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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 57 today in Worcester
-StormTeam 5 explains why wildfire smoke is "trapped" low
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Mass. Child Advocate investigating death of Worcester 4-year-old
+Noon: Worcester channels "Turtle Boy," local landmarks with new Election Day stickers
+Noon: Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine rattles spirits in the material world
+Noon: Screen Time: Helen Hunt to raise the roof with "Twister" screening
-A look inside Amazon's new facility at the former Greendale Mall site
-Bystanders foil purse snatching in Downtown Worcester
-America’s VetDogs train at Worcester Regional Airport
-Police, SWAT, ATF raid in Holden nets gun and drugs, 1 arrested
-Worcester County Sheriff slams state's sanctuary policies that ignore I.C.E. detainers
-A timeline of the top Central Mass. business stories for the last 35 years
-Worcester Auditorium, Gardner redevelopment among Central Mass. economic projects to receives $31 million
-Shuttered Stop & Shop goods to go to local food banks, animal shelters
-Worcester restaurant open for breakfast 7 days a week
-Worcester weighs pickleball expansion as popularity surges
-Here's when trick-or-treating will take place in Central Mass.
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-TODAY! Worcester Guardian celebrates first anniversary (11:59)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:03): Protests disrupt City Council meeting
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet (4:56): Mezcal in Worcester serves all your Mexican favorites
-ICYMI: Woman dies in fire at local encampment
-How Worcester is emerging as a tech and biotech center
-Dr. Michael F. Collins: UMass' Nobel win reflects state's life sciences ecosystem
-$100,000 MassCash winner sold at Worcester convenience store
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Town opening mail-in votes Tuesday and Wednesday
-Young Holdenite cast in Christmas Carol
-NEW! Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer bridge reopens for the first time since May
-West Brookfield mass. man helps inmates leaving prison after his own wrongful conviction
-Chase on Route 20 results in gun charges
-Driver life-flighted in Templeton crash Saturday
-Shrewsbury celebrates Halloween in style at Truck or Treat
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: See the first trailer for the locally produced film "Shift"
-Lauren Cilley: Kindergarten or another year of preschool?
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:46)
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:39:19)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who volunteered for years in N.I.C.U. Continuing Care Unit
>SPORTS: Patriots veteran has candid critique of Jets’ Aaron Rodgers after win
-Tom Brady sparks outrage with offensive term on Fox broadcast
-Celtics beat Bucks, 119-108
-Bravehearts name Luke Beckstein manager
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 3
>NATIONAL: Officials investigate after man wakes up before organ donation
-Girl Scout fees could soon triple in price. Members say the number is out of reach for many families
-Tragic: Brothers killed in double murder-suicide trying to protect neighbor
>NEW ENGLAND: Milton pedestrian crash leaves woman dead; man arrested
-Log confirms strangulation expert met with medical examiner about Sandra Birchmore’s death (2:20)
>COLLEGES: WPI grad students talk about their research using machine learning (4:35)
-Worcester State senior Anabelle Santiago honored with Young Leader Award
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney's new all-access, skip-the-line plan can cost more than the park ticket
>BUSINESS: The complex journey toward diversifying Central Mass. business leadership
-LPL Financial Research: What scares us about the economy and markets
-WBDC provides small business loans to biopharma, real estate, and horse companies
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, October 20th to 26th
>HEALTH: The reality of breast cancer in men
-Is it dangerous to have a fatty liver? What should I do? (1:09)
>FOOD: Pringles releases first bagged snack in more than 15 years
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Buy Now! The Shopping Conspiracy" (2:16)
>MOVIES: Holy Cross professor on the best horror movie you’ve never seen
>CELEBRITY: Andrew Garfield on how Jessica Chastain helped him visit his dying mom
>HISTORY: Elm Park, circa 1911
>ANIMALS: People kept driving by stray dog in parking lot (3:01)
>GOOD NEWS: N.I.C.U. nurse born with rare condition driven to help other families
-Meanwhile, in Antarctica, mysterious "doorway" discovered in ice via Google Maps — and conspiracy theorists have wild ideas
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 80 today in Worcester
-Should you rake the leaves? Meteorologists weigh in (5:14)
+Noon: Drought expands, worsens across wildfire-stricken Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Victim of Millbury encampment fire MaryAnn Audette recalled
+5:00: Worcester police arrest man for warrants, drug charges
+Noon: Frank Carroll, business and community leader in Worcester, has died
+Noon: Check out one of Worcester's most decked out houses for Halloween
+Noon: Rally at Worcester City Hall shows support for Puerto Rico
+Noon: Company that owns Worcester substance abuse center to pay settlement amid insurance fraud claims
+Noon: Man dies in East Brookfield house fire
+Noon: Shrewsbury residents receive fake campaign postcards (2:25). Article
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Iron Maiden, 'Puppy Love,' piano duos and more ...
