April photo highlights: Boston 250, Sox Opening Day, Celtics playoffs
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Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski (left) and Carlton Fisk (right) saluted fans at Fenway Park as the 1975 team was honored on Opening Day.
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Marc Tortell from Germany started the 129th Boston Marathon in high spirits in Hopkinton on April 21.
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The Dropkick Murphys energized demonstrators during "Hands Off," an anti-Trump/Musk rally at City Hall Plaza in Boston on April 5.
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Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum celebrated a three-pointer during the fourth quarter in game five of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs against the Orlando Magic at TD Garden on April 23.
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A Paul Revere reenactor waved to spectators in Boston's North End during the midnight ride commemoration on April 18. The event started Boston 250 festivities marking the American Revolution's 250th anniversary.
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A volley of gunfire illuminated British troop reenactors as they fired at the minutemen on the Lexington Battle Green the morning of April 19.
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A worker in a bucket lift pruned the branches of towering willow trees in the Boston Public Garden on April 3.
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Brothers Tyler, 10, and Taylor, 10, Gonick waited at the front of the line during Boston Red Sox Opening Day at Fenway Park. The brothers, from New Jersey, have been attending Opening Day since they were newborns.
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Berklee College of Music student Anna Tandy leaned on fellow student Sophi Allen as they took a break from classes at noon on a bench on Boston Common.
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Rohan Shukla suffered a catastrophic brain injury playing football for Sharon High School. His mother, Deepika Talukdar, was there when he got back from physical therapy to his room at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.
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Benedicta Kumahia glanced up at the Rev. Wesley A. Roberts before he lowered her into the baptismal waters at Peoples Baptist Church.
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Kimberly Zion, who was promoted to paramedic, hugged her husband Kassim Zion, promoted to captain, during the Boston EMT ceremony at the Boston Public Library on April 25. The event honored 35 newly graduated EMTs and 13 department promotions.
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Fourth-grade Spanish language arts teacher Waldo Gomez laughed with his students during class at Kelly Elementary School in Chelsea on March 13.
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John Jenkins Jr., 6, cruised past dairy cows at the Hard Climb Farm in Troy, Vt., on April 20.
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A man prayed during afternoon Mass at the Basilica of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Boston on April 23.
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Rita Stivaletta soaked in the sun with her dog, Jojo, at City Hall Plaza in Boston on April 1. 'I'm enjoying the sun while it's still out,' she said.
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Boston Red Sox shortstop Ceddanne Rafaela missed a fly ball during the eighth inning at Fenway Park on April 10.
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Scott Naso and his 3-year-old daughter, Laila, colored in the family's kitchen in Portsmouth, R.I. After the death of Laila's mother, questions arose for Scott Naso regarding his in-laws' care.
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Ray Trombley, a Vietnam veteran from Northampton now dying of liver cancer, says Veterans Affairs services have been essential to paying for his health care.
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Lexington History Museums program manager Sarah McDonough closed the shutters in the guest room inside the Hancock-Clarke House, where Paul Revere warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams that the British were on the move.
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The crafty center signed a four-year deal with St. Petersburg SKA of the Kontinental Hockey League, but that contract was mutually terminated after he collected 37 points in 39 games during an injury-filled 2024-25 season. Kuznetsov likely would come on a short-term, team-friendly 'prove it' deal and could serve as a bridge in Boston as some of the organization's younger players continue to season. He could also help boost Boston's power play. Kuznetsov had 48 goals and 172 career points on the man advantage. And yes, a lot of that power-play time came with Alexander Ovechkin manning the dot. Loose pucks Quiz time: Who holds the Bruins rookie record for points in a season? (Bonus points for knowing the winner of the Calder Trophy that year). Answers below ... Bobby Orr revealed in a recent issue of Forbes that he's traded in his Cape Cod summers for a spot in Bruce Cassidy , Rick Tocchet , Pete DeBoer , and Misha Donskov were named assistant coaches for Team Canada for the 2026 Olympics. Jon Cooper will serve as head coach ... Rangers coach Mike Sullivan will coach Team USA ... If you need some cooling thoughts, Boston Bruins Heritage Hall is a great take. Everything you always wanted to know about your favorite franchise is right there on the Level 2 of TD Garden ... Quiz answer: Joe Juneau , who collected 32 goals and 102 points in 1992-93. Juneau, whose yodeling skills are still unknown, finished second in the Calder voting to Teemu Selanne , who potted 76 goals and 132 points. Jim McBride can be reached at
