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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:54). High of 73 today in Worcester
-See fall foliage maps and forecast predictions
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Man, 26, dies in motorcycle crash on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
+6:00: 2 men indicted in March killings of Chasity Nuñez and her daughter Zella
+6:00: Fourth E.E.E. case confirmed in Mass. in worst outbreak in 5 years
+6:00: James Earl Jones, "Lion King" and "Star Wars" voice actor, dies at 93
+6:00: 210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester tied for top spot in IL East after 5-1 week
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester police ask for help finding woman missing since August 26th
-Pride Worcester Festival unfolds with a rainbow of celebration and music
-Worcester institution George's Coney Island makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Hot Dogs (4:47)
-Worcester County Wonders: Worcester's unofficial mascot rides a turtle on the Common
-Worcester hosting walk audits to address traffic safety
-DCU Center to hold job fair Tuesday
-Report examines Civil Service and Worcester's exemption plan
-Templeton police investigating the death of a man on train tracks
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:16): Worcester City Council meeting frequency and WooSox fan milestone
>DINING OUT: Suzette Creperie & CafeĢ offers French take-home meals
-ICYMI: Worcester community honors teenager who died after "One Chip Challenge" (1:18). Article
-Teenager recovering after being hit by car on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-Cancer survivor manufacturing guitars for sick teenagers
-250th anniversary of the American Revolution starting in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction update
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Holden Cultural Council accepting grant proposals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Paxton's Alexa Pillsbury takes dancing talent to sideline as Patriots cheerleader
-Shrewsbury's Garden of Sweet Remembrance blooms once again
-Houghton garden aims to draw pollinators
-Puttin' With The Knights is October 6th at Mulligan's
-Elm Draught House will screen 1993 Woolies film
-Global Village community farm days, concert
-First Parish of Bolton seeks clothing donations
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Museum creates Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles exhibit (1:04)
-Rap megastar Kendrick Lamar will headline the Super Bowl halftime show
-Terence R. Flotte: UMass Medical School, N.I.H. teaming to beat cancer and other diseases
-Shaun Connolly: September Horrorscopes
-WCCA-TV Special (42:28): Raynold Chen
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 91 (28:31): Shravani Ramaiah
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who help build Gillette Stadium as a civil engineer
>SPORTS: Patriots stun Bengals in Jerod Mayo's first game as head coach
-Patriots pull off largest Week 1 upset since 2018
-Albert Breer: Tee Higgins among potential Patriots receiver targets
-Tom Brady takes awkward first steps in transition from football field to TV booth
-Tyreek Hill handcuffed over driving violation before Dolphins game
-Holy Cross Athletics' student athlete welcome back recap (1:18)
-Wade Boggs says he has cancer
-Red Sox lose to White Sox, 7-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Small plane crash in Arizona hits home, hospitalizes pilot
-After interstate shootings wound 5 in Kentucky, searchers scour hill terrain for suspect
-Tragic: Teacher Cristina Irimie died in Georgia school shooting on her birthday
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 Mass. school districts increase police presence after threats deemed "not credible"
-Feds met with State Medical Examiner prior to arrest in Sandra Birchmore case (2:40)
>COLLEGES: Assumption freshmen officially welcomed in matriculation ceremony
-Worcester State's Shamarah Ramirez receives fellowship to increase diversity in computer science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 small U.S. towns that feel like stepping back in time
>BUSINESS: Why frontline workers want to quit their jobs
-Mental health jobs to grow 3 times the rate of all U.S. jobs over the next decade
-Neural Network podcast (5:01): The void of the familiar, yet strange: The Uncanny (Special)
>SHOPPING: Shop the 14 best TV deals from Target
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, September 1st to 7th
>HEALTH: Staying safe as number of E.E.E., West Nile cases rise (2:45)
-Every second counts to survive a stroke. Here are the signs
>FOOD: Beloved candy returning to market 14 years after being discontinued
>TV/STREAMING: 9 movies streaming on Prime Video with over 90% on Rotten Tomatoes
>MOVIES: "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" jolts box office with $110 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Jamie Foxx will open up about his “serious health scare” in an “exclusive 1-man show”
>HISTORY: American Friends of Lafayette honor his 1824 Worcester visit
>ANIMALS: Cats who love babies (8:47)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Driver pulled over for speeding receives life-changing career advice (2:15)
-Meanwhile, in New Hampshire, watch as a bear climbs into car to steal bag of chips
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 32 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester man found responsible for shoplifting nearly $200 from Shrewsbury Price Chopper
+5:00: Haxhiaj seeks answers on H.U.D. housing cuts
+5:00: Holy Cross women's basketball team beats Vermont, 46-45
+Noon: 2 masked men arrested after workplace dispute leads to vandalism at Leominster Market Basket
+Noon: Worcesteria: When hate strikes, Hanukkah celebrations hit back with light
+Noon: Are these your cats?
