Globe staff photos of the month, April 2019

Here’s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: 2019 Boston Marathon, two 500-foot concrete cooling towers at the former Brayton Point Power Station imploded, Palm Sunday Mass, commencement at Wentworth Institute of Technology, playoff runs for the Bruins and Celtics, and Opening Day at Fenway Park.
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Lucianny Rondon comforted her 2-year-old daughter, Rihanny, during a news press conference held to unveil federal pipeline safety legislation named after Lucianny’s brother, Leonel Rondon, who was killed in the Columbia Gas fires and explosions in Lawrence last fall. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Newton District Court Judge Shelley M. Richmond Joseph left federal court in Boston after being indicted on obstruction of justice charges. She is accused of helping an undocumented immigrant avoid a federal immigration officer. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Amal Hasaballa embraced her son Mogahid Fadl at the Wentworth Institute of Technology commencement. Fadl earned a bachelor’s degree in computer information systems. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
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Rabbi Mendy Uminer of Chestnut Hill held his son Berel, 3, during a vigil held near the New England Holocaust Memorial in support of victims of an anti-Semitic attack in San Diego. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe)
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Volunteers Judy Macioci and Charlie Deknatel sifted through soil at a dig site on the grounds of First Church in Roxbury. City archeologist Joe Bagley is leading a small team of volunteers seeking artifacts on the site. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff)
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The two 500-foot concrete cooling towers at the former Brayton Point Power Station crumbled during a controlled implosion in Somerset. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)
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From left, Pat Fandel, Faisa Sharif, Sam Chambers, and Maria Lanza of the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services offered birthday wishes to Mayor Martin Walsh as he arrived to present his proposed Fiscal Year 2020 operating budget at City Hall. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff)
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Mark Riddell left the Moakley Federal Courthouse after pleading guilty in the college bribery case. He was accused of taking tests for other people. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)
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Actress Felicity Huffman, a defendant in the college bribery case, was surrounded by reporters and photographers as she left federal court. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Nick Martin put some finishing touches on the newly renovated Cathedral of the Holy Cross in the South End. (David L. Ryan/Globe Staff)
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Colby Kelly was hoisted by fellow surfers after winning the Lake Atlantic Invitational hosted by the UMass Amherst Surf Club in Gloucester. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe)
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The 2020 Massachusetts Census Kickoff event was held at Framingham City Hall. (Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff)
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Big League Brian took a selfie with a family outside Fenway Park on Jersey Street before the Red Sox home opener. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
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From left, Rafael Devers, Mitch Morelans, and Eduardo Nunez showed off their World Series rings at the Sox home opener. . (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)
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Bruin Joakim Nordstrom celebrated a goal by Noel Acciari as Oliver Bjorkstrand of the Columbus Blue Jackets skated away. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
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Runners carried a fellow runner down Boylston Street toward the Finish Line of the 123rd Boston Marathon. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)
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Men’s winner Lawrence Cherono broke the tape seconds before 2nd-place finisher Lelisa Desisa. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff)
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