Dwan Packnett, a Walsh supporter, smiles after Mayor Marty Walsh's speech at the Team Walsh Election Night Celebration at the Fairmont Copley Square Hotel in Boston on November 7 2017.
Fireworks explode behind the Edgartown Light House in Edgartown, Massachusetts.
10-year-old Aubrey Warburton celebrates her win at the MV Bass and Bluefish Derby - a brand new Subaru, the prize for the largest offshore catch. (Unfortunately, it’ll be a couple years before she can drive her prize).
Maya Anand, who had a close friend involved in the parkland shooting, speaks at the BU Rally Against Gun Violence held in Marsh Plaza February 26. Speaking without a prepared speech, Anand shared her deeply personal experiences with gun violence to the crowd.
Nevin Sayre gives a peace sign in the middle of a kiteboarding jump on Sengekontacket Pond, Martha’s Vineyard.
Chris Booher sails the Waszp, a small foiling sailboat, at sundown on August 15, 2021.
Shanika McCrary performed as Tina Turner at a lip sync competition to benefit Friends of Family Planning on Martha’s Vineyard March 7th, 2020.
Willow Rosbeck, 5, turns with excitement as her dad unhooks fish she caught aboard the Skipper. Students from the Rainbow Place preschool in Edgartown, MA were treated to a free fishing trip to celebrate their graduation, curtesy of Skipper captain John Potter.
Over 200 people came out to Five Corners in Vineyard Haven to protest the police killing of George Floyd, Breyonna Taylor and others on June 1st, 2020. Similar protests were organized around the country.
Anna Weis, a member of the Boston University Women's Rowing Team, rows hard during a 1000 meter practice sprint April 4.
Firefighters put out the last embers of a brush fire in the Back Bay Fens March 28, 2019. Although officials were not sure what exactly started the blaze, the dryness of the park's plant life was a contributing factor. Fires such as these are relatively common: "this kind of thing happens almost every year," said a police man on the scene.
Jack Bradley climbs the rigging on the tall ship La Amistad. The ship is a historical replica of the ship involved in the 1839 slave revolt.
Kayla Edgar, a Special Olympics athlete with the Pioneer Valley Aquatics Program, high-fives Boston police officers during the Parade of Athletes, a part of the 2018 Summer Games opening ceremony held on Boston University's Nickerson Field. This year marks the 50th anniversary of Special Olympics competition in the U.S.
Carolina Velaquez, a junior at Boston College, chants along with speakers at the No Wall: Reject National Emergency rally in front of City Hall Monday. Organized by Cosecha Massachusetts, the rally was part of a national protest against President Trump's declaration of a national emergency in order to secure funding for a border wall.
Katie Gavin, lead singer of the self-described "dark pop girl band" MUNA, dances during their opening set for Grouplove at House of Blues Boston in Fenway November 3.
Commonwealth Avenue, usually bustling with Boston University students, becomes a snowy wonderland during New England's third nor'easter in two weeks on February 28. The storm brought blizzard-like conditions and the cancellation of classes at Boston-area colleges and public schools.
Matt Hayden is opening his West Tisbury, MA home for one family in need during the holidays. “All I have to give people is my time, My belief is to do more for others than yourself.” Hayden is an outdoorsman, making most of his own clothing and catching his own food.
Mourners gathered together in Marsh Plaza for a vigil honoring the victims of the mass shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA.11 people were killed on Saturday in the largest attack on Jews in United States history.
Sachi Mehrota and Tiffany Tong, both freshmen at Boston University, lay in the snow in BU's west campus during New England's third nor'easter in three weeks. The storm brought blizzard-like conditions and the cancellation of classes at BU, other local colleges, and Boston Public Schools.
