Michele Honeycutt, longtime Administrator of Elections for Putnam County, will retire in November. The County’s Election Commission announced her replacement Wednesday, marking a significant change in local election oversight.

Nine at-large candidates for Boston’s City Council agree that the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and the inspection services division are the two agencies most in need of swift reforms. A recent survey sought opinions on which city-run department should be prioritized for change, and the response was nearly unanimous: BPS needs immediate attention, and so does the city’s inspection services division.