Connecticut shootings

‘We can’t tolerate this anymore,’ Obama says

Speaking at a memorial service in Newtown, Conn., President Obama vowed to use “whatever power this office holds” to prevent further tragedies.

President Obama spoke Sunday night in Newtown, Conn.

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President Obama spoke Sunday night in Newtown, Conn.

Attendees at a memorial service Sunday evening in Newtown waited for the event to begin.

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Attendees at a memorial service Sunday evening in Newtown waited for the event to begin.

A family embraced at a memorial in Newtown to the victims.

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A family embraced at a memorial in Newtown to the victims.

Kat Donohue of Newtown helped to decorate donated Christmas trees placed in front of the Sandy Hook School.

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Kat Donohue of Newtown helped to decorate donated Christmas trees.

A woman walked away after leaving flowers near one of 27 wooden angel figures placed near the Sandy Hook School.

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A woman left flowers at 27 wooden angels near the Sandy Hook School.

Candles displaying the names of shooting victims sat at a memorial in Newtown.

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Candles displayed the names of victims.

Mourners embraced at a memorial in front of the St. Rose of Lima Catholic church in Newtown Saturday.

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Mourners embraced at a memorial in Newtown.

A man stood near a makeshift memorial near the Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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A man stood at a memorial near the school.

A woman paid respects at a memorial outside of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.

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A woman visited a memorial at St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.

A teddy bear and flowers were in the cruiser of Newtown Police Officer Maryhelen McCarthy.

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A teddy bear and flowers were in a Newtown police car.

A young girl holding a teddy bear looked at the memorial outside of St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church.

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A young girl holding a teddy bear looked at a memorial.

A police officer took up a position behind the rectory of the St. Rose of Lima Roman Catholic Church in response to a threatening call.

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A police officer was at the St. Rose church after a threatening call.

ark Sherlach and his wife, Sandy Hook Elementary School psychologist Mary Sherlach. Mary Sherlach was killed during the shootings in Newtown, Conn.

Victims of the shootings

A list of the names and ages of those killed in the massacre that left 28 people dead in Newtown, Conn.

Aldon Smith (99) celebrated his interception with Dashon Goldson in the third quarter.

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68 Blocks: Life, Death, Hope | Video

68 Blocks: Life, death, hope: Part 1 of 5

Dreams cut short, dreams reborn

It’s a neighborhood known for trouble, but Bowdoin-Geneva is much more than that. A Globe team spent months there, listening and asking why violence persists where love and loyalty also run so strong.

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In the past 25 years, the neighborhood has consistently been more dangerous than Boston as a whole.

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A five-part Globe series on Boston’s Bowdoin-Geneva neighborhood.

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Dining with a flash mob, where to go on Wednesdays, a youth orchestra’s sweet sounds, and a star kangaroo.

New Ways on Quero Bank, 1981 Chicago Oil on Panel Gift of Russell W. Knight

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Fishermen and politicians: A lost alliance

The collaboration that emptied the New England ocean over decades may now be the only way to bring fish back.

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SHOOTING IN CONNECTICUT

Candles were lit at Boston’s Old South Church in memory of the 27 victims who died in a Newtown, Conn., shooting Friday.

Grief over Conn. rampage reverberates through Mass.

Vigils and church services are being planned in the wake of the deadly mass shooting, including one at Old South Church late Sunday afternoon.