N.H. reports 4 meningitis cases

New Hampshire officials reported Saturday that four adults in the state are infected with fungal meningitis, the first New England cases in a nationwide outbreak.

Man charged in murder of UNH student from Westborough

A 29-year-old New Hampshire man has been charged in the death of University of New Hampshire student Elizabeth Marriott, who had disappeared Tuesday.

Battle for Ohio heats up

Mitt Romney seems to be making a renewed push to gain ground among women after President Obama’s lead slipped following his lackluster debate performance.

Mitt Romney supporters recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia.

Renée Loth

The GOP’s demographics problem

If demographics is destiny, the Republican Party has a rendezvous with irrelevance — unless its policies change.

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Brian McGrory on life with a dog and a rooster

In his forthcoming memoir, the Globe columnist writes about a dog and a rooster who taught him lessons about life.

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‘Celebration Day’ for Led Zeppelin fans

The new, long-delayed documentary recalls when Led Zeppelin reunited for its first headlining show in 27 years at London’s O2 Arena in 2007.

The indie McNally Jackson Books in SoHo has a cafe, spaces for readings and workshops, printers to use for your book, and, yes, books to buy.

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Serendipity and surrender: 48 hours in New York City

Friends, finds, sleep, eat, drink, drama — then depart. On this trip we relinquish whatever we know of the city for tips from strangers and acquaintances.

Sunday baseball notes

A few ideas to shore up the Red Sox

The Red Sox have needs at several positions, but they also have options and opportunities.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2012/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/13archives1.jpg The Chelsea Fire of 1973

Already the scene of one of the biggest fires in the history of the country in 1908, the city was engulfed anew on Oct. 14, 1973.

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“I knew her as a bright young woman,” Marsie Silvestro said of Alexis Wright, who has pleaded not guilty.

Zumba instructor prostitution story grips Maine town
Richard Nixon gives his famous “checkers speech” on TV.

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‘Just Plain Dick’ by Kevin Mattson
An unidentified artist’s trick photo of a man holding up 11 men in formation, circa 1930.

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The surprisingly old art of photo fakery
Dancers performed with basketballs in “Hoop Suite.”

Dance Review

‘Hoop Suite’ is an act of healing, still in progress
Samantha Mathis stars as Dagny Taggart in “Atlas Shrugged Part II.”

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The shrugging continues in ‘Atlas Shrugged Part II’

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How grocery shopping got personal
Susan West helped pile up pumpkins on the front lawn of the First Congregational Church in Chatham for a sale to benefit the Chatham Teachers Fund.

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Joe Biden and Paul Ryan debated Thursday.

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John Cafferty of Hingham shopped at Dick’s Sporting Goods in the Hanover Mall on Sunday. The store held its grand opening last weekend, helping boost the mall’s occupancy rate.

Retail vacancies in Mass. at lowest level in five years
Ben Cherington says lessons can be learned as the team tries to rebuild for next year.

Cherington knows Sox erred at top

Brian McGrory

‘Served’ in Afghanistan? Scott Brown?
AMERICA’S ADOPTED NEIGHBORHOOD: A plane flies over the mountains south of the Strait of Hormuz.

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A Middle East strategy past its prime

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Rob Ninkovich has two sacks and three forced fumbles in his last two games.

Ninkovich making an impact for Patriots

Rob Ninkovich’s inspired, improved play recently (two sacks and three forced fumbles) has coincided with the Patriots winning the last two games.

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Brock Callen (right) and Rob Douglas trained for the North American Speed Sailing Invitational, which will take place next week.

Kiteboarders make mark in sailing — quickly

Competitors will converge on Martha’s Vineyard for an event organized by local enthusiasts who also happen to be some of the fastest sailors on earth.

Columnists

CARLO ROTELLA

School is renewed, but there’s hard work ahead

Adrian Walker

The machine and the man

lawrence harmon

Reefer madness

JOSHUA GREEN

Election is a referendum on Obama

DERRICK Z. JACKSON

Is Biden’s performance enough to stop the slide?
Mitt Romney supporters recite the Pledge of Allegiance in Virginia.

Renée Loth

The GOP’s demographics problem

Boston Capital

Bank stocks climb as housing recovers

Brian McGrory

‘Served’ in Afghanistan? Scott Brown?

SCOT LEHIGH

What does Mitt Romney really believe?
Red Sox CEO Larry Lucchino, left, and GM Ben Cherington will be meeting with candidates for the team’s manager job.

Christopher L. Gasper

Questions the next manager should ask the Red Sox

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Small Samsung camera shoots like a pro
Container ship Edith Maersk crossed the Suez Canal northeast of Cairo Friday.

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The toughest sanctions

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Dunkin’ Donuts tries to trademark ‘Bagel Bunchkins’ in the US

Dunkin’ Donuts took doughnut holes, called them Munchkins, and made them a hit. Can it work the same branding magic with bagel pieces?

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Mitt Romney campaigned Friday in Lancaster, Ohio.

Mitt Romney donors get Waldorf retreat

Romney’s top donors are descending on New York early next week for a “Romney Victory Fall Retreat,” where they will be treated to the special access that their deep pockets have earned.

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Protesters helped an injured man after scuffles broke out between groups of protesters in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday.

Violence returns to Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Thousands of supporters and opponents of President Mohammed Morsi clashed in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Friday in the first such violence since he took office.

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‘The Silent History’ invites readers to become active participants

“The Silent History,” an exquisitely designed serialized work of literary fiction, is ostensibly an e-book, but it’s wholly unlike any you’ve seen before.

“I truly feel like Romney would be a step back in terms of women’s rights, especially choice. ... I wouldn’t ever be voting for [Romney]. I’d be voting against Obama.”

Cathy Klim,  Ohio resident

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AP classes: A problem for Massachusetts high schoolers?
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How will independents factor into the Brown-Warren Senate race?

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The self-promoting, fan-financed, go-it-alone star

Opinion

“They should be working to broaden their party’s appeal and build a true majority of voters, not treating America like it is one nation, divisible.”

Renée Loth, on the Republican Party

Ideas

“Gerken has advanced a vision of governance unusual for someone whose political convictions are firmly liberal: She wants local decision-making bodies to be given more opportunity to rebel against federal policy.”

—Leon Neyfakh on Heather Gerken’s argument for “federalism all the way down”