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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 58 today in Worcester
-New England foliage forecast: Season off to fast start, expected to peak early (1:40). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+6:00: Search for missing swimmer at West Brookfield’s Lake Wickaboag
+6:00: Car flips on Route 9 in Westborough, disrupting eastbound traffic
+6:00: Central Mass. restaurants receive cut of $900,000 to address food insecurity
+6:00: Woostock concert set for Worcester
+6:00: Is this your dog?
+Noon: Judge mulling release of mentally ill man who shot at family, Worcester police
+Noon: Companies acquire Plumley Village
+Noon: Worcester woman plans to open business after $1 million lottery win
+Noon: Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting I.C.E.
+Noon: Old Grumbly Fan's Red Sox-Yankees Game 1 recap
-Family takes legal action after they say son was kicked off Wachusett youth football team with no explanation (2:42). Article
-Local woman's self-written obituary goes viral after she dies of A.L.S. (2:32). Article
-Why was "This Old House" filming at WPI? It’s a long story
-Mother arrested in chaotic Worcester I.C.E. operation granted asylum
-Officers aid driver of dump truck after crash on Southbridge Street
-What's Up Worcester gains nonprofit status
-After 30 years, Janice Harvey brings regular column to an end
-UMass Memorial Hospital at Home program ending amid government shutdown (2:24). Article
-Earlier: Pain of a government shutdown will be felt in Central Mass., McGovern says
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for September
-Radio Worcester (16:22): Dr. Mattie Castiel reflects on 10 years as Worcester Health Commissioner
>POLITICS: Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): District 2 candidate Rob Bilotta joins Roundtable
-Patch Candidate Profile: Ted Kostas for District 4 City Councilor
>DINING OUT: New Indian street food spot coming to Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: Mass. student M.C.A.S. scores remain stuck. Worcester fares even worse
-Related: Only 13 districts match pre-pandemic M.C.A.S. success
-1 arrested after social media threat targeting Clinton school, officials say (1:20). Article
-Telegram & Gazette newsroom hosting open house on October 29th
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Parking & entrance update at Light Department
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police make 3 arrests in theft, fraud cases
-Mayor: Old courthouse building in Fitchburg to become apartments, commercial space
-Shrewsbury High junior advances in world’s most prestigious essay competition
-Views from Boylston's Fall Festival
-Westborough police arrest suspect following burglary at strip mall on Connector Road
-Clinton High blood drive is October 10th
-Marypat McGrath shines light on F.T.D.
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: All the Easter eggs at the Taylor Swift Spotify pop-up
-Radio Worcester (12:54): One Live KISS opens Cannery Music Hall
>OPINION: Charles P. Pierce: A million lives lead back to Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 336 (28:28): Sports and Politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who ran a daycare for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees, 3-1 (2:54)
-Stefon Diggs, DeMario Douglas trending in opposite directions for Patriots
>CARS: Kia recalls more than 39,000 vehicles over faulty H.V.A.C. system that can cause fire
>NATIONAL: Michigan church shooter called Mormonism "the antichrist"
-Suspect identified in "Yogurt Shop Murders," a month after chilling HBO doc Premieres
-Tragic: New mom found dismembered after moving to U.S. to marry man she met on Twitter
>NEW ENGLAND: Protester in Mass. forgets to put car in park, watches it sink during tirade
-School board brawl breaks out in Maine over teacher’s remarks
>COLLEGES: Clark Entrepreneurship Club fair 4:30 to 6:30 on Wednesday
-Expanding access to social work education: Anna Maria's new B.S.W. program at Q.C.C.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Southeast
>BUSINESS: Worcester financial advisor named among nation’s top 100
-LPL Financial Research: Equity market melt-up cools as government shutdown looms
-North Central chamber launches transportation program to connect workers and employers
>HOMES: The top autumn safety checks all homeowners should complete
>SHOPPING: Target self-checkout getting an accessibility update before holidays
>HEALTH: Previewing this year's flu season
-This medicine your mom took while pregnant in the '60s or '70s may increase risk of colorectal cancer
>FOOD: Fun Halloween treats to make with kids
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream "The Fantastic Four: First Steps" at home
>MOVIES: New "Simpsons" set for 2027 release
>CELEBRITY: This major A-lister blew his "Gilmore Girls" audition: doc
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Caswell-King Funeral Home, 474 Grove Street, Worcester
>ANIMALS: Terrified stray dog becomes the protector of the house (3:24)
>GOOD NEWS: Police pull terrified family of 5 from sinking car (4:02)
-Meanwhile, Florida teen shoots himself in the leg in elaborate abduction hoax: cops
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+Noon: Auditor: Worcester among hardest-hit communities in unequal Mass Save benefits distribution
+Noon: Man indicted for manslaughter in brother’s fatal shooting
+Noon: F.B.I. offers $25,000 reward in 1978 disappearance of young Webster boy
+Noon: Music, games and more at annual Irish Cultural Festival at Polar Park
+Noon: Mechanics Hall highlights progress, new leader at annual meeting
+Noon: "Avatar: Last Airbender" brings visuals/live orchestra to Worcester
+Noon: How Journalism Works Discussion Series: How to cover City Hall Saturday at Worcester Public Library
+Noon: Last Call: Dianne Langford James, Entrepreneur and community organizer
-Judge mulling release of mentally ill man who shot at family, Worcester police
-Company begins $70 million expansion in Worcester
-Worcester woman plans to open business after $1 million lottery win
-Worcester City Council ups snow removal pay hoping to avoid repeating February nightmare
-Worcester City Council passes resolution barring police from assisting I.C.E.
