Walsh sworn in for second term as mayor

Former US Vice President Joe Biden watched as Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh was sworn in during his second inauguration on Monday.

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?We can be the city that is world class because it works for the middle class,? Mayor Martin J. Walsh said.

Fans bundled up for Sunday?s Patriots game in Foxborough. Forecasters predict Monday?s temperatures to remain below freezing, with a windchill advisory through 10 a.m.

Wind chill advisory remains in effect for region Monday

Expect a bone-chilling start to 2018.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/12-31-2017_first-night_17.jpg Despite frigid weather, Boston welcomes 2018

Fireworks blasted off over Boston Harbor at midnight to mark the start of 2018.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/900183140.jpg Maria Menounos had a surprise New Year?s Eve wedding ? and Steve Harvey officiated

?Omg! I can?t believe we are finally getting married after 20 years!? the Medford native tweeted.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/b375d275189244cc99c68ba640783bdc-b375d275189244cc99c68ba640783bdc-0.jpg At Mar-a-Lago, they rang in 2018 with a lavish event

President Trump threw a big bash at his Florida resort to mark the new year.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_bwhhospital1_met.jpg Brigham and Women?s welcomes city?s first baby of 2018

A girl was born at the hospital 1:14 a.m., according to hospital officials.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/485ed9cd908f404b8a775f1a9c25672b-485ed9cd908f404b8a775f1a9c25672b-0.jpg It?s so cold, Niagara Falls is frozen

The famous waterfalls are looking more like glaciers these days.

Participants took the frosty plunge during the Brownies? annual swim Monday morning.

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200 fearless souls take part in frigid L Street Brownies swim in South Boston

Participants took the frosty plunge during the Brownies? annual swim Monday morning.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/cold8.jpg Are you crazy? No, just a (cold) Patriots fan.

It was the third coldest Patriots game since 1993. Yet the fans didn?t complain much, in true New England fashion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/d1423ee864ba4a949a7caa07767a0638-d1423ee864ba4a949a7caa07767a0638-0.jpg Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia stick to the business at hand

The Patriots? coordinators say they are focused on the playoffs, not head coaching possibilities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/3e204e2394a84937938072d37dbdf0c3-3e204e2394a84937938072d37dbdf0c3-0.jpg Teammates quick to rip Johnson Bademosi?s sideline flop

The Patriots special teams player was caught on camera with a comical reaction to being hit by a spiked football.

Jets cornerback Juston Burris took down Patriots wide receiver Danny Amendola in the first quarter.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_bostonmailmen4_LIFE.jpg Viewers give these postmen stamp of approval

Chris Kostaras and Joe Giordano?s reviews of high-end candies and treats are must-see.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/barry1231web.jpg Dave Barry?s year in review: Yeah, that really happened

Think 2016 was bad? Well, 2017 was surreal, alarming, scandalous, profane, and let?s not forget covfefe. And probably better than 2018 will be.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/blanding03011602brockton5met.jpg Will Mass. jump into the sports gambling game?

The Supreme Court this spring could strike down the federal ban on sports betting, permitting all states to legalize ? and tax ? sports books.

Chuck Berry performed at the Music Hall on Oct. 6, 1971.

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In 2017, we said goodbye to a galaxy of luminaries

The deaths of such cultural game-changers as Chuck Berry and Mary Tyler Moore struck a poignant note in 2017, a year when notions of race and gender were being tested.

Woman, 77, dies in house fire in Littleton

It was the the first fire fatality in Massachusetts in 2018, authorities said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_1257.jpg Roslindale gas main fire has been burning since Sunday night

Work crews were digging nearby to put in a temporary line and reroute the gas so National Grid could shut it off.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/27/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Part2_PathToRecovery_1.jpg How Dr. Phil?s recovery venture trades on his show?s clout

One Florida facility that Dr. Phil endorsed on his show as one of the best in the nation has a troubled owner and has had scores of teens go missing in the past two years.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_01walshhomeless-1_metro.jpg Walsh unveils $10m effort to end chronic homelessness

The mayor will introduce an effort to build 200 units of long-term housing for chronically homeless Bostonians.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/North%20Coast%20Seafood4-637924.jpg Big new seafood processing plant planned for Seaport

The plan shows the port?s new focus on processing ? rather than catching ? seafood.

Iranian students clashed with riot police Saturday in Tehran.

Iran: Protesters try seizing military bases, police stations

At least 12 people have been killed in the recent uprisings, according to a state TV report.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/01/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/1366f196c73b4e9f8091b91acb28ca79-1366f196c73b4e9f8091b91acb28ca79-0.jpg North Korea?s Kim remains defiant as he taunts US

The country?s leader did soften his tone when it came to neighboring South Korea, though.

Teen arrested in Cambridge shooting death

Police arrested Kevin Reddick on New Year?s Eve in connection with a November homicide in Cambridge.

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Opinion | Diane Hessan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/quotes1.jpg Letters from America look back on 2017, forward to 2018

A group of respondents from across the political spectrum expressed their hopes and fears for the new year.

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