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Patrick outlines MBTA spending priorities

The governor vowed to buy new Red and Orange line cars, and hinted at a controversial plan to implement rail service from Boston to Fall River and New Bedford.

Delayed US jobs report shows Sept. hiring slowed

The report showed only 148,000 jobs were added in September, but the unemployment rate fell slightly to 7.2 percent.

Single-family home sales have best Sept. since 2005

Last month, 4,358 single-family homes were sold in Massachusetts, up 16 percent from September of last year.

Police nab motorcyclist for reckless driving

The man routinely drove his bike at 100 miles an hour along congested area highways to avoid capture, State Police said.

Ariad signed a 15-year lease for the Kendall Square space.

PAYETTE

Ariad puts hold on move to Kendall Square

The pharmaceutical firm suffered a sharp drop in its market value over the past two weeks amid safety questions about its leukemia drug.

on baseball

Valentine has praise for Farrell’s Red Sox

Bobby Valentine doesn’t understand why the anger at him still seems to grow, but says manager John Farrell has done a superb job as his replacement.

Newton parents discuss teen suicide

About 250 parents gathered to grapple with the question of how to talk to their own children after two recent teen suicides.

Kevin Cullen

Speaking for a dead sister

Every five years, three sisters drive out to a parole hearing in Natick and speak for the one sister who can’t speak for herself.

Opinion

PAUL MCMORROW

Worcester’s downtown vision

Worcester is rebuilding a downtown that looks and functions like one, after an experiment in the city’s center that failed.

Globe exclusives

Mike Napoli set a team record for strikeouts but he was a major part of the offense.

Red Sox love working the count

MBCR officials blame the fall in ridership on factors such as a delay in delivery of a new fleet of train cars.

Better service but fewer riders

Secretary of State William F. Galvin said delaying a Nov. 5 vote in East Boston on the casino will not be possible.

2 new names in casino picture

The brains of the sophisticated Copenhagen Wheel are inside a sleek red housing that encircles the hub of a rear bicycle wheel. The 9.5-pound wheel will sell for under $1,000.

Start-up rolls out electric wheel

Mayor Menino spoke at UMass Lowell Monday.

Menino considering colleges’ offers

Barbara Bosworth is a trail gazer

Frame by Frame

Depiction not as idyllic as it appears

“Audiences often report the uncanny feeling they have met someone like Mrs. Smith. . . . And then it goes to the deep end of eccentricity and bizarreness,’’ says David Hanbury (center), who plays the title character in “Mrs. Smith Live!” at Oberon.

Stage Review

A different breed of cat lady

Adam Magyar’s “Urban Flow,” which is part of an exhibit at the Griffin Museum of Photography.

Photography Review

Beyond the blur, through the smoke, out of the past

Health

When the ‘baby blues’ are something more

Barbara Mattaliano and George Denny at the Goose Valley Natural Foods farm in Burney, Calif.

Nanny’s idea inspires a wild rice giant

More than 3.4 million Lyme tests are performed across the United States each year, according to the CDC.

BITTEN BY UNCERTAINTY

Lyme disease tests draw scrutiny

Sports

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Bill Belichick didn’t agree with the ruling Sunday, referencing a “second level.’’ On Monday, he said, “It’s our job to understand the rules.’’

Bill Belichick takes the blame for pushing penalty

In discussing the controversial OT call, the Patriots coach used a phrase he doesn’t utter often, particularly after a loss: “We are wrong.”

Boston mayoral race

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Politics

At rally, Connolly emphasizes diverse base of support

John Connolly pushed back against the notion that his mayoral campaign opponent, Martin Walsh, is locking up support in Boston’s communities of color.