Roxbury in the spotlight in mayor’s race

In the first open mayor’s race in a generation, Boston’s long-neglected inner city has become the political battleground.

Economic factors loom large in mayoral race

For Boston’s business community, there is a lot at stake in Tuesday’s mayoral election between John Connolly and Martin Walsh.

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Romney doesn’t mention Cruz as most electable in 2016

Former Mass. governor and GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney listed Paul Ryan, Chris Christie, Marco Rubio, and Jeb Bush — but not Ted Cruz — as top-tier presidential candidates.

Fire officials: 13 displaced in early morning house fire

Thirteen people were left homeless after a four-alarm fire devastated a Dorchester apartment building early Sunday morning.

John Kerry in Egypt on first visit since Morsi ouster

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed for reforms in Cairo during the highest-level American visit to Egypt since the ouster of the country’s first democratically elected president.

Clockwise from top left: Nancy Gerter, Jay Hooley, Lee Pelton, Pelton and R. Robert Popeo, Beth Williams, and Linda Zecher.

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Roundtable: Glass ceilings and getting ahead

We convened two separate groups of executives and leaders — one of men, one of women — to get their take on the progress made in promoting women to the top.

David Ortiz waved to the crowd of Red Sox fans in Copley Square.

Red Sox fans rejoice, remember

Fans roared their thanks from Fenway through Boylston Street’s canyon of high-rises to the banks of the Charles in a World Series victory celebration.

Jacoby Ellsbury may be the best hitter in free agency.

Sunday Baseball Notes

Needy MLB teams already lining up for free agents

One hundred and forty-seven players declared for free agency right after the World Series, and GMs soon were calling agents to express interest.

Devin McCourty has become an indispensable leader and steadying influence in a Patriots secondary that desperately needed one.

STEELERS AT PATRIOTS, 4:25 p.m. (CBS)

Devin McCourty’s move to safety has paid off

In the year since McCourty moved to safety full time for the Patriots, he has developed into one of the more consistent center fielders in the NFL.

Opinion

JOANNA WEISS

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This race between John Connolly and Martin Walsh hasn’t been a policy battle so much as a personality fight.

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Opinion | Dennis Lehane

Surrounded by Red Sox Nation in Santa Monica
“We’re not interested in lifestyle medicines,” Vertex CEO Jeffrey Leiden says.

Vertex speeding up changes
The surprising Chiefs are the 15th team to open a season 8-0 since the NFL switched to a 16-game format in 1978.

Sunday Football Notes

Best, worsts at NFL season’s midway point
Lindsey DiGiovanni, who works at Cycle Loft in Burlington, was a sous chef before she decided to become a bicycle mechanic.

On the Job

Love of bikes led to a career change
The Memorial to the 54th Regiment.

The Freedom Trail: There’s an app for that
From left: country songwriters Shane McAnally, Dallas Davidson, and Chris Stapleton.

Rise

For songwriters, a country divide
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MIXED MEDIA

Chris Marker: sensibility triumphant
From the deck of Skippers’ Fish Camp in Darien, Ga., diners can see the shrimp boats that ply the Darien River.

North-south: fun finds on Interstate 95
An unusual structure on a barge in Portland Harbor has had people buzzing.

Google goes to sea — but why?
About 19,000 people registered for an online anthropology course taught by Wellesley College’s Adam Van Arsdale.

For online professors, a celebrity side effect
Meade Sparks made drinks on Halloween at Allston’s White Horse Tavern, which will be open for an extra hour Sunday morning.

End of daylight saving time brings extra hour to bars
Jessica Kensky with Rescue, the black Lab service dog she was given by NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans.

A helping paw to bombing victims

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.

Sports

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Islanders 3, Bruins 1

The Bruins’ Chad Johnson ignores the Islander party behind him after Thomas Vanek’s goal in the second.

Bruins’ effort in loss angers coach Claude Julien

The Bruins played what Julien admitted was “probably the worst” game of the season in a 3-1 loss to the Islanders.

Boston mayoral race

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John R. Connolly attended a basketball program event in Roxbury, and Martin J. Walsh dropped in at a Roxbury cafe.

Mayoral candidates battle for the undecideds

John Connolly and Martin Walsh skirted victory parade traffic to make their closing pitches in a flurry of retail campaign stops.

Metro

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It was standing room only aboard an MBTA commuter train from Rockport as Red Sox fans headed to Boston.

Rail, subway riders jammed in, but happy

Transportation authorities reported no major delays as they ferried hundreds of thousands of Red Sox fans into Boston for the rolling rally.

Columnists

JOAN VENNOCHI

Rosy speech at Faneuil Hall isn’t enough

JEFF JACOBY

Obama’s bogus claims pile up

Yvonne Abraham

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

Bob Ryan

Picking 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

Alex Beam

Let childhood be

JOAN WICKERSHAM

The battle after the war

The Red Sox beat the Cardinals in six games to become the 2013 World Series champions.

Kevin Cullen

With Red Sox victory, a lesson in hope
The skies light up as Bug Selig presents the championship trophy to Larry Lucchino, Tom Werner, John Henry, Ben Cherington, and John Farrell.

Dan Shaughnessy

Red Sox were a true feel-good story for Boston

Nation & World

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Paul Ciancia was wounded at the airport; his condition in the hospital is unknown.

Father was seeking help for son as LA attack began

Alleged gunman Paul Ciancia had sent texts to his family that suggested he might be in trouble, at one point even saying goodbye.

Business

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Product Reviews

Choosing the best energy-saving bulbs

Consumer Reports offers expert advice on how to find the right bulb for every room, and save money and energy.

Arts

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Dance review

The Paul Taylor Dance Company performed last season’s “Perpetual Dawn” during the Celebrity Series of Boston this weekend.

Paul Taylor blends his works at the Shubert

The Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Celebrity Series engagement over the weekend featured masterly works created 44 years apart.

Travel

A hiker near Muddy Pond Shelter in Westminster.

Walking Massachusetts on the Midstate Trail

The 95-plus-mile Massachusetts Midstate Trail from the N.H. border to R.I. is an under-recognized trekking treasure.

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From the Archives | photo gallery

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A look at the 1946 and 1967 World Series championships between the Red Sox and the Cardinals, which were both lost by the Sox in seven games.

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Top 100 women-led businesses in Massachusetts
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A First Period home gets a second life
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David Keith hopes we don’t have to use his ideas to reverse global warming
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Why is it so hard to find a doctor?

Ideas

“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