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In The News
>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: 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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