Valentine’s Day, 1978. If love was in the air, it was hard to tell with all the snow on the ground.
After the infamous Blizzard of ’78 slammed Massachusetts with over 27 inches of snow earlier that month, Governor Michael Dukakis enforced a weeklong driving ban. It was a troublesome scene for suitors looking to woo a crush with a last minute gift.
So on the 13th, Dukakis called to extend Valentine’s Day from Tuesday until the end of the week, according to a front page story in
The Boston Globe the next day. The holiday was now four days long, at least in spirit, giving couples ample time to celebrate their relationships. The governor made sure to participate;
Nonprofit builds and delivers beds to children in need on Christmas Eve
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Shane Arnold (left) and his son Gavin, 15, install a bunk bed from Sleep in Heavenly Peace at Jessica Cabot’s home on Christmas Eve. Since 2018, the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built and delivered beds to families who were in need of beds for children who mostly slept on air mattresses, couches or even on floors.Kin Man Hui /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Brothers Jaylen and Elijah Cabot play beside their new bunk bed delivered by members of Sleep in Heavenly Peace on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2020. Since 2018, the nonprofit Sleep in Heavenly Peace has built and delivered beds to families who were in need of beds for children who mostly slept on air mattresses, couches or even on floors.Kin Man Hui/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
The Globe photographersâ best photos of 2020
Discover the stories behind some of the most memorable images from a long year.
By Boston Globe photo staff as told to Melissa Schorr,Updated December 24, 2020, 10:08 a.m.
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Barry Chin
October 23 / Brockton â What weâre living through now with the pandemic is going down in history, so it was extremely important to be out there covering it. I was actually on assignment to shoot a high school lacrosse game when I saw these two empty COVID-19 testing tents. Right before dusk, a few cars drove up and I jumped out of my car and shot a few frames. The color balance from the lighting mixed with sunset gave it that weird glow. It looked like science fiction; it looked otherworldly. âBarry Chin