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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 53 today in Worcester
+Noon: Old Farmer's Almanac winter predictions for Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Jury selection begins Wednesday for quadruple homicide trial of Mathew Locke
+6:00: Worcester plans to plant up to 500 new trees in city in spring
+6:00: National Geographic photographer Brian Skerry brings PBS documentary to Worcester State
+Noon: Man arrested with more than $6,000 in bogus $100s at Home Depot
+Noon: 4 Central Mass. towns ranked among the best to retire in Massachusetts
+Noon: Did A.R.P.A. funding for cultural organizations miss impacted communities?
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Have grown-ups ruined Halloween for kids?
-Mama bear, 2 cubs roam around Worcester (2:28). Article (pictured)
-Here’s how an amateur sleuth cracked a 1978 Worcester art heist
-Canal District restaurant closing its doors for good
-Massage therapist charged with indecent assault on female client at Auburn spa
-52-year-old man charged in Worcester house break-in
-Facebook tip precedes 10- to 13-year child rape sentence for Worcester man
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Cost likely too high to replace Crystal Street footbridge
-Worcester picks new name for merged school despite student feedback
-Shoes That Fit donate 1,000 pairs to Worcester students
-Embrace Worcester Business group to advocate for local small businesses
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (13:41): Deputy City Clerk Clare Robbins shares key details on voting in Worcester
>DINING OUT: New Kenyan restaurant opens in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 13-year-old
-"A kind-hearted soul." Hundreds gather in Worcester to honor life of late 11-year-old boy
-WPI football player Nolan Warner donates bone marrow to save a life
-Worcester man, 64, hospitalized with serious injuries from motorcycle crash
-Former state police trainee describes academy as "pure hell and torture" (3:09). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Help at HOME turns to fundraising
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Problems with Casella trash service in Shrewsbury persist
-Worcester County Wonders: Friends Cemetery and the lore of "Spider Gates"
-Item photos: Clinton students/staff honored at School Committee
-Restraining order violation leads to arrest at Thirsty Turtle Pub in Templeton
-Dibb vs. Durant: Worcester Hampshire State Senate race
-Phantoms by Firelight at Old Sturbridge Village
-Bracelets bridge gap with Central America
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Speed dating at Courthouse Brew Company on Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Mexico City water crisis is the subject of Clark student filmmakers’ storytelling
-Jeff Bellows and Dr. Matilde Castie: Fitness in the Parks program makes Worcester healthier, happier
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: A brief overview of the Taíno people on Indigenous Peoples' Day
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (58:37)
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:14:38)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who "dedicated herself to helping others"
>SPORTS: How Drake Maye made history in Patriots’ loss to Texans
-Bruins lose to Florida, 4-3
-Amanda Belichick, Holy Cross turn "hope" into "belief"
-Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 1
-Camp Get Right Boxing Gym continues Worcester's boxing legacy
>CARS: Honda, Nissan, Porsche, BMW among 1.7 million recalled
>NATIONAL: Hot air balloon hits power line and catches on fire at New Mexico festival
-Radio Worcester (13:01): Congressman McGovern calls for more disaster aid, clarifies F.E.M.A.’s role
-Tragic: Woman killed by malfunctioning ottoman bed
>NEW ENGLAND: Communities across Mass. celebrate Indigenous Peoples' Day (2:26)
-Mass. A.G.'s office says education board violated Open Meeting Law
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria training future paramedics: New track and space expands student opportunities
-Worcester State honors trailblazing “first teams” at special Homecoming event
-WPI wins esteemed Council on Undergraduate Research award (7:13)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 14 of the best free attractions in major U.S. cities
>BUSINESS: WuXi Biologics faces uncertain future in the U.S. after BIOSECURE blow
-LPL Financial Research: Happy 2-year B-day bull market – Here’s to a third
>SHOPPING: Bath & Body Works pulls candle that looks like KKK hood
>HOMES: Homes at or under $800,000 in Worcester County, October 6th to 12th
>HEALTH: Free COVID tests from government are arriving almost expired (2:29)
-Less children learned to swim during pandemic (1:06)
>FOOD: 3 tacos you can try at home (5:21)
>TV/STREAMING: "Pride and Prejudice" series in development at Netflix
>MOVIES: 13 Halloween movies for scaredy cats
>CELEBRITY: Kathy Bates confirms Ozempic use after 100-pound weight loss
>HISTORY: "Creature Double Feature" doubled the fright on Saturday afternoons
>ANIMALS: Preemie kitten loves being held like a baby (2:21)
>GOOD NEWS: Man wins $200,000 a day before his birthday
-Meanwhile, COVID lockdown left "measurable impact" on the moon: scientists
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is popular Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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