The last refugee

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, Ma., 07/16/17, The Hayani family welcomes the newest and last family of Syrian refugees. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, MA., 08/15/17, Abdulkader Hayani finishes his first fur coat project for Ellen Cohen Kaplan. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Framingham, Ma., 10/31/17, The Syrian families have their first Halloween. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Cambridge, MA., 10/14/17, The Syrian men and their Dabke dance. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Wellesley, MA., 09/30/17, The Syrian families are part of the Yom Kippur celebration at Temple Beth Elohim. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

SYRIAN SLIDER Wellesley, MA., 09/30/17, Asmaa Hayani is greeted by Bonnie Rosenberg as they make their way to Temple Beth Elohim. The Syrian families are part of the Yom Kippur celebration at Temple Beth Elohim. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Letting go, taking hold

Third in a series of occasional articles on the Syrian families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

The big picture

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A year ago, eight Syrian families fled the violence of their homeland and immigrated to Greater Boston.

Rita Cornelio, who received gifts through Globe Santa as a child, is giving back through her association with the Kiwanis Club of Medford. At left is a 1958 Globe article detailing the effort that helped reunite her family.

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60 years later, memories of Globe Santa still shine

Rita Cornelio remembers her first real Christmas in America, in 1957. Her joy was made possible by the Globe Santa program.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Advance/Images/08damon1.jpg Matt Damon?s father dies at age 74

Kent Damon, who had suffered from multiple myeloma, died Dec. 14.

Bills at Patriots | 1 p.m. (CBS)

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) passes the ball as Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Cedric Thornton (91) pressures during the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. The Patriots won 23-3. (AP Photo/Rich Barnes)

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Finn: Patriots-Bills is a lot more intriguing than usual

With Buffalo in the playoff hunt and a revenge subplot lingering, things could get interesting Sunday.

TARA SULLIVAN

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Patriots receiver Chris Hogan and his wife, surgeon Ashley Boccio, want what?s best for each other and do whatever they can to make it happen.

Ideas | Zachary Davis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/davissq-1183.jpg Has secularism gone too far?

In the United States, more than a third of the millennial generation is religiously unaffiliated.

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Oh, the places that they?ve gone

From CEOs to entrepreneurs to social justice advocates, the best business success stories are always personal.

pop music

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/821367784.jpg Maura Johnston?s picks for best albums of 2017

Her favorites of the year include recordings by Zola Jesus, Casey Dienel, and Miguel.

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The outgoing president also apologized to a winner whose weight he ridiculed.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/200_daisy_ridley_last_jedi.jpg A men?s rights activist says he?s sabotaging ?The Last Jedi? reviews online

Do viewers actually hate it, or are its terrible online audience ratings the work of hidden forces?

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Most mass murderers don?t have seven-figure estates. Stephen Paddock?s family backs the idea of disbursing those assets to victims.

After a year, Trump has learned ways of Washington

President Trump.

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Is that a good thing for a president who promised much change and to ?drain the swamp??

Communities north and west of Boston will get the brunt of the snow on Christmas Day.

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Boston expected to see its first white Christmas in 14 years

Snow will move in around midnight and continue until midday Monday, according to the National Weather Service.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Walker_122317_weather_10382x.jpg Parts of Mass. could get up to 6 inches of snow

The Boston area could see slushy snow, while locations farther west and north are likely to see deeper snow.

Michael Sacca and Jane Huppee oppose David Hall?s proposed development. ?I think the man is delusional,? said Sacco. ?He?s an engineer. He?s not a humanist, and he doesn?t understand people.?

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A mogul and his futuristic plan for the heart of Vermont

David Hall wants to build a massive sustainable development near the birthplace of Joseph Smith, the Mormon church?s founder. Residents aren?t thrilled.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_VD3E8.jpg North Korea calls latest UN sanctions ?an act of war?

The UN Security Council unanimously approved tough new sanctions Friday in response to its latest launch of a ballistic missile.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0a7d27d06b794d37a96888355c6c0ece-0a7d27d06b794d37a96888355c6c0ece-0.jpg Are nursing home workers getting a promised boost?

Facility owners vowed to use $35.5 million in state funds to increase wages of their lowest-paid workers, but a report says much of that money went to more highly paid employees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AP17356703508016.jpg Trump: Haitian immigrants ?all have AIDS?

The White House on Saturday denied that the president ever made the comments, which were first reported by The New York Times.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/2eb7ad315e0047869587a2455ff626ca-2eb7ad315e0047869587a2455ff626ca-0.jpg FBI?s No. 2, target of frequent GOP attacks, will retire in early 2018

Andrew McCabe becomes eligible for full pension benefits in early March, and he?ll retire then, friends say.

Methuen teen killed, 2 others injured on I-93 crash in N.H.

Ashley St. Onge had pulled over on the highway when she was hit by a tractor-trailer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Timilty_3-10244-12164-U8483544779FcH--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Ex-mayoral candidate Joseph Timilty rooted for the underdog

Timilty, who ran three times against Kevin White and nearly pulled off an upset in the 1975 race, died Friday. He was 79.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/DRe3KPkXUAADmNn.jpg Family gets its holiday wish: Irish citizenship for mom

An Abington native who was facing deportation from the island just before Christmas got a reprieve from Irish authorities.

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Host Chris Gasper welcomes Buffalo Bills reporter Vic Carucci to preview the upcoming Patriots-Bills game.

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Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/mummer.jpg When Christmas was public and profane

Medieval Christmas wasn?t all that religious.

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One hundred years ago, one of the world?s top conductors was ensnared in a scandal involving patriotism and sex. It almost toppled Boston?s famed orchestra.

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STAT

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Admit it. There are few things worse than being sick over the holidays. So we have some advice.

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