Election Day

Candidates make final pitches

Martin Walsh and John Connolly expressed confidence as they traversed the city this afternoon hunting for the last holdout voters.

Martin Walsh paid a visit to 101-year-old Boston resident Josephine Worrell (left), while John Connolly greeted voters in Hyde Park.

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Martin Walsh paid a visit to 101-year-old Boston resident Josephine Worrell (left), while John Connolly greeted voters in Hyde Park.

Vargas DaSilveira, a mayoral candidate runner for Marty Walsh, picked up a voter.

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Vargas DaSilveira, a mayoral candidate runner for Martin Walsh, picked up a voter.

Billy Brien of West Roxbury handed out campaign literature for mayoral candidate John Connolly outside of the Copley MBTA station.

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Billy Brien of West Roxbury handed out campaign literature for mayoral candidate John Connolly outside of the Copley MBTA station.

James Barbuto and Justine Hayes of Dorchester kept warm with coffee.

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James Barbuto and Justine Hayes of Dorchester kept warm with coffee.

Voters were bombarded with campaign signs outside the Franklin Institute polling place on East Berkley Street in the South End.

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Voters were bombarded with campaign signs outside the Franklin Institute polling place on East Berkley Street in the South End.

At the Oak Square YMCA in Brighton, Sarah Oliver voted with her rescue Chihuahua, Dixie.

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At the Oak Square YMCA in Brighton, Sarah Oliver voted with her rescue Chihuahua, Dixie.

Todd Payton glanced at literature that was handed to him ouside a Ward 12 polling place.

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Todd Payton glanced at literature that was handed to him ouside a Ward 12 polling place.

Signs outside the Higginson/Lewis School on Tuesday.

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Signs outside the Higginson/Lewis School on Tuesday.

Mayor Thomas Menino cast his ballot for his successor at Franklin D. Roosevelt School in Hyde Park.

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Mayor Thomas Menino cast the ballot for his successor at Franklin D. Roosevelt School in Hyde Park.

Menino was greeted by applause after casting his ballot outside the Franklin D. Roosevelt School.

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Menino was greeted by applause after casting his ballot outside the Franklin D. Roosevelt School.

Martin Walsh talked to voters in Dorchester's Savin Hill neighborhood early Tuesday.

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Martin Walsh talked to voters in Dorchester's Savin Hill neighborhood early Tuesday.

John Connolly, his wife, Meg, and their three children headed to St. George Orthodox Church in West Roxbury.

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John Connolly, his wife, Meg, and their three children headed to St. George Orthodox Church in West Roxbury.

John Connolly and Martin Walsh cast ballotts in elections that will see one of the two candidates become Boston's next mayor.

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John Connolly and Martin Walsh cast ballots in elections that will see one of the two candidates become Boston's next mayor.

Voters at the polling place in the basement of the Boston Public Library.

Voices from the polls

Voters brought a range of concerns to the polls today — the public schools, crime, housing, but also gut feelings about particular candidates.

Voter resources

Polling hours: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Where to vote: Find your polling location

Candidate profiles: John Connolly | Martin Walsh

Candidates on the issues

More coverage: The race for mayor

City of Boston election resources
Longtime East Boston resident Tom Domenico, 72, made no mistake how he felt about a casino in East Boston.

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East Boston voters decide fate of Suffolk Downs casino

The do-or-die neighborhood referendum will determine whether the Suffolk Downs casino proposal will move forward.

Lawrence Mayor William Lantigua directed volunteers in his campaign office on Tuesday.

State oversees Lawrence elections

The state oversight comes as Mayor William Lantigua and his challenger, City Councilor Daniel Rivera, are battling for every vote.

After previously denying allegations, Mayor Rob Ford today said he smoked crack ‘‘probably a year ago’’ when he was in a ‘‘drunken stupor.’’

Toronto mayor won’t resign after crack admission

Mayor Rob Ford today said he smoked crack ‘‘probably a year ago’’ when he was in a ‘‘drunken stupor,’’ but vowed to stay on as mayor.

Mass. Bay Community College evacuates campuses after threat

A threatening note prompted the school to evacuate all three of its campuses and cancel classes and activities for the rest of the day.

Opinion

TOM KEANE

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Amazon.com must now charge sales tax in Mass., making the mall or the corner store look ever more attractive.

Globe exclusives

SWAT officers rushed toward a Watertown house in the search for alleged Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev in April.

Police planning to add to arsenal
Willie Soon’s work is funded by energy industry grants.

Broken City

Researcher helps sow climate-change doubt
In Week 8 against the Dolphins, Kenbrell Thompkins’s reps were limited — he played just 14 of 68 snaps — and then came Sunday’s scratch.

