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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Students begin break at Worcester Common Oval
+6:00: Central Mass. driving school cries foul in early termination of contract with R.M.V.
+6:00: 50 years later, the disappearance of Vicke Lee Lamberton
+6:00: Radio Worcester (23:40): Craig Blais & Jenny Pacillo discuss Greendale, W.B.D.C., Amazon plans
+6:00: Radio Worcester (15:49): Worcester Guardian top stories, H.O.F. update
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Frankly, Charlotte: Worcester gets tangled in "Madame Web"
+Noon: Horror films in fearsome focus at Worcester's Dead of Winter Horror Fest
+Noon: Poet's Cauldron illustrates what's right with local arts
+Noon: Blue Ribbons take prize with new album, "Forever, But Not For Long"
-2 treated after Worcester house fire
-Several customers at Worcester Big Y had credit card info stolen, police say
-Earlier: Credit card skimmer found at Worcester Big Y
-Worcester Tech, Second Chance Cars team up to help local man's recovery journey
-Shrewsbury store run by neurodivergent students learning on the job (2:30). Article
-Family and friends hold 10th annual warm clothing drive on Worcester Common
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as juvenile court judge
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-South High's program teaches more than about skiing
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Ahead of winter break, primary elections, no City Council until March
-Radio Worcester (53:40): Roundtable debates Quality of Life Team’s impact in Worcester
>DINING OUT: New owner Christon Paddock adapting to Kenmore Diner
-ICYMI: Life Flight chopper lands safely at Worcester Regional Airport after losing one of its engines
-Area woman dies in snowmobile crash in New Hampshire
-State police identify woman fatally struck on Route 146 in Sutton
-Who killed Becker student Will Smith in 2008?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Person of the Year nominations open
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Friends of Red Barn preserve history
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Blackstone man pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
-Shot fired in Douglas leads to lockdown of Middle School
-Rutland skater headed to Las Vegas
-Working group planned for Douglas solar farm runoff cleanup
-Nashoba students ask for a say
-Lancaster town election papers available
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: LGBTQ+ artist Laura Marotta runs Worcester space for self-expression
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 525 (27:49): Neo-nazis/Safety
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 26 (28:19): Hawaii For Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who was a teacher and principal in Worcester Public Schools for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots are moving on from Trent Brown, cut Lawrence Guy, Adrian Phillips
-Bruins beat Dallas in shootout
-TD Garden rejects fans from Bruins game after new bag policy (2:18)
-Dan Shaughnessy recovering from heart surgery, Boston Globe says
-Liam McLinskey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Restoring Worcester Country Club course's historic character
-North boys, South girls dazzle in Central Mass. Tournament doubleheader
-Railers beat Orlando, 4-2
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 19
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Tesla Cybertruck owners complain their new vehicles are rusting
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: Alexei Navalny's wife addresses "horrific news" of his death
-$36 million Mega Millions jackpot goes unclaimed
-Tragic: 5 patients die as Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. named "most educated" state in U.S. again
-Is there a way to fix the pothole problem in Massachusetts?
>COLLEGES: Dialogue Dinner at Holy Cross promotes civil discussion and community
-Wellness Expo brings health and wellness resources and fun to Worcester State
-Funded by $1.1 million in grants, Clark researchers dive into undersea war of the microbes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Strike closes the Eiffel Tower
>BUSINESS: After a jump in rates over the last 2 years, banks are preparing for cuts
-Boston-based restaurant tech company, Toast, planning for 550 layoffs
>HOMES: Local team empowers first-time homebuyers with seminar
>HEALTH: Why this popular exercise can lower blood pressure more than cardio
-Maternal syphilis rates in U.S. tripled in recent years
>FOOD: This fruit can improve your mental health in 4 days: study
>TV/STREAMING: Katy Perry quits "American Idol" after 7 seasons
>MOVIES: First look at new movie "Wicked" (1:01)
>CELEBRITY: David Letterman revisits Top 10 List for "Stupid Pet Tricks" with Sarah Silverman
>ANIMALS: Sheep loves to give playful head-butts to everyone she meets (3:07)
>HISTORY: President Taft's visit to Worcester in 1910 remembered
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer uses C.P.R. to save unresponsive 3-year-old
-Meanwhile, Florida man attacks friend with samurai sword over Xbox
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 68 today in Worcester
+4:00: Will it be a snowy winter in Massachusetts? The 2 almanacs disagree
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Retirement community in Worcester to raze building, build 200 senior housing units
