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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 83 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Third annual Silver Scream Convention in Worcester to celebrate horror movie culture (2:05)
+6:00: The Big E kicks off: Here’s what to know
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:02): Mike Hsu dives into the insane food at The Big E with MassLives' Nick O'Malley
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Crow," "Subservience," and more
+Noon: Traffic advisory for Sunday's stART on the Street
+Noon: First Person: Of summer, sisterhood, and a different "star"
+Noon: Worcester Chamber Music Society opens season with "Out of the Darkness"
+Noon: Antiquarian Society digitizes diaries and historic children's writings
-Worcester $8 million wrongful conviction case now in U.S. Appeals Court
-Low wages, "chaos" plague Community Healthlink in Worcester
-Man faces drug charges after tresspassing in Worcester park
-Auburn police arrest 23-year-old in child pornography case
-Clark offering tuition discount for Worcester city employees
-These 2 chefs won a Central Mass. bar for free
-Main Street in Holden will soon get bike lanes, left-turn only zones
-What is Friday the 13th? Why is it unlucky? Why some are superstitious
-Radio Worcester (14:04): Worcester’s push to remove police leaders from Civil Service
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Food Trucks — Not the same ol' grind at Mortal & Pestle
-ICYMI: Ceremony in Worcester: Remembering those who died on September 11th, 2001
-Radio Worcester (10:30): Worcester Regional Airport sees growth with strong Florida flights and larger planes
-Man wanted for murder in Brazil arrested in Worcester
-Dejan Belnavis and Karel Mangual plead not guilty to double murder
-Worcester Cumberland Farms sells $100,000 ticket
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sponsorships open for Holidays in Holden
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Puffer Heininger Woods grand opening on Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg woman arrested for pushing stove downstairs onto landlord’s car
-Residents turn into owners of 55+ community in Brookfield
-Fifth annual Stephen Roney Cornhole Tournament Saturday in Grafton
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom’s night out at West End Creamery in Whitinsville
-Shrewsbury Town Manager Kevin Mizikar to hold regular office hours
-Millbury approves debt exclusion for Blackstone Valley Tech roof project
-Rutland police welcome new intern
-Remembering Mary Richard's passion
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Intro to Central Mass. Breweries
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Concerts, films, food trucks ...
-stART on the Street festival ready for its finale on Park Avenue
-Grafton author releases fourth book
-Bill Shaner: What is ResourceRouter?
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Understanding P.T.S.D. following incarceration
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 326 (28:42): Kathleen Roy
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 462 (29:00): Star Wars fans
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked in the funeral industry for years
>SPORTS: Robert Kraft doesn’t expect to make Hall of Fame
-Jayson Tatum opens up about sharing NBA journey with son, Deuce (2:23)
-Red Sox lose to Yankees, 2-1
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 8-1
-WooSox announcer named radio voice of the New York Knicks
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Boeing factory workers go on strike
-17-year-old stabs mom to death a year after killing father: police
-Tragic: 3-year-old boy found dead after falling into septic tank: police
>NEW ENGLAND: Arrest made after police exchange gunfire at Mansfield motel (2:11)
-Lawmakers call for change after R.M.V. revokes hundreds of commercial driver's licenses
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria First-Year Focus: Luke Joseph
-Computer science students share their WPI experience (6:24)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most beautiful official residences you can visit
>BUSINESS: MassHealth users spend higher percentage on behavioral health and primary care
-LPL Financial Research: Second quarter earnings recap — Good, not great
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (57:39)
>SHOPPING: Amazon's toy list for holiday shopping is here
>HOMES: Inside Tom Brady's $8.49 million former home in Back Bay (3:36)
>HEALTH: Medical school develops A.I. tool that can help diagnose cancer (:28)
-WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 242 (28:26): Jean Comeau, BSN, RN
>FOOD: Dairy Queen offers B.O.G.O. deal on Blizzards
>TV/STREAMING: Pat Sajak wins Emmy for final season as host of "Wheel of Fortune"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Jason Reitman movie about "Saturday Night Live" (2:23)
>CELEBRITY: Queen guitarist Brian May suffers minor stroke
>HISTORY: Ash Street Schoolhouse in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Clingy cockatoo wants to dance 24/7 with mom (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hurricane Francine rescue caught on live TV
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, semi crash covers freeway in french fries
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-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): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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