+Noon: Comedy night at DCU Center benefits The Manny 267 Foundation
-Deer crashes spike in Worcester (and everywhere!) during fall
-How much do Worcester Public Schools spend per student?
-Look inside the new UMass Memorial patient building opening next year
-Local medical school student teaches high school students the impact of food on health (1:58)
-TODAY! 10th annual Hilloween 5 to 7:30
-This tree in Institute Park in Worcester just glows (:29)
-Manny Jae Media (55:09): Mayor's Walk in Webster Square neighborhood
-Beset by infighting, a toxic culture and an investigation into leadership, Cannabis Control Commission isn't working effectively
-How did Stephen Nedoroscik do on '"Dancing with the Stars" Halloween night? Who went home
-Student stabbed at Fitchburg school, another student under arrest (2:10)
-Suspect leads police on multi-town chase in vehicle stolen in Princeton
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:03): Protests disrupt City Council meeting
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (41:58): City Council agenda rules
>DINING OUT: 100FM The Pike (7:51): Mike Hsu vs. the Grim Reaper Chicken from Dave's Hot Chicken
-ICYMI: Saint Vincent Radiological Associates can be held liable in patient's death, Appeals Court rules
-Mass. Child Advocate investigating death of Worcester 4-year-old
-Worcester Human Rights Commission hires lawyer in documents dispute with city manager
-After 21 years being an all-boy school, Nativity Worcester is welcoming girls
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Trick or treating 5 to 8 today
-Tyler George making the tough saves for Wachusett soccer
-NEW! Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Police, SWAT, ATF raid in Holden nets gun and drugs, 1 arrested
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Man accused of trying to entice 15-year-old into sex in Webster
-Truck fire causes delays at Mass. Pike - Route 146 interchange
-Paxton plans D.P.W. office move
-Trick or treating 5 to 8 in Paxton
-Houghton students, staff, alums gather round Peace Pole
-Templeton man accused of assaulting grandfather in violent dispute
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Agronomy Farm Vineyard
>SHOWTIME: Hibernian Centre program highlights history's Jewish-Irish alliance
-100FM The Pike (16:08): Orlando Baxter on growing up in Worcester, teaching & his comedy career
-Last Call: Cynthia Bisbee, glass artist
-Billie Raymond: Favorite children’s Halloween books
-Janice Harvey: Uncovering a "Kelley Square kid's" life during wartime
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (59:33): Robert Billota
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a 30-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department
>SPORTS: Latest update on Drake Maye's concussion
-Patriots felt Josh Uche "wasn’t on board" before trade: Report
-NFL Week 9 schedule, TV and announcers
-How ex-Bruins Linus Ullmark, Jake DeBrusk and others are playing with new teams
-100FM The Pike (9:16): Kevin “Big Gulp” Nagle vs. Jake Paradise Friday at DCU Center
-Railers lose to Norfolk, 3-1
>CARS: Chrysler recalls 33,777 RAM 1500 trucks
>NATIONAL: Woman accused of using Roblox to instruct child to kill baby
-Murderer released on parole now wanted for murders of his pregnant wife and her unborn child
-Tragic:Teen Walmart worker found dead at store in mysterious oven incident
>NEW ENGLAND: What we learned from Part 2 of Vanity Fair's Karen Read profile (2:24)
-4 M.B.T.A. employees fired in connection with investigation
>COLLEGES: Exploring the exorcism room at Holy Cross
-Anna Maria grad Luis Frias II new Director of D.E.I. in Boston
-Assumption's physician assistant studies program granted accreditation-provisional status
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the most haunted places in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: UMass Memorial names new president of Worcester’s largest hospital, appoints 2 to C-suite
-LPL Financial Research: What scares us about the economy and markets
-Radio Worcester (10:07): Evelyn Darling steps down as B.I.D. director after 5 years
>HOMES: Cape Cod mansion that borders Kennedy compound for sale (:38)
>SHOPPING: Walmart's Black Friday ad revealed — Ninja, Keurig, HP and more
>HEALTH: Artificial intelligence playing role in diagnosing breast cancer
-Alzheimer’s clinical trials and treatments available
>FOOD: Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with Que Masa's dishes (5:10)
>TV/STREAMING: Kaley Cuoco says she's open to reprising "Big Bang Theory" role
>MOVIES: John Krasinski returning to star in "Jack Ryan" movie
>CELEBRITY: Why Carol Burnett wanted to end sketch show, retirement plans
>HISTORY: Panoramic view of Worcester, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Pig caught on camera stealing neighbors' pumpkins (3:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Man finds $20 on the ground, uses it to win $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Texas, son's hilarious obituary for dad goes viral: "He is God's problem now"
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