Red Sox clinch wild-card spot despite loss

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Red Sox Clinch Postseason Berth After Sunday Loss

The Red Sox lost 5-1 to the Rays in Tampa on Sunday but secured an American League wild-card berth about an hour later, when the Astros fell 4-2 to the Braves. The team was 32-46 and 15 1/2 games back in the AL East on June 24, and has gone 52-25 since. Boston is 74-55 under interim manager Chad Tracy, appointed April 26 after the dismissal of Alex Cora.

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West Roxbury Synagogue Holds Yom Kippur Day Services

Temple Hillel B'nai Torah in West Roxbury holds Yom Kippur observances Monday, September 21, starting with morning services at 9:30 a.m. and including Yizkor, Ne'ilah, a shofar blast at 7:25 p.m., and break-the-fast.

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City Council Evaluates Ban on Synthetic Mitragynine and 7-OH Compounds

The Boston City Council Committee on Government Operations holds a hearing Monday, September 21, at 2 p.m. on a proposal by Councilors John FitzGerald and Edward M. Flynn to ban synthetic mitragynine, 7-hydroxymitragynine, and related compounds.

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City Council Committee Considers Municipal Grants for City Services

The Boston City Council Committee on City Services meets Monday, September 21, at 10 a.m. to review several grant requests, including a $20,930 El Centro Fellowship grant from Catholic Charities to the Department of Innovation and Technology.

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