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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:14). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Retired Worcester teachers making their mark with No Strings Attached Lemoncello
+5:00: Pipeline Dreams Expo showcases health equity research by local high school students
+5:00: Worcester man charged for 2021 murder in Leominster
+5:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:14): The Breakdown Lane
+5:00: Everett McCorvey to be Music Worcester's 2026 artist in residence
+5:00: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. takes Florida in 647 words
+5:00: Dandelions, fiddlehead ferns and more: Central Mass. a great place to forage for wild food
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Broadway in Worcester to present Lazour brothers' "Night Side Songs"
+Noon: "A generation of confident, powerful women": M.A.W.O.C.C. opens new headquarters
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Mickey 17," "Novocaine," and more
-12 students from Clark University have visas revoked
-4 WPI students have visas revoked
-Related: Worcester officials: Authorities didn’t make us aware of revoked student visas
-Social media posts, texts tie men to Worcester apartment killings, police say
-Earlier: Worcester grandmother killed in double shooting remembered for her loving heart
-Earlier: Worcester man killed in double shooting enjoyed taking his kids to the zoo
-The Edge at Union Station sold for $27 million
-Chickens in Worcester? Planning Board backs allowing egg-laying hens
-WooTank pitch competition results in $15,000 for student entrepreneurs
-At Holy Cross, John Kerry talks of activism
-American Antiquarian Society to have "Start the Press" open house Saturday
-Adoption fees waived for dogs over 1 year old at Worcester Animal Rescue League
-Sobriety checkpoint in Worcester County Friday
-City of Worcester's Women in Government (2:03): Irene Nyanuba, Health Promotion and Community Strategist
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:50): Should Worcester’s colleges pay city proposed endowment tax
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Desi Bar & Grill finds a niche for itself on Chandler Street
-ICYMI: Main Street bar in Worcester to close on Friday
-Brew Woo organizer vows to bring beer fest back next year
-Five years later: Worcester artists and promoters talk about COVID's impact on the arts
-Fresh food & community at the Market on Brussels
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Absentee voting is now available in Town Clerk's office
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Pet vaccination clinic Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spencer selectmen modify override questions
-Paxton election features Select Board contest
-Shrewsbury mourns loss of I.T. director
-Bike Fix-It Clinic & Safety Event in Shrewsbury to be held rain or shine on Saturday
-DoorDash drivers arrested after incident at Leominster Wendy's
-Ruth Encarnacion of Fitchburg pleads not guilty of kidnapping children
-Tickets available for the Auburn Police Association Luau Dinner
-Woman tased by Barre police during arrest for restraining order violation, later sentenced to jail
-Bolton ballot features override, no contests
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to DO: The Openest Mic, CafeĢ 321, 'Shared at WAM and more ...
-Salisbury Singers: 51 years of music
-Northampton rockers Bella’s Bartok set to perform at Electric Haze
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editorial: Supporting our innovators
-Todd Rose: Don't overlook nonprofit home health care
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox 1376 (28:23): William Wallace, Museum of Worcester
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (56:03): Sweet Lou and Collin
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime teacher who was active in town politics
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 4-3
-Blackhawks beat Bruins, 3-2
-Holy Cross and Georgetown football to face off at Fenway Park on November 22nd
-WooSox lose to Columbus, 2-1
-Diamondbacks pitching prospect remembers Shrewsbury roots
>NATIONAL: N.Y.C. sightseeing helicopter plunges into river, killing 6, including family of tourists
-Related: Disturbing video shows moment helicopter plummets into Hudson River
-Tax return filings drop by nearly 1 million and extension requests rise as deadline nears
>TRAGIC: Father and son killed by fallen tree on golf course
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. doctor convicted of voluntary manslaughter in death of wife
-$30 million in medical debt erased for 17,000 people
>COLLEGES: Clark's undergraduate strike: A timeline
-Some Mass. colleges will now cost more than $100,000 a year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities and towns where history comes to life
>BUSINESS: Nominations for Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty due May 2nd
-LPL Financial Research: Tariff turmoil — Where do we go from here?
-Radio Worcester (9:01): Q.C.C., Auxilium team up to launch on-campus entrepreneurship center
>HEALTH: Groundbreaking approach to treat depression (2:15)
-Measles cases rise: Do vaccinated adults need a booster? (2:12)
-Heart disease risk higher for women who have these unhealthy lifestyle habits
>FOOD: Pringles just launched a flavor that shouldn’t work—but it does
>TV/STREAMING: John Krasinski, Natalie Portman search for "Fountain of Youth" on Apple TV+
>MOVIES: Naked Gun Trailer: Liam Neeson stars in reboot movie as Frank Drebin
>CELEBRITY: Eric Dane shares that he has been diagnosed with A.L.S.
>ANIMALS: Humpback whale slaps man in rare encounter (2:17)
>HISTORY: Marshalls department store empire grew from a Beverly supermarket
>GOOD NEWS: Man visiting lottery office to claim $50,000 prize wins another $100,000
-Meanwhile, in California, watch woman use world's longest tongue to play Jenga
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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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