-Feeding Worcester: Nonprofits strain to meet surging food insecurity
-The rental market is cooling in Worcester, but not for everyone
-Related: Owners push back against proposed rent control ballot question
-These recent water main breaks were not caused by the cold – but others could be
-Earlier: Water main break in area of 429 Salisbury Street in Worcester
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Diverse communities are being priced out of Worcester, making it harder for help to reach them
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Western Mass. mental health clinic expanding to Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: The mysterious disappearance of Lucius Pond
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
-Powerball estimated jackpot at $1.25 billion after no one won grand prize of roughly $1.14 billion
>DINING OUT: How 20 customers can win free Raising Cane’s for a year in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester is about to get 360 new apartments. It starts with demolition Monday
-Worcester among housing markets that will deliver better value than pricey neighbors in 2026
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali to host Dinner with the Grinch 5 to 8 Tuesday
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Holden police introduce newest officer, Amgad Nashawi
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sterling police investigate Chocksett incident
-300-unit 40B project in Shrewsbury asks for $822,000 in fees waived, citing community benefits
-Woman charged with violating restraining order for sending sister to ex-boyfriend’s residence
-Millbury Police Sergeant Christopher Polselli on the department's Toy Drive (9:26)
-Great Recession, COVID closure... Orange Salon still thriving
-Hustle Hub Nutrition aims to uplift
-4 warehouses in Westborough sold for $95 million
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Four Year Strong thrills Palladium crowd with hits, flashbacks, energy
-Fun New Year's Eve ideas for kids
>OPINION: Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: An economy without a middle class
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 482 (27:34): Rabbi Norman Cohen
-WCCA-TV Specials (1:20:37): Worcester Regional Research Bureau Annual Meeting
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a longtime college administrator
>SPORTS: Patriots’ run defense is a real concern, and more Pats-Bills takeaways
-Celtics lose to Pistons, 112-105 (2:04). Article
-Holy Cross women's basketball set to host Vermont on Tuesday for annual Field Trip Game
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 10
>NATIONAL: 15 injured after San Francisco cable car suddenly halts
-Heroic detective killed Bondi Beach terror suspect with "once in a lifetime shot" from over 100 feet away
-Tragic: 84-year-old man shoots son in face for not visiting his mom enough: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Breaking down Brian Walshe's murder conviction (21:07)
-New video of person of interest in Brown University shooting (3:39). Article
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross 2025: The year in photos
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (58:53): Larry Schuyler and Robert Layne on upcoming MLK Breakfast
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Top 10 most livable cities in the world in 2025
>BUSINESS: TJX and BJ’s median employee pay qualifies for government food assistance
-LPL Financial Research: Policy tailwinds and artificial intelligence to power stocks in 2026
-Radio Worcester (9:26): 12 Scams of the Holidays, Part 3
-Julia Becker Collins: It’s time to change your marketing
>SHOPPING: Holiday shipping deadlines for post office, FedEx, UPS are coming up
>FOOD: 8 iconic regional sandwiches from across the U.S.
>HEALTH: Blood test can predict dementia risk up to 25 years before diagnosis
>TV/STREAMING: Rob Reiner movies streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime, HBO Max and more
>MOVIES: Final trailer for new Sydney Sweeney, Amanda Seyfried movie, "The Housemaid" (1:11)
>CELEBRITY: Rob Reiner, wife Michele argued with son Nick at Conan O'Brien's party before murders: report
-Rob Reiner through the years: From "All in the Family" to Hollywood icon
-"General Hospital" actor Anthony Geary dies at 78
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuers straight to her puppies (2:04)
>HISTORY: There was something magical about the Sugar Shack’s live soul music
>GOOD NEWS: Retired cop offers free mobile laundry service for homeless (2:28)
-Meanwhile, in Washington, 1,435 couples kiss under mistletoe to break world record
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