Patriots still committed to Kenbrell Thompkins
Gerry Elovitz, a.k.a. Jerry Ellis, brought his sense of humor to marketing Building #19, but the odds-and-ends inventory made it difficult to transition to the digital era.

The fun runs out at Building #19
Rocco Rossi, 76, tried out a seat-e on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. “I’ve never seen anything like it in my life,’’ he said.

A high-tech twist on rest, recharge
A wedding at Allen Sheep Farm in Chilmark.

Vineyard now a wedding destination
A crew worked on a drilling rig at a well site for shale-based natural gas in Zelienople, Pa.

Utilities seek boost in region’s natural gas
“We’re trying to transform the theater into a place where everyone can make music and perform together,’’ says C. Brian Williams, who founded Step Afrika! in 1994.

dance review

Stepping leaps forward in popularity
Shane Victorino jokes with David Ortiz after the two had their beards shaved at Gillette World Shaving Headquarters in Boston.

Victorino, Ortiz, and bullpen cop get their beards cut
Flight attendants rejoiced when the FAA lifted the restriction on the use of small electronic devices during taxiing, takeoff, and landing.

End of device ban lifts burden for flight attendants
Mark Terenzoni is CEO of Sqrrl Data Inc., a Cambridge start-up founded by former employees of the National Security Agency.

Start-up offers secure data mining
Mitt Romney spoke at the 40th annual Conservative Political Action Conference in National Harbor, Md., in March. The former presidential candidate has spent much of the past year focusing on his extended family.

Romney carefully looks to raise public voice

Sports

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Aaron Rogers is taken down by Chicago’s Shea McClellin during Monday night’s game.(Photo by Mike McGinnis/Getty Images)

Aaron Rodgers out indefinitely with fractured collarbone

Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he has a fractured collarbone and doesn’t know how long he’ll be out.

World Series

special commemorative section

The Red Sox clinched a World Series title in Fenway Park for the first time since 1918.

Red Sox fixed what was broken in a magical season

Even in the year 2101, fans in Boston will look back fondly on what the Red Sox did for the franchise and the city this year.

Boston mayoral race

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Mayoral candidates John R. Connolly and Martin J. Walsh spoke at a debate hosted by the Urban League of Massachusetts in Roxbury. They have discussed race, a topic that had been considered too controversial for some time.

Mayoral hopefuls confront racism in Boston

John Connolly and Martin Walsh have been open about discussing race, a topic that had been considered too controversial for some time.

Metro

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MSPCA says it has saved life of severely neglected dog

The dog, whom the shelter is calling Petunia, was found dumped in a Dorchester yard in early December.

Columnists

Farah Stockman

Lessons from the Menino era

Kevin Cullen

Laboring under a cloud
Julian Edelman (left) and Danny Amendola took flight to celebrate Amendola’s 34-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter.

Christopher L. Gasper

Patriots are starting to put it together

Adrian Walker

A mayoral race that won’t quit

JEFF JACOBY

Obama’s bogus claims pile up

JOAN VENNOCHI

Rosy speech at Faneuil Hall isn’t enough

Yvonne Abraham

Making the most of missteps
David Ortiz joins the Babe as three-time Red Sox World Series winners.

Bob Ryan

Who are the 25 greatest Red Sox of all time?
Sociometric badges help record data about how workers collaborate.

Innovation Economy

Badges hold promise — and problems

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox ownership deserves credit

Shirley Leung

What happens if they can’t tell Vegas from Boston
President Obama talked about the Affordable Care Act at Faneuil Hall Wednesday.

SCOT LEHIGH

President needs Management 101

Nation & World

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Law enforcement officials gathered outside the Garden State Plaza Mall following reports of a shooter Monday night.

Suspect in N.J. mall shooting found dead

A 20-year-old man suspected of firing multiple shots and causing a mall lockdown was found with a self-inflicted wound, authorities said.

Business

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Hedge fund manager Steven A. Cohen could still face charges.

SAC Capital agrees to plead guilty in insider trading case

The hedge fund agreed to pay $1.2 billion to settle charges accusing it of encouraging rampant insider trading for more than a decade.

Arts

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Book Review

In “Stitches,” Anne Lamott (above) writes six pieces that span 96 pages and which remind us that “hope is a conversation.”

‘Stitches ’ by Anne Lamott

In “Stitches: A Handbook of Meaning, Hope and Repair,’’ Lamott strikes a far more elegiac note than she has in her previous works.

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“A 2011 report from the World Health Organization estimated that Russians were drinking an average of about 4 gallons of pure alcohol per year — about 70 percent more than their American counterparts.”

Leon Neyfakh,  on alcoholism in Russia