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I’ve been hoping all year for a true-crime page-turner that would fit on a shelf with “In Cold Blood,” “The Good Nurse,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Black Klansman,” “Say Nothing” and “The Devil in the White City.”

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was playing a pickup game of football with my kids, took a tumble, and my kneecap made a popping sound. It really hurt, then seemed to get better, but something’s not right. Any idea what might be going on?

Dupuytren contracture is a disorder that can cause the fingers to curl in, primarily the ring and small fingers.

Q: What is my responsibility when my children’s mother dies and there is a viewing and formal funeral? Ours was a 10-year marriage that ended in a brutal divorce because of her infidelity and remarriage 20 years ago. We had three children, now all adults with children of their own. I see them often and we are close. Will there will be any adverse effects for my children and if I chose not to attend the services?

The best gift for a serious or aspiring home cook is one they’ll actually use, and it helps if said present is also stylish.

BOSTON — Tea bags are coming in from all over the U.S. for a semiquincentennial bash in Boston.

Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.

LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will have its Bells, Brass and Bows concert to celebrate the holiday season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Veterans Memorial Civic and Convention Center.

In his more than six decades of life, Theodore D. Robb had been a lawyer, a judge, a bank president, and the mayor of Lima.

LIMA — A classic holiday season tale will come to life Saturday with a musical version of “A Christmas Carol” coming to Veterans Memorial Civic Center.