-Worcester Business Journal launches redesigned site with new subscriber features
-Central Mass. restaurants receive cut of $900,000 to address food insecurity
-Search for missing swimmer at West Brookfield’s Lake Wickaboag
-Worcester's report card for M.C.A.S. shows modest gains, losses
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for September
>POLITICS: Meet the candidates: Etel Haxhiaj talks priorities, taking a stand
-Worcester candidates respond in follow-up to M.O.A.D. African Community Forum
-District C, E School Committee races heat up
-Worcester District School Committee forum (1:06:55)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:16): District 2 candidate Rob Bilotta joins Roundtable
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Leominster restaurant (5:17)
-ICYMI: Local woman's self-written obituary goes viral after she dies of A.L.S. (2:32). Article
-Family takes legal action after they say son was kicked off Wachusett youth football team with no explanation (2:42). Article
-Why was "This Old House" filming at WPI? It’s a long story
-Mother arrested in chaotic Worcester I.C.E. operation granted asylum
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): October Among Friends senior newsletter
-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): Car flips on Route 9 in Westborough, disrupting eastbound traffic
-Fire displaces 15 residents from Fitchburg apartment building
-Charlton Select Board opposes $50,000 senior center feasibility study for Charlton Furniture site
-Trucking company fined $32,000 after leaving state with tab for oil spill in Auburn
-Officials outline Sterling D.P.W. building project
-The Witches of Sutton combine festive dancing with local fundraising efforts
-West Boylston preps for October town meeting
-Meet the sheep responsible for keeping S.E.L.C.O.’s solar operation going
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Woostock concert set for Worcester
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:54): Tim Power, Discover Central Mass.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former local state Representative
>SPORTS: Red Sox drop Game 2 to Yankees, 4-3
-Costly mistakes haunt Red Sox
-Former Braveheart Ben Rice sets Yankees tone with homer in playoff debut
-Drake Maye may a top-5 passer, but is he an elite quarterback?
-NFL Week 5 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross guard and former St. John's star Cam Nolan has been an anchor on the line
-Jayson Tatum’s recovery from Achilles surgery could be "unprecedented"
-ECHL rulebook has some minor changes for the 2025-26 season
>NATIONAL: Shutdown fallout: Jobs, pay, benefits, even groceries could be disrupted
-Jane Goodall, conservationist known for chimpanzee research, dies at 91
-Related: T&G Archives: Jane Goodall's visit to Worcester in 1999
-Gas explosion leads to partial building collapse in the Bronx (:50)
-Tragic: Beloved high school football star killed after being mistaken for squirrel during hunting trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Body of teen murdered in 1974 exhumed for new autopsy (2:33)
-3 more spas shut down in Methuen for suspected human trafficking (2:04)
>COLLEGES: Expanding access to social work education: Anna Maria's new B.S.W. program at Q.C.C.
-Nichols donates iPads to Dudley Fire Department to help upgrade technology
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Logan ranks among best in nation in customer satisfaction
>BUSINESS: See deadline to claim part of $425 million Capital One settlement
-LPL Financial Research: Equity market melt-up cools as government shutdown looms
-Brady Ravenelle opens Busy Bee Jumpers in Worcester
-What's Up Worcester gains nonprofit status
>HOMES: Rates or price? Which needs to drop to afford a home? (1:55)
>SHOPPING: Oster recalls over 1.2 million countertop ovens. See impacted models
>HEALTH: New, highly transmissible COVID strain fueling wave of infections
-The psychology of ghosting: Why it hurts and how to recover (2:53)
>FOOD: McDonald's Monopoly game returns decades after "McMillions" scam
>TV/STREAMING: Freeform's "31 Nights of Halloween" schedule, movie list
-Connecticut "Wheel of Fortune" player wins historic $1.035 million — in front of her boss
>MOVIES: Ed O'Neill, Danielle Brooks, John Higgins join Cameron Diaz movie
>CELEBRITY: U.S. comics get backlash for performing at Riyadh Comedy Festival
-Why Kristen Bell wishes she were "more sexually active" before marrying Dax Shepard
>HISTORY: The gruesome true story behind the inspiration for the novel "Moby Dick"
>ANIMALS: Foster kitten's clumsiness wins his family over (1:33)
>GOOD NEWS: Replayed numbers from old lottery ticket earn woman $30,879
-Meanwhile, in Washington, watch package-stealing bear swipe sweater from porch
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