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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 73 today in Worcester
-Why has it been so warm this fall? Meteorologists discuss the beautiful fall weather (16:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Local Social Security employee arrested in sex for money scheme
+5:00: Car crashes into building on West Boylston Street in Worcester
+5:00: Veterans Inc. gala held in Worcester
+5:00: Holy Cross basketball teams announce television schedules
+Noon: Protest planned after Gaza ceasefire resolution blocked from Worcester City Council agenda
+Noon: Clergy sex abuse survivors urge release of Attorney General's report
+Noon: Worcester Historical Museum celebrates Women's Convention 175th anniversary
+Noon: Listen Up: Self-titled album shows how much band Twelveyes has grown
+Noon: How to watch Celtics’ banner raising, ring ceremony on Opening Night
-Man suspected of killing his wife in Gardner still at large 1 year later (2:14). Article
-Fitchburg shooting victim identified as shooting suspect appears in court (2:34)
-Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Webster, D.A. says
-Search warrant in Worcester leads to arrest for drugs, guns
-Dave’s Hot Chicken to open Worcester location this week
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-North High School Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (1:31)
-Teen creates a simulated Worcester in transit-inspired game
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Get out the vote 2024: Who's running in Worcester County?
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:43): Worcester City Council unanimously rejects controversial petition
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Worcester restaurants (5:16)
-ICYMI: Man killed in crash on I-290 in Worcester remembered for passion for art
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from the UMass Memorial Respiratory Care Department (:45)
-This group of Black men is on a mission to transform Worcester
-Bill Belichick visits Whitsinville corn maze honoring his winning seasons with Patriots (:28). Article
-Central Mass. Food Trucks: A hot dog you can't refuse from The Dogfather
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Water man break on Salisbury Street
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jurors hear opening statements in West Brookfield quadruple-homicide trial
-Political signs set on fire in Sterling (2:26). Article
-Worcester County Wonders: Breakfast and a show at Southbridge Municipal Airport
-Sutton Town Manager Screening Committee chooses agencies
-Auburn and Rutland set trick or treating hours
-Millbury Women's Club Ladies Night Out November 15th
-Clinton plans to film all municipal meetings
-Grafton Select Board appointments
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Interview with Massachusetts filmmaker James Lamond
-Nature exhibit Flora and Fauna opens at Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
-Shakira to play Fenway Park on May 29th
-Octobering in Worcester County
-Tom Marino: A mockery is being made of Worcester City Council
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:07)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a dedicated Worcester Psychotherapist
>SPORTS: Patriots are running out of excuses as issues pile up
-Bill Belichick fires back at Jerod Mayo after calling Patriots "soft"
-Radio Worcester (23:02): Cedric Maxwell on 30 years in the booth and Celtics pressure to repeat
-Boston names bridge for Bill Russell (2:30). Article
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (2:36): Abbie Lane and the Deaf Awareness Game
-A simple, selfless Liam McLinskey shuns the spotlight — and lets his play do the talking
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 2
>CARS: Ram, Dodge, Kia, GM, Hyundai among 86,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Video shows helicopter radio tower crash that killed 4 people (1:05)
-Some recipients get 2 Social Security checks in November
-Tragic: 2 boys, 12 and 13, die in separate haunted hayride tragedies
>NEW ENGLAND: M.C.I.-Shirley inmate pleads guilty to attempted murder of prison guard
-Question 1 debate: Auditing the Massachusetts Legislature
>COLLEGES: Clark protesters "die-in" at Mournful Hillel Event
-A career dream come true for Anna Maria's Jason Shell
-WPI to hold seventh Community Based Global Learning Summit for a Better World
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): C.D.C. releases list of least sanitary cruise ships
>BUSINESS: Business sayings to live by
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings should be fine, but expectations beyond this quarter are high
-10 Things I know about ... Raising entrepreneurial kids
>SHOPPING: Last full-size Kmart closes
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Get your summer garden ready for the cold
>HEALTH: Parkinson's a "scary" condition for Worcester doctor
-Families sacrifice time and money caring for loved ones. A new caregiver calculator reveals the high cost
>FOOD: Dunkin’s spooky season treats are back with new tricks
>TV/STREAMING: The best Halloween movies on Netflix are these 3 Hitchcock
>MOVIES: "Smile 2" grinning from ear to ear, No. 1 on its opening day
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis "stable" amid dementia battle, ex Demi Moore says
>HISTORY: Clark University in 1905
>ANIMALS: The happiest dog rescue stories (10:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Man gets called into work, wins $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, Canadian speed-eater downs 2 pounds, 7 ounces of hot sauce in 3 minutes
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In The News
>WEATHER: High of 71 today in Worcester (3:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: As Robert Stoddard slept, thieves made off with 9 valuable paintings, including recovered Avercamp
+4:00: Related: Stolen Dutch master painting back in Worcester after nearly 47 years — to be shown at Worcester Art Museum
+4:00: Man arrested after pursuit through Worcester Common
+4:00: WPI lays off 24 employees, citing rising costs and federal uncertainty
+4:00: Radio Worcester (9:25): At airport, 44 acre solar farm planned and American Eagle flights return
+4:00: Holy Cross baseball falls to North Carolina in NCAA regional tourney opener
+4:00: 210 Sports' Friday 4: Handshakes, USA Hockey, Touch the trophy, and Wienie racing
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Bella Pizzeria brings Brazilian pizza to Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Fight or Flight," "The King of Kings" and more
-Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
-Related: Worcester Technical High School graduation (1:23:13)
-Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
-Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
-D.O.J. retracts investigations of 8 police departments. What about Worcester?
-Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
-Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
-W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
-Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
-Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
-100 FM The Pike (9:38): Middle Eastern Festival
-Mass. Attorney General issues guidance on rights during I.C.E. enforcement
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Banned from City Hall — The boundaries of protest
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Red Lobster menu changes — Under $20, hush puppies, Happy Hour deals
-ICYMI: Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): June Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo 5:30 to 8:30 Saturday at Val's
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-May & June Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Joann Fabrics officially closes in Shrewsbury
-Join the inaugural Shrewsbury Pride 5K Run/Walk
-Struggling Quabbin Reservoir towns make public appeal for more state funding
-James Ettamarna, Christine Watkins will join Sutton Select Board
-West Boylston ballot features races, override
-New senior center director introduced in West Boylston
-Clinton Select Board restricts recycling center to residents only amid surge of use by outsiders
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
-Shakira, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn concerts at Fenway Park canceled after sources say staging fell apart (3:44). Article
-"American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
-Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
-Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 53 (28:26): Dr. Tasia Cerezo, Meryl's Safe Haven
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (31:48)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who expanded his family's trucking business
>SPORTS: TODAY! What to know before Bravehearts Home Opener
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Today. Get tickets here
-Bravehearts fall to Starfires, 10-6
-Vrabel's vibes, Drake Maye's relationship with Josh McDaniels (6:47)
-Jordon Hudson's raunchy sexual innuendo from viral Bill Belichick getaway revealed
-Holy Cross baseball to face No. 1 North Carolina in Chapel Hill Regional
-Related: Crusaders celebrate resilient journey to NCAA Tournament
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 3-2
>CARS: Ford recalls more than 1 million vehicles due to rearview camera issue
>NATIONAL: Blatten, Switzerland buried following glacier collapse (2:13). Photos
-4-year-old Mexican girl faces deportation amid medical crisis
>TRAGIC: Teen dies from playing social media "tackle game"
>NEW ENGLAND: Major traffic trouble on the Mass. Pike begins today (2:07). Article
-Around 40 people arrested during I.C.E. operations on Nantucket, Martha's Vineyard
-Karen Read trial (21:07): The prosecution rested its case — our experts grade it
>COLLEGES: Celebrate the Holy Cross Class of 2025
-WPI graduate commencement (:27)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What American tourists should know about "terrorism" threat in Italy
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. nonprofits snag portion of $6.7 million for small business training
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Most employees would invite family or a friend on a work trip
>SHOPPING: Shoppers are exploiting retail return policies
>HEALTH: Mental health organizations in Mass. struggle with federal funding cuts (:57)
-Doctor on Hepatitis A after exposure warning issued at Mass. eatery (3:10)
>FOOD: Coke or Pepsi? Best-selling sodas in America in 2024 revealed
>TV/STREAMING: Worcester plays strong supporting role in episode of "The Walking Dead"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Pete Davidson horror movie, "The Home" (1:58)
>CELEBRITY: Sarah Silverman reveals A-lister who saved her after "SNL" firing
>ANIMALS: Lonely puppy who wasn't moving slowly comes back to life (1:44)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Burke Square, Main and Ripley streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's gas stop turns into 6-figure lottery win
-Meanwhile, in Utah, 7-year-old boy drove his little sister to get McDonald's
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