Meet the man behind Question 1

Eugene McCain, the developer who wants to build a slots parlor in Revere, at his office.

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The ballot referendum will decide whether Massachusetts voters want to open the door to another slots casino.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rox01.jpg Grandma of shot toddler: ?I never thought I?d be in this position?

Brenda Peoples, shaken by her granddaughter?s brush with death, says enough silence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fa183787a2e74f0680ae345483543fa4-fa183787a2e74f0680ae345483543fa4-0.jpg The newest killer in opioid epidemic is 10,000 times stronger than morphine

Carfentanil is believed to have driven part of a staggering cluster of 175 opioid overdoses in Ohio over six days in late August.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/fred.jpg ?Whitey? Bulger won?t help man claiming wrongful conviction

In a letter, Bulger said he was sympathetic to Frederick Weichel?s plight but would not provide an affidavit on his behalf.

COMMENTARY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/horowitz-5890.jpg Upward mobility eludes many in US

Research suggests there isn?t much income mobility in the United States.

Conn. school apologizes for ?Hitler? football play

A mother from a rival school said players from Greenwich High?s freshman team charged into the field shouting ?Hitler.?

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker-11177.jpg Auditor Suzanne Bump grieves privately, intends to stay course politically

Bump, whose husband died last month, recounts the experience of her loss and insists that she has no plans to step down from office.

12-year-old calls 911 after four women overdose in Springfield

The 12-year-old daughter of one of the overdose victims called 911 to report the four women were unconscious, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/myaroget.jpg Community grieves for 18-year-old killed in crash

?She was one of those teens that did a little bit of everything,? said Brian Bullock, a youth pastor.

Boston Red Sox newly appointed General Manager Mike Hazen, right, shakes hands with President of Baseball Operations Dave Dombrowski at Fenway Park in Boston, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. Hazen's promotion from assistant GM is the first big move by Dave Dombrowski since he took over as president of baseball operations in August. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Mike Hazen leaves Red Sox to be Diamondbacks? GM

Hazen spent one year as Red Sox GM under Dave Dombrowski, who is president of baseball operations.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turkey.jpg Turkey on the loose leads to delays on I-93 in Somerville

The roaming turkey caused a traffic backup for more than an hour Sunday.

Patriots 35, Bengals 17

Tom Brady threw three touchdown passes and for 376 yards in his first game at Gillette Stadium.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Tom Brady found strength in numbers

The Patriots quarterback?s return to Gillette Stadium felt like a football family reunion.

Ben Volin | On Football

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/danta.jpg Patriots? defense made effective adjustments on the fly vs. Bengals

The Bengals had their way in the first half ? and then the Patriots figured it out.

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lepressure2.jpg Bengals won some battles, but not the war

The Bengals controlled the line of scrimmage, but didn?t have enough weapons to keep pace throughout the game.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/bradygronk.jpg In home debut, Tom Brady shows his stripes

The quarterback threw for 376 yards and three touchdown passes in his return to Foxborough.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_necin12_spts.jpg Gronk on Sunday?s chippiness: ?Things get a little heated?

Rob Gronkowski, LeGarrette Blount, and Vontaze Burfict were among those who had ?disagreements.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/05588333.jpg Photos of Sunday night?s extra-bright ?supermoon?

The moon is making a near pass to the Earth in one of what will be a series of such events to close out 2016.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton arrives at Boeing Field in Seattle on Friday.

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Clinton keeps the public schedule light in home stretch

Strategists in both parties said having fewer events reflected Hillary Clinton?s risk-averse style.

Donald Trump spoke at a rally in Portsmouth, N.H., on Saturday.

What would a Trump administration mean for Mass.?

Donald Trump has a penchant for revenge. Mass. politicians have gone out of their way to savage him. What happens if he wins?

10/15/2016 - Portsmouth, NH - October 15, 2016: Rudy Giuliani speaks to the crowd during a Donald Trump Rally at Toyota of Portsmouth in Portsmouth, NH on October 15, 2016. (Craig F. Walker/The Boston Globe)

Giuliani, Gingrich raise specter of voter fraud ahead of election

Rudolph Giuliani and Newt Gingrich, both supporters of Donald Trump, said voter fraud is rampant in large US cities but did not provide evidence.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/16/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/398c22c39df6422faba79d34d0630940-398c22c39df6422faba79d34d0630940-0.jpg Local GOP headquarters in N.C. damaged by fire, graffiti

A Republican Party office in North Carolina was damaged by fire and someone spray-painted a slogan referring to ?Nazi Republicans.?

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The desperate and the dead

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/spotlight9090-11856.jpg The broken covenant

Behind the fragmented state of mental health care lies a political system failure that spans decades ? and continues.

The Big Picture

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Big Picture

Boston?s Theatre District

At the edge of diverse neighborhoods, the Theatre District is full of art, entertainment, and history. Many walks of life cross paths on the streets that are home to a bustling nightlife.