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Andrew Benintendi, J.D. Martinez and the Red Sox came out swinging in the World Series opener, seizing every advantage in their quirky ballpark to beat the Dodgers 8-4 on a chilly, windy Tuesday night. Benintendi delivered four hits, Martinez drove in two early runs and pinch-hitter Eduardo Nunez golfed a three-run homer to seal it. The 108-win Red Sox got a solid effort from their bullpen after an expected duel between aces Chris Sale and Clayton Kershaw never developed. Xander Bogaerts grounded into a go-ahead force out in the fifth and Rafael Devers followed with an RBI single for a 5-3 lead. After Manny Machado hit a sacrifice fly in the seventh for his third RBI, Nunez homered over the Green Monster off Alex Wood in the bottom half. Boston’s David Price faces Hyun-Jin Ryu in Game 2 on Wednesday night. This marks just the third World Series in which both starting pitchers in the first two games are lefties, after 1963 and 1973 — AP

Enchanting family fun for the Tory clan as Senior John get re-elected and his grandson William is so tickled he starts to dance in front of his relatives. Then, it’s 38 years and counting for the mayor of Milton, Gordon Krantz. The venerable first magistrate has been elected 13 times consecutively. Below that, a CBC package on the strange new polio-like ailment called AFM which we brought to your attention a few days ago. Finally, have the police been investigating the police in York Region? There is much dissatisfaction with the outcome of an incident in which a crossing guard claims a police officer ran a stop sign with kids in the road.

A rectangular sinkhole has opened at Jarvis and Isabella Sts. Part of the road appears to have hit a pipe. City crews has been called in to determine whether it’s a gas line — with 680 News

Postal workers are off the job in Toronto Tuesday as the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continues rotating strikes across the country. Small businesses have called for a quick end to the walkouts for fear they will badly hurt business during the Christmas period.

TORONTO SAYS PAY YOUR BILLS

The City of Toronto is reminding citizens to pay their bills regardless of postal stoppages. A release Tuesday says payments normally mailed to the City must still be made by their due date. It goes on to instruct people that “alternative payment methods include online, by telephone, at banks or financial institutions and in person.” The City’s contingency plan and any future updates will be posted on the City’s website. Residents and businesses with questions about the contingency plan may also call 311.

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Closing at 11 p.m. starting November 3

Gerry says hello

Mermaid’s folly

Get your Glowlight Stick

Davisville and Yonge

Manor Road United October 27

November 3

November 3

Valumart at 1500 Bayview Ave. will abandon overnight business starting November 3. The store will now be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. This will leave only Metro Inc at Bayview and Eglinton still open all night. The 24-hour model was tried and dropped at both area Loblaws. Upper right, Gerry the Frenchie says hello outside Starbucks. Such a friendly guy. Below Gerry is the annual reminder from friends at 384 Belsize of how scary it is at Halloween. This year’s morality tale tells of a poor mermaid who ventured into the lair of a sea monster and (gulp) vanished. Below that, a reminder for kids to get their Glowlight Stick at Bonnie Byford Real Estate, 1536 Bayview Ave. Stay safe on darkened streets. At bottom left, royalist Patricia Treble (@PatriciaTreble) offers this evocative photo of the Queen in her open Chrysler turning north onto Yonge off Davisville in 1959. Then we finish with church events.  Manor Road United has its rummage sale Saturday and there are two Christmas fairs coming up November 3.

Patrick Brown has been elected mayor of Brampton. The former Progressive Conservative leader won the position over incumbent Linda Jeffrey who succeeded to the job 2014 when she replaced Susan Fennell, who served as Brampton mayor for 14 years. Brown won 46,454 votes (44 percent of vote).  “I’ve got so much hope in my heart that lies ahead in Brampton. I know we can turn this around. I know Brampton is going to be back,” Brown said in his acceptance speech Monday night.

That’s a wrap from @BradMBradford’s party headquarters. He’ll be making his debut as an elected official, representing Ward 19. Here’s some of what he said during his victory speech: #cityvote #TOpoli pic.twitter.com/qxzbypXGGP

— Caryn Ceolin (@carynceolin) October 23, 2018

Popular vote for Mayor Tory divided by ward shows he had support of 50 percent or greater in 24 of the 25 wards which now form City Council. He fell below that in only Davenport. Support was strong through Midtown and especially in Ward 15 (Don Valley West) which led all wards  Across Moore Ave. however residents in the nearby corner of Ward 11 (University Rosedale) known as Moore Park and Rosedale will no doubt see the irony of Tory’s 50.8 percent support in U-R. These precincts saw forests of Tory signs. But once again they, and other areas like Deer Park and Summerhill, were matched with neighborhoods to the west with distant political sympathies. Feeling just a bit disenfranchised in Moore Park, Rosedale?

Mayor Tory

Jaye Robinson

Josh Matlow

John Tory has been re-elected Mayor of Toronto. He defeated Jennifer Keesmaat by more than 300,000 votes with almost all polls reporting. In South Bayview, a bitter disappointment for Leaside residents as Jon Burnside was defeated by Jaye Robinson. Their respective vote count shortly before 9 p.m. showed Burnside with 12,142 (42 percent) and Robinson with 15,120 (52 percent). In St. Paul’s, Josh Matlow defeated Joe Mihevc with 19,000 votes (52 percent) to about 15,000 (42 percent). Kristyn Wong Tam won Ward 13 very handily and Mike Layton now has Moore Park and Rosedale residents among his constituents in Ward 11, having defeated all rivals easily. The closest was Joyce Rowlands with barely a fifth of Layton’s total.  In Ward 14 (Toronto Danforth) Paula Fletcher defeated Mary Fragedakis by a margin or more than 6,000 votes. CBC

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Paula Fletcher

BRADFORD WINS IN BEACH BY LESS THAN 300 VOTES

Newcomer Brad Bradford has won a close race against Matthew Kellway by barely one percent in the popular vote. Totals two hours after polls closed showed Bradford just 288 votes ahead. Mike Colle has defeated Christin Carmichael Greb by more than 4,000 votes in Ward 8. Anthony Perruzza defeated Georgio Mammoliti by more than 3,000 votes in Ward 7 (Humber-Black Creek). Jim Karygianis has defeated Norm Kelly and Denzil Minnan-Wong defeated David Caplan. Gary Crawford defeated Michelle Holland-Berardinetti in a tight race in Scarborough Southwest.

The adorable 5-year-old Molly Matlow is pretty excited about her father @JoshMatlow’s big win in Ward 12 Toronto-St. Paul’s. #CityVote #ToPoli #FamilyFirst pic.twitter.com/s3BANjawFw

— Adrian Ghobrial (@AdrianGhobrial) October 23, 2018

John Tory seems a certain choice to be re-elected mayor in Toronto Monday. Polls show him leading his main opponent former City planner Jennifer Keesmaat by double digits. Many contests in the new 25-ward system are very tight as incumbents face off against incumbents.  Make sure you are eligible to vote and be sure to participate. Polls open at 10 a.m. and  close at 8 p.m.

Polls open Monday morning at 10 a.m. for the 2018 Toronto General Election. Make sure you are eligible to vote and be sure to participate. Then, thousands ran for charity Sunday in the Scotiabank marathon. Below that, thousands of migrant South Americans, mostly from Honduras, are attempting to march on the US border. Right now, they seem largely stalled at the Mexico-Guatemala border. Lastly, the dozens escaped serious injury when the floor of a clubhouse collapsed under the stress of leaping dancers near Clemson University in South Carolina.