+4:00: Davis Farmland reveals this year's Mega Maze theme
+1:00: Shrewsbury Fire Department tackles early morning car fire on Route 9
+1:00: How an abandoned music hall is being transformed into a Central Mass. arts center
+1:00: Ash & Eric present "Songwriters at the Hub" season
+1:00: Last Call: Hans Rickheit, graphic artist
-Looking back at the timeline of the Enrique Delgado-Garcia death investigation (3:30). Article
-Man, 40, fatally stabbed in early morning incident in Fitchburg, police say (1:16). Article
-No verdict reached in 2017 Worcester bridge attack trial on day 1 of deliberations
-Auburn police searching for Darren Cyr, missing since Friday
-Sturbridge woman with late-stage ovarian cancer takes center stage in debate over N.I.H. cuts
-Human case of West Nile Virus detected in Worcester; pesticide spraying scheduled
-Worcester’s animal shelter was on the brink of shutdown. Now it has a second chance to save lives
-Dogs found on Summer Street and at Hope Cemetery
-UMass Medical School mini-grants support classroom projects at 9 Worcester public schools
-Aislinn Doyle: September 18th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-City council reviews road repair progress
>POLITICS: What you need to know about the November 4th municipal election
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:38): Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson discusses housing, homelessness and city challenges
>DINING OUT: Worcester Pizzafest returns October 11th
-ICYMI: Worcester fraud ringleader used money for luxury goods, home, gets prison time
-Worcester woman charged in Water Street stabbing
-Woman stabs coworker in Leominster over “inappropriate” texts with her husband
-How a Worcester industrial company pivoted to make pet toys (2:26)
-GoFundMe for Worcester businesses damaged after fire ticks closer to goal
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Flying High Dogs at Gale Free Library 4 p.m. Wednesday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury faces $400,000 trash collection budget gap
-Breezy Picnic Grounds in Douglas plans to retire trio of waterslides after 42 years
-State auctions off 4 Central Mass. properties to housing developers for $2 million
-Former Leominster plastics mill set to become part of 276-unit apartment complex
-Man stopped in West Boylston for missing plate charged with driving on suspended license
-Sturbridge police search for owner of pooch struck by car
-Clinton Halloween Walk set for October 29th
-Berlin narrows center redesign options
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio at 961 at Union Station 6 to 9 Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria: At Silver Scream Con 4, fans share the spotlight
-New Monet exhibition gives Worcester more of the immersive experience
-Listen Up: Through the dystopia with Lovina Falls
-Worcester announces search for next Poet Laureate, Youth Poet Laureate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (55:11)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime nutritionist at Fairlawn Rehabilitation Hospital
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel believes win can be blueprint for rest of season
-How should Patriots handle injured cornerback Christian Gonzalez?
-Tom Brady to play in Saudi flag football tournament alongside current and former NFL stars
-Red Sox lose to A's, 2-1
-Holy Cross men’s lacrosse to host fall lacrosse weekend October 3rd to 5th
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
>CARS: Last call on these 2024 models at Lamoureux Ford
>NATIONAL: Suspect in Kirk's assassination charged with aggravated murder
-Israel’s military begins its ground offensive in Gaza City
>NEW ENGLAND: Quincy man kidnapped, tortured in Saugus garage, feds say
-Flames shoot out of Swiss Airlines plane engine while on runway at Logan Airport
>COLLEGES: WPI appoints Emily Perlow V.P. for student affairs and dean of students
-Former Apple executive donates $50 million to UMass Amherst (1:03)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Noctourism? Forest bathing? 7 travel trends you should know
>BUSINESS: Retail sales jump in August on surprisingly strong back-to-school season
-LPL Financial Research: The intersection of political uncertainty and global debt markets
-OpenAI promises parental safety tools for ChatGPT after disturbing deaths linked to chatbot
>SHOPPING: Amazon reveals October Prime Day dates, Big Deal Days info
>HOMES: 7 affordable metros where home prices are below $300,000
>HEALTH: Experts stress early vaccination this flu season
-Expert warns of risks as vaccine hesitancy grows among U.S. families (2:54)
>FOOD: Dunkin's Rewards make free coffees harder to get as fall menu drops
>CELEBRITY: Robert Redford, actor and Oscar-winning director, dies at 89
-Robert Redford through the years
>TV/STREAMING: Here's where to watch Robert Redford's best movies
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried movie "The Housemaid" (2:30)
>ANIMALS: Donkey hugs her dad every time she sees him (1:38)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 462 Pleasant Street, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. 12-year-old collecting food and money for people in need (3:25)
-Meanwhile, in Randolph, horse rescued on highway after trotting away from rider
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