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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: 2 pedestrians struck on Park Ave. in Worcester; street partially closed
+5:00: What's Up Worcester's A Minute with Meagan (9:03): Bri Azier of Bri’s Sweet Treat
+5:00: Sterling store sells $15 million lottery winner
+5:00: Radio Worcester (12:44): Starship with Mickey Thomas and Foghat rock Worcester October 3rd
+Noon: Worcester councilor decries "bogus charges" at court hearing over I.C.E. arrest
+Noon: Judge holds off on decision to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate
+Noon: Black Excellence Award honors leaders of Y.M.C.A., Y.W.C.A.
+Noon: Things to Do: Oktoberfest, Los Angeles Azules, Story So Far and more
+Noon: Middle Eastern Festival Sunday in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester musical acts face off in WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+Noon: North Grafton "Eleni" author Nicholas Gage gets Greece's highest award
+Noon: Renowned poet Martín Espada coming to Worcester State for reading, honorary degree
-Worcester couple guilty of sex trafficking young relative
-Prosecutor exits Turtleboy case, leaving questions about future
-Leroy Thompson, who gunned down friend in dispute over bill, gets life sentence
-Mark Wahlberg to film new feature movie "Cheesesteak" in Shrewsbury in October
-Phantom Gourmet calls this Worcester restaurant "Underrated Italian" (4:59) (pictured)
-Worcester councilor who confronted I.C.E. to seek dismissal of charges Thursday
-Hearing to dismiss charges against former Worcester candidate set for Thursday
-Worcester mall reopens after fire
-The O Shop to relocate and rebrand, amid expansion project
-Walking Dead star comes face to face with horde of fans in Worcester
-Breakthrough at UMass Chan could transform Lyme prevention. Full interview (15:43)
-Hundreds step forward for chance to adopt rescued golden retrievers
-Dogs found on Eastern Ave., near Sagamore and Salisbury streets
-Radio Worcester (20:40): City Manager Eric Batista on litter, housing and homelessness
>POLITICS: Civility, but clear divides, mark school committee debate
-League of Women Voters launches election guide/site for Worcester
-ICYMI: Former Worcester judge pays $4,000 after admitting hiring his father was ethics violation
-Nonprofit group purchases old Worcester fire station. Here's what it plans to do there
-Worcester man indicted for manslaughter in June shooting
-Wachusett union leader decries shaming of teachers after Kirk killing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fiber internet provider launches service in Holden
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden seeks residents for M.B.T.A. Communities Act Working Group
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police link suspect to break-ins, $7,000 credit card fraud
-Former at-large lizard Goose continues path to recovery at exotic animal center
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department moves to new home at Ray Stone Post
-Drivers still speeding in Oxford. Police double down with S.T.E.P. plan
-Golf outing to benefit boy "Fearless Nick," 4, with hemifacial microsomia
-Route 117 bridge in Bolton to be closed for 2 weeks
-TODAY! Sutton Garden Club to host program on how to treat invasive plants
-Ayer woman charged with second O.U.I. after nearly striking police cruiser
-Residents denounce zoning changes that cleared path for 308-unit project in Leominster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks are set to play at the Worcester Marine Corps League
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: Worcester hip-hop artist Jafet Muzic gets the last word
-Adele reportedly in talks for 2026 Super Bowl halftime show
-Bad Religion, Pennywise and more set for Punk in the Park at Palladium
-Last Call: Alana Archangelo, science educator
>OPINION: Christopher R. Anderson: 1-2 ballot punch can boost state's growth
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Brussels Street home to SongKeys, Monano Art and more
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (52:25): Maxwell Britt and Deana Wesley, The P.R.E.S.H.A.E. Project
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "gifted and imaginative artist"
>SPORTS: Should Patriots bench Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Panthers?
-Christian Gonzalez says he wanted to play vs. Steelers, Patriots held him out
-NFL Week 4 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics unveil gold City Edition jerseys for 2025-26
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 7-1
-Holy Cross star Cam Nolan a semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy
-Holy Cross women's hockey opens season this weekend
-Former Doherty star Kofi Asare excels in Florida
>CARS: Do you need to buy the rental company's car insurance?
>NATIONAL: The latest about the shooting at an I.C.E. facility in Dallas (1:47)
-American Airlines failed to divert flight after passenger suffered debilitating stroke, forced to pay $9.6 million
-Tragic: Hunter dies after falling from tree in Conn.
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | Understanding Karen Read's complex legal situation (4:12)
-Driver dies after being pulled from burning wreck in N.H.
>COLLEGES: Meet the Clark student running for office
-Assumption announces partnership with Vermont Law and Graduate School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 surprisingly affordable luxury hotels in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Mass. struggles to pay unemployment claims on time
-LPL Financial Research: No risk-free path
-A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime — and made it hard to leave
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: L.L.Bean’s third location in Central Mass. set to open in the fall
>HEALTH: Mass. researchers push back on Tylenol-autism claims (1:15)
-Doctors brace for patient concern after Tylenol-autism claim (2:22)
>FOOD: What's your state's favorite Halloween candy? Instacart study reveals
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix miniseries, "MONSTER: The Ed Gein Story" (2:54)
-Jimmy Kimmel shatters usual ratings in record-breaking return
>MOVIES: The 25 best sports movies of all time, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Bill Nye gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame with special guest Jaylen Brown (:58)
>HISTORY: The Magliozzi brothers of Cambridge made "Car Talk" a nationwide radio show hit
>ANIMALS: Guy raises abandoned baby goose and teaches her to fly (2:09)
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. lottery player collects $1 million just a week after $10,000 win
-Meanwhile, while awaiting the Rapture 2025, social media laid out doomsday plans
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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