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Martin Walsh basks in glow after election victory

A day after squeezing out a narrow victory over John R. Connolly, mayor-elect Martin J. Walsh held a news conference on Boston Common.

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A tired but triumphant Walsh, fresh off his victorious campaign for mayor, was greeted with applause at stops across the city.

Yvonne Abraham

Now to keep Boston voters’ faith

What is most remarkable about what Marty Walsh pulled off Tuesday isn’t the fact that he won City Hall, but where he won it.

At Savin Hill cafe, mayor-elect finds home away from home

McKenna’s has been a refuge from the political grind for Martin Walsh, but the breakfast spot has also served as a political base.

Eyes turn anew to Martin Walsh’s longtime partner

Lorrie Higgins, Walsh’s girlfriend for the past eight years, has been supportive of the mayor-elect’s political career.

Tech sector throws lunchtime dance party

Lunch Beat Boston — a noontime rave franchise that started in Stockholm — turned District Hall in the Seaport into a club Wednesday.

Gaming panel chief skeptical of Revere plan

Building a casino on Suffolk Downs’s 52 acres in Revere would “be complicated, at best,” Stephen Crosby said, a day after East Boston voters shot down a casino proposal.

Tech lab

The e-book choice — rent, borrow, or buy?

E-books already hold 30 percent of the US book market. But they will do even better as companies give us more ways to read them.

Interim school head tempers Boston facilities plan

Interim Superintendent John McDonough backed away Wednesday night from several recommendations to a facilities plan that would relocate some schools and expand others.

Old and new balance at country music awards

Country music embraced the new and honored its elders during the 47th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday night.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

Boston finally gets an open election

Massachusetts voters love incumbents, especially Democratic ones, so Boston’s mayoral election was a breath of fresh air.

Globe exclusives

Celtics forward Brandon Bass slammed home two points late in the game to help seal the win.

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Celtics, Brad Stevens earn first win

Mayor-elect Martin Walsh got a hug from state Representative John Keenan of Salem at the Massachusetts State House on Wednesday.

Walsh makes triumphant return to State House

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Mayoral race results

A judge ordered prosecutors to be more specific about perjury case against Shayanna Jenkins.

Judge seeks more details in Shayanna Jenkins perjury case

Vice President Joe Biden called the cellphone of a former aide to US Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who happens to share the same name as Boston’s mayor-elect.

VP Biden congratulates the wrong Martin Walsh

The winners in Tuesday’s election. (Top row, left to right) At-large councilors: Ayanna Pressley; Michelle Wu; Michael Flaherty; Stephen J. Murphy. (Middle row, left to right) District 1: Salvatore LaMattina; District 2: Bill Linehan; District 4: Charles Yancey; District 5: Timothy McCarthy. (Bottom row, left to right) District 6: Matt O’Malley; District 7: Tito Jackson; District 8: Josh Zakim; District 9: Mark Ciommo. NOTE: Frank Baker ran unopposed in District 3

Women top ticket in race for at-large council

Prosecutors say Dorchester’s Yongda Huang Harris was essentially traveling with items in a rape and murder kit.

Behavior brings worry but no grounds for jail

Shirley Leung

Boston after Menino: losers and winners

Martin J. Walsh celebrated with supporters at his victory party at the Park Plaza Hotel.

Battles with adversity struck a chord

Martin J. Walsh paid a visit to 101-year-old supporter Josephine Worrell on Tuesday.

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Union ties only part of picture

A 100-day aged rib eye at Grill 23 & Bar.

DINING OUT

Grill 23 & Bar is tried and true

Brandon Sheard with a freshly slaughtered pig at Farmstead Meatsmith on Vashon Island, Wash.

Road trip explores ground-level food making

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Celtics coach Brad Stevens is dealing with a team and players in transition.

Brad Stevens dealing with a team, players in transition

The Celtics are trying to figure out their identity, and the rookie head coach is dealing with all that entails.

World Series

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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.

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Councilor Salvatore LaMattina (right), who was reelected to his District 1 seat Tuesday, greeted colleague John Connolly, who lost his bid for mayor in Tuesday’s election.

After the election, Boston City Council goes back to business as usual

John Connolly returned to work Wednesday, slipping quietly into the council chambers about 15 minutes late and leaving with a standing ovation.

Politics

Lawrence mayor-elect Daniel Rivera held a press conference in front of Lawrence City Hall on Wednesday.

Lantigua unsure if he’ll press for recount in Lawrence

After an election decided by 60 votes, Mayor William Lantigua said he would wait for a full count of all ballots before deciding on a recount.

Columnists

President Nixon, at a news conference on March 15, 1973.

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The same-name identity crisis

NICHOLAS BURNS

Mideast allies crave leadership from US

Kevin Cullen

We are our parents’ children

JEFF JACOBY

The bitter pill of failed state tax incentives

Yvonne Abraham

Now to keep Boston voters’ faith

OverDrive provides about 1.8 million downloadable e-books and audiobooks to about 90 percent of US public libraries, including Boston’s (above).

Tech lab

The e-book choice — rent, borrow, or buy?

JOAN VENNOCHI

Walsh shows he’s more than just the ‘labor guy’