analysis

Walsh’s remarks distance himself from recent past

In saying “I will keep on listening,” Martin Walsh moved to step away from Thomas Menino’s top-down leadership style.

Comedian Lenny Clarke at Mayor Marty Walsh’s inauguration party on Monday night.

Inaugural gala

New mayor toast of town at inauguration party

Marty Walsh’s inauguration kicked off early Monday morning, but the real party didn’t get going until after 6 p.m.

Martin Walsh was joined on stage by his mother, Mary, left and friend Lori Higgins, right.

inauguration speech

Walsh promises era of progress

Noting that a broad coalition had propelled him into the mayor’s office, Martin Walsh promised to represent the city as a whole.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_meninolastday1_met--90x90.jpg With quips and a wave, Menino exits City Hall

Staff members and friends exchanged hugs and posed for photos, and Thomas Menino cracked a few jokes as he departed.

Betsy Whitmore on Bondcliff Trail on Mount Bond in New Hampshire’s White Mountains last March.

KEN HARVEY

4,000-foot-high winter hikes? Why not.

A local hiking group is united in its goal of scaling New England’s highest mountain in the region’s deadliest weather.

Australian paramedics Lisa Schmidt, left, and Emily Jackson  are on day 15 of their five-week US trip and may have to scrap plans ve to scrap plans to visit Toronto.

Logan Airport is beset by delays

JetBlue canceled all flights until 3 p.m. Tuesday, and some travelers were told they would not be able to fly out of Logan Airport for days.

DOWNTON ABBEY

Bookish | Matthew Gilbert

Shows to watch, books to read

These books pair well with television shows like “Downton Abbey,” “Girls,” “Looking,” and “Shameless.”

The fluke of a right whale was seen near Provincetown in March.

Large number of right whales seen in Cape Cod Bay

A dozen right whales were spotted by researchers Sunday in an aerial survey during the first flight of the season.

Opinion

JAMES CARROLL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/james_carroll_150px-987.png It’s time to abolish the Air Force

By creating the Air Force as a stand-alone branch of the military, the 1947 overhaul made interservice rivalry worse.