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Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month, including Boston Light turning 300yrs old, remembering the September 11th attacks, Allston Christmas, and the start of the Patriots regular season.
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By Lloyd Young
Scotti Sciara, 7, of Salem, N.H., rolls down the grass-covered hills that grace the front of the New Balance headquarters on Guest Street.
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
Red Sox slugger David Oritz ended his career with the team this season. Here’s a look back at some highlights from his 14-year run.
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By Bill Greene
Retiring Red Sox slugger David Ortiz salutes the fans at Fenway Park following game three of the ALDS on Oct. 10. The Cleveland Indians knocked the Sox out of the playoffs.
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
The taps are open at the world’s biggest beer festival in Germany that runs until Oct. 3. The event dates to 1810, when Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese and the people of Munich were invited to attend the festivities. Lager beer brewed only in Munich is served at the festival to the estimated 5 million to 7 million people who attend.
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By Lloyd Young
Visitors reach for the one of the first mugs of beer during the opening day of the 183rd Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, on Sept. 17.
(Michaela Rehle/Reuters)
Not far from the refurbished F1 race track of Kyalami in Johannesburg, South Africa is a small, virtually dirt race track that attracts only the brave and rare “petrol heads” on some Sundays to race against each other in the hot sun for bragging rights and a trophy. The track is home to the Walkerville Speedway Racers Club that includes flat track racers, sidecar racers and a new breed; the Stof Kop (dust cup) racers.
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Speedway racer, Neil Pettit powerslides his motorbike into the corner during a race at the Walkerville Dirt Oval south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 28. Speedway racing sees four to six racers riding against each other around a oval dirt race track on motorbikes that don’t have breaks or gears. They use the throttle and balance to powerslide around the two corners on the track.
(Kim Ludbrook/EPA)
The moon is captured by photographers from many different spots on earth, from different perspectives.
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By Leanne Burden Seidel
A full harvest moon rises near the Scituate Lighthouse as a crowd stood on the breakwater next to it to watch it rise.
(John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)