In announcing resignation, Davis says ‘it is time to go’
At a press conference on Monday, Commissioner Edward F. Davis formally resigned as leader of the Boston police department after nearly seven years.

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Commissioner Edward Davis, who has led the Boston Police Department for seven years, is expected to teach and take courses at Harvard.

Reporters surrounded Carl Yastrzemski at the unveiling of his statue Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Statue ultimate Boston tribute for Yaz

At long last, Carl Yastrzemski, the top performer in pennant-race history, is cast in bronze outside Fenway Park.

Rookie receiver Aaron Dobson was targeted 10 times by Tom Brady and caught seven passes for 52 yards.

Christopher L. Gasper

Tougher tests to come for the Patriots

The Patriots remain an unfinished product, but they’re finished with the skid row portion of the schedule.

The explosions at Kenya’s Westgate Mall were followed by volleys of gunfire, then a thick, dark column of smoke.

Kenyan minister say 2 militants killed in 3rd day of hostage crisis

Four large blasts rocked Kenya’s Westgate Mall on Monday as military forces sought to rescue an unknown number of hostages.

Wind power now competitive with conventional sources

The state’s biggest utilities have signed long-term contracts to buy wind-generated electricity at prices below the costs of most conventional sources.

Mayoral hopefuls Rob Consalvo, Charles Yancey, Felix Arroyo, Martin Walsh, and Daniel Conley shared a laugh before a candidates’ forum last week.

The race for mayor

Politics not as usual: a civil mayoral race

Voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick the finalists among a field of 12 candidates who have, for the most part, been nice to each other.

Jeff Daniels is a great actor, and his may be the most bearable character on “The Newsroom,” but his win over Bryan Cranston and Jon Hamm was an epic head-scratcher.

65th Primetime Emmy Awards

Plenty of head-scratchers at Emmy Awards

Jeff Daniels, Bobby Cannavale, and Merritt Wever were among the surprise winners at the 65th annual Emmy Awards.

Opinion

opinion | jennifer graham

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Larry Summers’ reputation for being “brusque” shouldn’t have been a factor while he was under consideration for the chairmanship of the Federal Reserve.

Globe exclusives

Boston Ballet performed George Balanchine’s “Symphony in Three Movements” Saturday during “Night of Stars,” which kicked off the troupe’s 50th season.

Dance Review

Earthly stars, Boston Ballet shine on Common
In the Netherlands, almost no one rides with a helmet, and families pedal along without worry about cars.

In Netherlands, bicycling is a treat
For much of this year, Leiha Macauley had this sign outside her office door.

Shirley Leung

I am woman, hear me pump

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Mayoral candidates on the issues
The Roots never let up at the Life is good Festival in Canton Saturday.

Music Review

Good vibes at Life is good Festival
Dr. Rodney Falk, director of the Cardiac Amyloidosis Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, with patient Thomas Bridenstine.

Health

A hidden heart disease
James Spader plays a criminal who turns himself in and offers to help the FBI catch terrorists in “The Blacklist.”

Television Review

‘The Blacklist’ is slick, unenticing

Game on

Thinking anew about playing with violence
Tim Thomas

Sunday Hockey Notes

Thomas ready for return to greatness
Tennessee Williams, seen in his New York apartment in 1965, began to fall out of favor in the ’60s.

theater | critic’s notebook

Tennessee Williams’s time is now
Scott Boras believes two neutral-site World Series games would add interest.

Sunday baseball notes

Neutral sites proposed for start of Series

In Practice

When patients choose alternative medicine

Boston mayoral race

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Campaign notebook

The Boston College marching band cooled off at the end of the Allston-Brighton Parade in Oak Square in Brighton. Candidates vying to succeed Mayor Thomas M. Menino walked along the parade route seeking undecided voters.

Mayoral candidates shake hands along parade route

Along some stretches of the Allston-Brighton Parade, mayoral hopefuls appeared to outnumber voters who had made up their minds.

Sports

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Red Sox 5, Blue Jays 2

Jackie Bradley Jr. (middle) is greeted at home plate by Ryan Lavarnway (left) and Stephen Drew following his three-run homer.

Red Sox put away the Blue Jays

The Red Sox have won 95 games and hold a 1½-game lead over Oakland for the best record in the American League.

Metro

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District 5

Rob Consalvo

Eight in the running for Rob Consalvo’s seat

Voters in District 5 will be faced with one of the largest slates of choices when they cast ballots for a new advocate on the City Council.

Columnists

JAMES CARROLL

A president who saved the US from war
Reporters surrounded Carl Yastrzemski at the unveiling of his statue Sunday.

Dan Shaughnessy

Ultimate Boston tribute for Yaz
Rookie receiver Aaron Dobson was targeted 10 times by Tom Brady and caught seven passes for 52 yards.

Christopher L. Gasper

Tougher tests to come for the Patriots

Adrian Walker

Davis made his mark at BPD

JOAN VENNOCHI

Will women turn tide for Golar Richie?
David Ross, Dustin Pedroia and the Red Sox have exceeded most fans’ expectations this season.

Bob Ryan

What a pleasant surprise

JOANNA WEISS

Shaking up the academic core

Clay Buchholz threw the most pitches he has since his comeback (106) without pain or issue.

Christopher L. Gasper

Buchholz slowly regaining his form
Brian Krejcarek got $100,000 in funding from members of panel of investors after his on-stage demo.

Innovation Economy

Easy to launch, tough to build

SCOT LEHIGH

Push harder for gun-law changes

Kevin Cullen

New book honors Jewish baseball players
Tommy Kelly has been a positive addition for the Patriots’ defense.

Christopher L. Gasper

No denying Pats’ D has improved

Nation & World

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Business

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The ForeFund Capital website will help real estate entrepreneurs raise capital.

A new era: seeking stock investors online

Entrepreneurs looking to the crowd to finance their big ideas just got a little extra help from the government.

Arts

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Book Review

‘Knocking On Heaven’s Door’ by Katy Butler

The book is part memoir, part medical history, and part self-help manual.

Health and wellness

Nutrition and you!

For health and savings, drink up water

Feel free to drink up . . . just save yourself a lot of money and drink tap water.

Globe Insiders

Insider Event | Sept. 25

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Attend a book signing and presentation by Qais Akbar Omar, author of the internationally acclaimed memoir.

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Magazine

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Do we still trust Bill Belichick?
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Beauty of the bottle
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Jefferson slept here
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Little folk

Ideas

“You even can see and hear birds in Boston, something unthinkable in Chinese cities.”

Wolfgang Georg Arlt,  founder of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute