations.

Nancy Khalil of Cambridge led a group during a forum on the Islamic Society of Boston?s search for an imam.

New England?s largest mosque seeks imam ? again

William Suhaib Webb, the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center?s first imam, helped the fledgling mosque grow.

The Knorr sailed into port at Woods Hole for the last time Wednesday.

Venerable Woods Hole research ship sails into port a final time

After 44 years of ferrying scientists to some of the 20th century?s greatest ocean discoveries, the Knorr is retiring.

Laura Rotolo of the American Civil Liberties Union spoke at Boston City Hall information session on Nov. 25.

Immigrants seek details on eligibility after executive order

Immigrants, many starved for details about President Obama?s executive order, are flocking to information sessions.

Keith Lockhart conducted the Boston Pop in the 2014 premiere of the holiday series.

Lockhart, Pops take a familiar jaunt through the holidays

The Boston Pops emphasized nostalgia and tradition in its opening night of the holiday season.

Svetlana Sussman, with her grandson, Tigran.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

For those left behind, a digital lifeline

About 2.5 million Americans die every year, and most leave behind a digital estate. Yet few of us prepare our next of kin for dealing with it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/12/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cavanaugh_04Umassbaker01_metroA.jpg Grandfather?s memory inspires Baker?s UMass scholarship

Charlie Baker established the award to honor his grandfather, who didn?t attend college but made sure his children did.

 Globe Santa, aided by sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy, thanked Shaun Griffin, 17, for his contribution to the cause Wednesday on a visit to Boston?s Faneuil Hall Marketplace.

Globe Santa

Abuse victim is thinking of her twin girls

A mom of twin daughters asks Globe Santa to help her kids experience the joy of Christmas.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/11/21/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Joan_Vennochi_150px-1222.jpg Listen to Janay Rice

If she wants what her husband, Ray Rice, wants, who are we to judge their mutual ambition?

The Big Picture

John Blanding/Globe Staff

Globe photos of the month

Election scenes, images from Thomas Menino?s funeral procession, and more photos from November.