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• Highlights Friday, October 30th
  Posted by 016 Administrator Thu at 8:01 AM

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  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 70 today in Worcester

  -The science behind fall foliage (3:46)
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  -Sainthood effort for Worcester mother and activist suspended

  -Shortcut to faster road, sidewalk resurfacing in Worcester proposed

  -Worcester man charged in church child rape case is a sex offender, records show

  -Authorities identify driver of car killed in crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury

  -Municipal leaders warn Westborough drone plan could set statewide precedent

  -Today is last day of in-person early voting (1:27). Article

  -She escaped Laos at 14. Today, she helps others feel at home

  -What Worcester readers should know about cryptocurrency privacy

  >DINING OUT: Best of Mass Burgers, Part 2: Numbers 20 to 11 (2:21)

  -Your food deserves a bigger audience. Get more eyes on your restaurant on The 016

  -Best of Mass. Burgers, Part 1: See who kicks off our top picks (2:47). Article

  -ICYMI: New plan proposes big changes for Worcester's trash and recycling

  -Using new technology, Shrewsbury police save life of lost elderly woman

  -5 lawsuits filed against SMC, developer of former Table Talk site

  -How an officer’s idea for a safer Halloween led to a 12-year Worcester tradition

  -Worcester Public Library buys digital archives of T&G, city newspapers

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN: Vacancy on Agricultural Commission

  -This week's road closures and traffic delays

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek missing 15-year-old James Tucci

  -4 arrested in Southbridge drug raid; police seize suspected crack, fentanyl

  -Grafton students bringing S.T.E.M.-related fun to younger peers

  -Housing leaders tour Auburn’s Mary D. Stone apartments at regional roundtable

  -As David Prouty school project winds down, committee approves general requirements funding

  -Dad’s Restaurant in Charlton to close after 33 years

  -Shrewsbury Public Library celebrates 10 years of expanded, renovated facility

  -Shrewsbury Select Board update
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  -Band looking for a regular monthly gig

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Diwali celebration, Gershwin and Ellington celebrated

  -Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)

  -Saturday night's all right for haunting: Halloween events around

  -A game of Worcester: Creating a Halloween Dungeons & Dragons adventure

  -Noah Kahan tour coming to Fenway Park for 4 concerts (:25)

  >OPINION: Joe Fusco Jr. hedges his bets on a 40th anniversary meal

  -Adam Guren: Ballot Question 7 spreads the burden of building housing

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:57): Police oversight, housing and voter registration

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who taught foreign languages for 39 years
  
  

  >SPORTS: Will Patriots make a big splash ahead of trade deadline?

  -6 positions Patriots should try to upgrade at NFL trade deadline

  -Bruins lose to Blues, 4-1

  -Holy Cross women’s ice hockey plays to scoreless tie with No. 11 UConn

  -Holy Cross men’s hockey set to play home-and-home set with Bentley

  -'Sader Stories (13:45): Patriot League Cross Country Championships preview
  
  

  >NATIONAL: U.S. Homeland Security data breach exposes 40,000 employees

  -Tragic: Florida dad drowns saving seagull

  >NEW ENGLAND: Takeaways from Matthew Farwell defense witnesses' testimony (3:16)

  -6 Lindsay Clancy jury notes revealed as prosecutors ask judge to deny her bid to get charges tossed

  -Maine father arrested for 1-year-old daughter’s hypothermia death

  >POLITICS: Ballot question 4: Election Day voter registration (1:17). Article

  -Ballot question 5: Future state revenue growth limits for Mass. (2:37). Article

  -Ballot question 8: Eliminating recreational marijuana sales (3:06)

  >COLLEGES: Congressman advises Clark students to "turn anger into action"
  
  

  >TRAVEL: Frontier sees a staggering 71% spike in airfare: report

  >BUSINESS: 13 Central Mass. companies win state manufacturing awards

  -LPL Financial Research: Big numbers, big expectations: 3 keys to earnings season

  -Inside one of Massachusetts largest data centers (1:17)

  >SHOPPING: Millie Moon diapers flagged as "unsafe" — Save on a trusted swap

  >HOMES: Why now is the perfect time to face your homebuying fears

  >HEALTH: Infections that can cause cancer (2:51)

  -More young adults having strokes now than 30 years ago (2:31)

  -W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:07:52): Dr. Alissa Lamoureux, Dermatologist

  >FOOD: Cooking with Tiffany: Keeping your workspace organized while preparing a meal

  -Burger King debuts limited-edition Hello Kitty Jr. Kids' Meal
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: 17 Patrick Stewart movies and shows to stream in his honor

  >MOVIES: Jennifer Lawrence finally confirms "Hunger Games" return in "Sunrise"

  >CELEBRITY: Patrick Stewart, "Star Trek" captain and "X-Men" superhero, dies at 86

  -What to know as 6 women testify in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial in London

  >ANIMALS: Family faces heartbreaking choice: Give up puppy to save him (2:13)

  >HISTORY: Gloucester remembers the crew of the Andrea Gail, 35 years after they were lost during "Perfect Storm"

  >GOOD NEWS: Lottery player wins $1.9 million from her first-ever online game

  -Meanwhile, man moves ice cubes with his mouth to break Guinness World Record

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