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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 60 today in Worcester
+1:00: What to expect from Thursday's nor'easter (3:29)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Assumption student to plead guilty to hacking, cyber extortion
+5:00: "People in Worcester can't afford rents": Augustus challenged on housing crisis
+5:00: Worcester City Hall adds security, ends garage parking
+5:00: Bill Ballou on baseball
+1:00: Worcester police arrests man with rifle, samurai sword after 9-hour standoff
-Earlier: Heavy police presence on Forestdale Road in Worcester
+1:00: Tractor-trailer stuck under Webster Street bridge (1:30). Article
+1:00: Trucker charged with stabbing another at Sturbridge truck stop
+1:00: Conan O'Brien said "greatest days" of his life spent at Worcester spot
+1:00: Albanian Festival offers 3 days of dance, music, heritage and food
+1:00: Listen Up: Taija New and Berm deliver new music
+1:00: Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-16-year-old arrested, 19-year-old wounded in stabbing outside Target
-Earlier: Police investigating stabbing in front of Millbury Target
-Clark confers 468 undergraduate degrees to the Class of 2025
-Know a high school senior? Here's when they'll be getting a diploma
-Nativity School boys division to be named for co-founder Chick Weiss
-Hidden Gems: The best use of cheese I’ve ever seen on a taco at The Taco Spot
-Worcester County jail records at American Antiquarian Society uncover hidden lives
-Worcester state Sen. seeks state support for refugee resettlement, condemns immigration raids
-Nicholas Antanavica named Worcester Inspectional Services Commissioner
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Worcester restaurant named Phantom Gourmet Steakhouse Legend (5:12)
-ICYMI: Worcester Business Journal names city's Power 100
-New projects aim to ease Worcester’s housing shortage
-New Brussels Street Market draws big crowd
-Assumption graduates 349 at DCU Center
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Students create Lids for Love
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Worcester Diocese closing churches, merging parishes in Brookfields
-5-year forecast predicts fiscal cliff for Sutton
-After citizens' petition, Shrewsbury town meeting votes down single-use plastic bottle ban
-Clinton administrator search progressing
-Teens can work out for free at Planet Fitness this summer
-Manchaug First to host community event in hopes of inspiring preservation
-Wachusett Regional High School third quarter honor roll
-Blackstone Valley Regional student wins Bronze
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Local author from Sutton enjoys recent success
-Central Mass. Mom: The best kept “secret” to low-cost museum visits
>OPINION: Worcesteria: Remembering Aunt Pat, and the art of the shaggy-dog story
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The warnings were never whispers — they were screams
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 154 (29:59): Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former principal of Chandler Elementary School
>SPORTS: No timeline for Jayson Tatum's return from injury, Brad Stevens says
-Royer’s heroics lift Holy Cross baseball team to Patriot League Championship. Highlights (1:03)
-Christian Barmore talks challenges with returning to play after blood clots
-Bill Belichick's girl Jordon Hudson "iced out" of Nantucket society
-Red Sox beat Mets, 3-1
>CARS: Ford among over 280,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 1,000-foot-tall "mega tsunami" threatens U.S. across 3 regions: study
>TRAGIC: Grandfather dragged to death by deranged carjacker: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: High school senior killed in car crash after prom on Cape Cod (1:40). Article
-Karen Read trial expert grilled on cross: "There was a lot of wincing" (22:05)
-What is fueling the New England serial killer phenomenon? (3:17)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates 76th commencement
-WPI Class of 2025 encouraged to tackle problems, build communities (6:42)
-Speakers deliver messages of inspiration, resilience and hope at Worcester State commencement
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 cities struggling with overtourism
>BUSINESS: What is the nature of power? W.B.J.'s Power 100 provide their insights
-LPL Financial Research: Market update — Tariff pause boosts sentiment, Fed steady
-New job seekers help bump unemployment rate up to 4.6%
>SHOPPING: Igloo cooler recall list: Certain coolers can amputate fingertips
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: The case for growing heirloom vegetables
>HEALTH: How much caffeine is too much? (2:48)
-Mass. man went to urgent care but was hit with a hospital bill (3:54). Article
>FOOD: McDonald's chef on why they have the best coffee — and the secret hack
>TV/STREAMING: "Sesame Street" is coming to Netflix (:25)
>MOVIES: Richard Gere reveals only way he’d do a "Pretty Woman" sequel
>CELEBRITY: Meryl Streep and Martin Short make out on "Only Murders in the Building" set
>ANIMALS: Couple left the city so their dog could have more friends (1:36)
>HISTORY: Before the American Revolution, these Massachusetts publishers rebelled in print
>GOOD NEWS: Man overcomes hurdles in getting job through Goodwill program (1:48)
-Meanwhile, British man unknowingly buys back his own stolen car
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-2 positions, Canal District bar
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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