Photos of the month: February 2025

Boston Globe

06-03-2025

English's Darvens Alcime flipped over Holland Tech's Ian Piper while defending on the play in the Boston City League basketball final at Madison Park High School on Feb. 20.
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The curtain went up at the start of the Mutts Gone Nuts acrobatic dog show on Feb. 20 at the Company Theater in Norwell during its national tour.
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Canada's Connor McDavid celebrated his game-winning goal with teammates Devon Toews (5), Cale Makar (8), and Mitch Marner (16) against the United States during the overtime period action in the 4 Nations Championship game at TD Garden on Feb. 20.
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Isabelle (left) and Vanessa prayed as a Rainbow Six Siege team from Brazil competed at the Esports World Championship at the MGM Grand Music Hall in Boston on Feb. 16.
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A Monet-like view on Newbury Street as snow changed over to freezing rain on Feb. 16.
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Nate Eaton worked out outside the clubhouse during Boston Red Sox spring training at JetBlue Park in Fort Myers, Fla., on Feb. 15.
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Morris Gifford warmed up for the first of three competitions during Red Bull Heavy Metal at City Hall Plaza in Boston on Feb. 22. Loon Mountain provided 300 tons of snow for the event that featured some of the world's best snowboarders.
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A visitor explored ice formations at the Ice Castles attraction in North Woodstock, N.H., with the White Mountains visible in the background on Feb. 18. The structures, reaching 20 to 25 feet high, display a natural blue hue created when white light hits the dense ice, absorbing all colors except blue.
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Demonstrators walked along Winter Street in Downtown Crossing on Feb. 14, denouncing the Trump administration.
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Boston Bruins center Elias Lindholm and Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Strome received matching penalties during this first-period scrum on Feb. 22.
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Dog trainer Amber McCune was surrounded by her pack of border collies in her office. She owns and typically competes with no fewer than eight border collies — a breed she calls 'the Ferraris' of the agility racecourse.
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A customer passed roses for sale in the window of Brattle Square Florist at Harvard Square in Cambridge on Feb. 13.
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Endicott Gulls captain Jack Smiley made his return to the ice on Feb. 15 after suffering a stroke and partial paralysis three years ago. He got a standing ovation and hugs from his mom, Debi, as he was introduced last during Senior Day. "I'm a mom, and yes, I was very worried," she said. "But I was very excited for him because he's worked really hard for this moment."
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Reenactors lined up with guns at the ready during a reenactment of the confrontation between British troops and colonists called Leslie's Retreat for the 250th anniversary in Salem on Feb. 22.
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From left, honorary pages Sadie Archer, Grace Hawkers, and Rose Charland got a chance to work on the floor of the House of Representatives inside the Maine State House in Augusta on Feb 11. According to the Maine House of Representatives website: 'Honorary Pages have the opportunity to see what it's like to work on the floor of the House and be part of a Legislative Session. Pages perform such duties as delivering messages to Legislators and distributing Amendments and Supplements in the Chamber.'
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Isaura Mendes greeted Milton DoSouto near the graves of her sons Bobby and Matthew, who were killed amid gang warfare in Dorchester. The 74-year-old Mendes has become a peace advocate for her community alongside DoSouto, who has two brothers — Luis and Alex — buried at the New Calvary Cemetery in Mattapan, both killed by gunfire.
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Christina DoSouto stood in her family's living room in their home on Hamilton Street in June. Her mother, Luisa, used to look out the window at the spot where her son Luis was fatally shot.
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Dawn Stratton held the American flag that draped her father-in-law's casket during a funeral for Richard A. Stratton, a retired Navy captain and one of the longest-serving prisoners of war of the Vietnam War, at Mt. Wollaston Cemetery in Quincy on Feb. 1.
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Boston Red Sox pitchers worked out during spring training at JetBlue Park on Feb. 21 in Fort Myers, Fla.
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Samantha Francois smoked marijuana during a Bhang Yoga class at Diaspora, a private membership club in Cambridge where attendees are allowed to consume cannabis while participating in the class.
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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and guard Derrick White gestured together after Tatum made a three-point basket against the New York Knicks at TD Garden on Feb. 23.
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Lesley University guards (from left) Madalynn Biagi, Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, and Mariana Richwine held hands before a game against Fisher College on Jan. 28. Sinaman-Daniel, born with one arm, is believed to have made NCAA history when she scored a basket during a recent game. 'I didn't start playing basketball until my freshman year of high school because I never saw anyone who looked like me on the courts. I assumed I would never get an actual shot. I hope my story motivates everyone,' she said.
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