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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 80 today in Worcester
+Noon: Peak fall foliage colors coming soon to New England as weather turns wetter
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Nonprofit group purchases old Worcester fire station. Here's what it plans to do there
+4:00: Stuck tractor trailer slows traffic on Main and Mill streets
+4:00: With new clues, Auburn police make Eddy Pond the focus of search for Darren Cyr
+4:00: Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing
+4:00: Worcester library celebrates 75 years of "Peanuts" comic
+4:00: Tom Marino: Worcester rejection of citizen petitions up 715% in 2025
+Noon: Veteran rockers Foghat take ride to Worcester with Starship
+Noon: Steve Tyler, Joe Perry and other Aerosmith members reunite at Who show
+Noon: Meg Trogolo: Don't count COVID out — it's back and rising
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing girl (pictured)
-Mother taken in high profile Worcester I.C.E. arrest to make case to stay in U.S.
-"Walking Dead" filming in downtown Worcester
-Related: Tuesday's road closures for "Walking Dead" filming
-Worcester 3-decker's porch destroyed by out-of-control car
-Restaurant owner announces retirement after 46 years
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Traffic stop leads to arrest for illegal gun in Worcester
-Worcester man with almost 80 prior charges now accused of O.U.I., drug trafficking
-Radio Worcester (9:48): Hike Worcester Week — Explore trails, earn rewards
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:04): Sewage dispute and police recruit case raise accountability questions
>POLITICS: League of Women Voters launches election guide/site for Worcester
-WCCA-TV to host Candidate Open Mic October 6th
-Meet the Candidates: Ted Kostas eyes change in District 4
>FAITH: Rosh Hashanah begins. Explaining the meaning, traditions, more
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': From lobstah to cookies, new tastes at Public Market
-ICYMI: Man, youth shot near Leominster shopping plaza
-Insurers forced to defend Peterson Oil in class action biodiesel suit
-Worcester police dispatcher Fundador Morales to sing with Handel and Haydn Society
-Take a Tour of the Hebert Candy Mansion (5:11)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Hundreds gather in Holden for candlelight vigil honoring Charlie Kirk
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Oriol Foundation hosting Health and Wellness Expo Tuesday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): I.C.E. agents held young girl outside Leominster home to arrest father, family says
-Adjusting zoning to rein in development? Officially on the table for Shrewsbury Select Board
-Spencer Planning Board adopts master plan, landscaping changes for David Prouty project
-Gov. Healey rips departed hospital owners at Central Mass. groundbreaking
-Athletics spotlighted at Clinton School Committee
-"History in Bloom" event coming soon in Grafton
-Nashoba hopes to improve literacy with Prism
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: On paying a visit to the poem next door
-Cannery Music Hall set to reopen October 3rd after 8-year hiatus in Southbridge
-Fashion, Citizenship and Nationalism: A new exhibit at the Prior Performing Arts Center
>OPINION: Cassinda Scharff: 5 thrillers that kept me up all night
-Ronald Waddell and Dave McMahon: Lessons to learn from Europe's smarter justice system
-The Mayor’s Forum No. 57 (28:19): Dr. Matilde Castiel and Harriette Chandler
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked alongside her husband and sons at the family business for 48 years
>SPORTS: Grading Patriots coach Mike Vrabel after team's uneven start
-Patriots receiver DeMario Douglas wasn’t Drake Maye’s best option on crucial play
-What we learned from Week 3 of the high school football season; plus what to watch in Week 4 and our Top 10 rankings
>CARS: Last call for federal electric vehicle tax credits (2:09)
>NATIONAL: U.S. birth rates plummet to all-time low as housing prices continue to rise
-Author says that social media is amplifying divisiveness (11:12)
-Tragic: Caretaker killed by tiger at animal preserve
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | Web of civil cases could follow Karen Read's acquittal (4:17)
-New Hampshire country club shooting victim died a hero, wife says
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross names John R. Hayes Jr. V.P. for Advancement
-Where in the world are WPI students in A-Term?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 do’s and don’ts for dining in Paris like a local
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment in August held steady for fourth consecutive month
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-What is an H-1B visa? How many were issued, which companies have the most in Mass.
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass. — Meadows a moment in time to appreciate
>SHOPPING: Best places to buy nursing-friendly clothing
>HEALTH: Doctor sounds alarm over gel manicures
-What you need to know about flesh-eating bacteria (1:21)
>FOOD: Pumpkin spice everything — Treats galore
>TV/STREAMING: "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" to return on Tuesday, Disney says
>MOVIES: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence to star in Martin Scorsese movie
>CELEBRITY: Charlie Sheen cut off by Mexican cartel over massive cocaine consumption
-Eric Dane advocates for A.L.S. cure in video showing disease progression
>ANIMALS: Dozens of Golden Retriever puppies available for adoption at area shelter (1:30)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Sneakerama, 12 Lake Ave., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Nun celebrates 105th birthday with a round of golf
-Meanwhile, in Florida, greedy Burmese python pukes up a whole deer: scientists
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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