Baker urges no travel amid signs of 2 feet more

Someone left this music stand to save a spot on Moraine Street in Jamaica Plain on Sunday.

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The storm has forced Boston and other communities to declare snow emergencies, cancel schools, and launch fleets of plows.

Boston students and teachers will have missed eight days of school due to this year?s ?unprecedented? amount of snow.

City, parents scramble amid more snow days

With the highest number of closures in recent years, officials are scrambling to figure out how to make up the time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/snow_dressing03.jpg A steady flurry of fashion statements

Workers are grappling with this winter?s ongoing challenge: looking professional as the snow keeps getting higher.

John Melson is dogged by a 1997 conviction.

With new governor, chances for pardons uncertain

Charlie Baker withdrew the guidelines put in place in 2014, but has no timeline for when he will institute his own.

Martin ?Slim? Seck (left), Max Tilus (center), and Sebastien Allien appear in a 30-second video titled ?Statistic,?? which was released last week by the Mystic Valley Area Branch of the NAACP.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Statistics open eyes to the debate on race

The Mystic Valley NAACP is hoping its new video ? highlighting positive statistics about young black men ? goes viral.

Plans to demolish the Dearborn School have been complicated by a ruling that its history should be saved.

Historic Commission faults old Dearborn school demolition

The Mass. Historic Commission is formally asking the city to stave off demolition of the 102-year-old Dearborn school building in the heart of Roxbury.

Dementia care lacks oversight, data show

Regulators appear to be falling short in ensuring that nursing homes follow rules designed to improve care for dementia patients.

Janice Santarpio served pre-dinner wine to a table outside Rosaria's Steakhouse in Saugus last summer.

John Blanding/Globe Staff

Let diners bring own bottles, say councilors

Two city councilors want to introduce a new concept to Boston: BYOB, or ?bring your own bottle? of wine or beer.

Sam Smith won Grammys for record of the year, song of the year, best new artist, and best pop vocal album.

Sam Smith wins big at Grammys

The 57th Grammy Awards, broadcast live from the Staples Center in Los Angeles Sunday night on CBS, anointed a new star.

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Julian Edelman, Malcolm Butler attend Grammys

Edelman and Butler?s excellent offseason adventure continued when they presented the Grammy to Beck for best rock album.

Adrian Walker

Maura Healey seems to relish Partners battle

A year ago, Healey was a political neophyte in a race most observers assumed she would lose. Now she is among the state?s most popular Democrats.

?Liquid Gold? -- Because urine is rich in nitrogen and other nutrients, some Vermont farmers are using it to fertilize their hay crops.

Betty Jenewin/Rich Earth Institute (left), Jonathan Wiggs/globe staff

In human waste, scientists seek new treatments

Researchers are collecting saliva, urine, and feces in a variety of efforts to improve health and the environment.

Boston Bruins left wing Daniel Paille (20) and Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price (31), vie for control of the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2015, in Boston. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

Fluto Shinzawa | On hockey

Bruins not equipped to take on Canadiens in playoffs

Assuming the Bruins make the playoffs, they could face off against the second-place Canadiens in the first round. This would not be a good thing.

Former University of North Carolina player and NBA standout Michael Jordan (L) kisses former University of North Carolina head coach Dean Smith during a ceremony honoring the 1957 and 1982 national championship teams at halftime of the NCAA basketball game between North Carolina and Wake Forest University in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in this file photo taken February 10, 2007. Smith, a legendary head basketball coach at the University of North Carolina whose proteges include NBA great Michael Jordan, has died at age 83, the university reported on its website on Sunday. REUTERS/Ellen Ozier/Files (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT BASKETBALL OBITUARY)

Bob Ryan

Carolina blue with the passing of legendary Smith

Other schools had alumni. Carolina has Dean Smith cultists.

The Big Picture

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Globe photos of the month for January

A look at just some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month.