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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+4:00: A new fence welcomes T riders to Worcester's Union Station
+4:00: The 11 best restaurants in Worcester
+Noon: Serious pedestrian crashes down in Worcester so far this year, after alarming 2024
+Noon: Judge orders Worcester man who shot at family, police committed to Bridgewater for 6 months
+Noon: Turtleboy seeking to disqualify special prosecutor in witness intimidation cases
+Noon: The "Good Boss" visits Worcester to help break the cycle of homelessness and addiction
+Noon: Music Worcester continues "The Complete Bach" Project
+Noon: Library marks Banned Books Week with documentary, "read-in" and more
+Noon: Listen Up: New singles shine spotlight on Gold Star Blvd., Jay Sully
+Noon: Crocodile River Music's African Music Series welcomes Orchestra Gold
+Noon: Last Call: Jill Pottle, Painter and arts instructor
-Worcester courthouse reopens; death investigation continues
-Earlier: Man dies after fall from upper floor of Worcester courthouse
-Worcester mother breaks silence after months being jailed by I.C.E.
-Suspect in Shrewsbury slaying remains held at Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee
-A fire closed its newest restaurant after 4 days. Now, Niche Hospitality is trying to retain its staff during the months-long Vivienne closure
-Quinsigamond Community College offers free dental services to seniors, veterans
-Black Excellence awards celebrate achievement, leadership
-Worcester food truck festival to feature famous frankfurter on wheels
-A competitive eater made a stop at Clark University. Here's what happened
-Welcome to North High School (1:32)
-Aislinn Doyle: October 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
>POLITICS: Petty leads Worcester mayoral fundraising with $104,122
-TODAY! Candidates for at-large Worcester City Council seats to debate Wednesday
-Meet the candidates: Alex Guardiola pushes for transparency
>DINING OUT: Review of Pho Sure on Shrewsbury Street
-ICYMI: Teen driver to be charged in pedestrian crash that injured husband and wife from Ireland
-Worcester Business Journal names the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business
-Worcester schools hold steady in state accountability ratings
-Fake name, real phone leads to $15,000 tire scam arrest: Police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): October Senior Center events
-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): Traffic advisory for movie filming today in Shrewsbury
-Community remembers chief who was happy to be there
-Paxton restores services after override success
-New owners settle in at Table 12 in West Boylston
-Town counsel says Millbury Planning Board did not violate the state's open meeting law
-Westborough Fisher Street pedestrian bridge reopens
-Have a good laugh for a good cause
-Willard House announces the fourth annual David G. Gow Memorial Scholarship
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Niki Luparelli hosts Haunted Speakeasy in Worcester
-Art in the Heart of Main South October 18th
-Out & About: October in the Woo
>OPINION: Luis G. Pedraja: Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates past, embraces future
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 104 (28:24): Development and prosperity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to South High teacher who passed at 32
>SPORTS: NFL moves Patriots-Saints Week 6 game to earlier start time
-Patriots sign Jashaun Corbin to practice squad after Antonio Gibson injury
-Jayson Tatum’s stunning rehab and more Celtics training camp thoughts
-Holy Cross mourns the loss of Charles Buchta
>NATIONAL: Staffing concerns at F.A.A. air traffic control facilities amid shutdown (:53)
-Peace talks continue as Israel-Hamas War marks 2 years (2:16)
-Here are the F.B.I.'s 10 most wanted fugitives for 2025
-Tragic: Single mother killed by stray bullet during birthday trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Jet Ski operator injured after wave throws him from watercraft
-4 officers injured, 13 people arrested following protest on Boston Common (1:54). Article
>COLLEGES: Assumption faculty members promoted in Fall 2025
-Worcester State celebrates diverse identities at annual Unity Day
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Casino offering ghost-hunter $5,000 to investigate paranormal activity
>BUSINESS: Longtime Worcester wealth manager co-founds new business downtown
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings season preview — Little suspense
-Mass. business owners’ pessimistic view of economy worsened in September
>HOMES: How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
>SHOPPING: Post office to increase prices on some services ahead of the holiday season
>HEALTH: Above the Bar — A game-changing fitness experience
>FOOD: Beef prices reach record highs as droughts leave cattle inventory depleted
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "The Perfect Neighbor" (2:11)
>MOVIES: "Say Anything" director tricked John Cusack for boom box scene
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton's sister says she was "up all night praying" for ill country superstar in alarming post
-Jonah Hill shows off stunning weight loss in movie set photos
>ANIMALS: Litter of terrified kittens rescued from a parking garage (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins her second big lottery prize in 2 months
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Halloween display depicting house on fire sparks calls to 911. See it
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 64 today in Worcester
-The latest on this weekend's nor'easter (2:44)
-Fall foliage tracker: Colors past peak in Northern New England (:40)
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Grand jury indicts man in 2009 Patricia Santos cold case murder
-Related: Unsolved: Worcester -- "Where did Patricia Santos go?" (17:32)
-Family: Man who died in Worcester courthouse had survived after jumping there in 2016
-DCU Center's Sandy Dunn, Jim Moughan retire after decades
-Police pursuit locks down a Worcester high school Friday
-Worcester man claims $1 million on 100X Cashword scratch ticket
-Shrewsbury community coming together to support family of father killed in August (2:21). Article
-Lancaster barn fire sends thick smoke into the sky, roof collapses (:25)
-Table Hoppin': The Candy Shoppe in Millbury has a new owner
-Village Marketplace canceled Saturday
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:43): Concerns over Worcester police drone expansion
-T&G parent company partners with A.I.-powered answer engine Perplexity. Why it matters for local news
-The Guardian's Week in Review
>POLITICS: Worcester Elections Behind The Scenes, Vote by Mail (4:28)
-Worcester municipal election candidate open mic (29:58)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
->DINING OUT: TODAY! Pizzafest noon to 5
-ICYMI: Skydiver dies 3 days after incident in Orange
-Labor impasse at UMass Medical School: Lawmakers raise alarm
-Everything we know about the death of Enrique Delgado-Garcia, more than a year later
-Air traffic ops in Worcester, Boston and Bradley unaffected by federal shutdown: Officials
-Worcester lab creates out-of-this-world skincare with NASA's help (3:08)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): The Mac Maker elevates a French cookie
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Oktoberfest Sunday at Seven Saws
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Superintendent Joseph Sawyer to leave job at end of school year
-Worcester jury convicts John Yang of second-degree murder in 2013 Fitchburg slaying
-Welcome Blanket, a handmade blanket donation event
-Douglas Historical Society presents Deborah Sampson's Secret October 15th
-Sutton Garden Club to host presentation on cold frames
-$100,000 donation to bring frozen treats, learning opportunities to Shrewsbury
-Dam Day is Sunday in Clinton
-Route 117 bridge ahead of schedule
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Deep Roots Distillery opening new location in Brimfield
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Close Enemies, "The Librarians" and WCUW benefit celebrating John Prine
-Radio Worcester (16:56): Charlton native Erica Vanstone champions roller derby’s authentic spirit in new book
-Polar Park to host "Fright Nights at the Field"
-Henry VIII's wives will rule in musical "SIX" in Worcester
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Time for some Tool Time
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. stands tall in a monster corn maze
-WCCA-TV Special (36:24): Italian Heritage Parade
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to highly decorated veteran who spent 42 years in Air Force and Air National Guard
>SPORTS: Patriots-Saints kicks off massive stretch of New England football
-Carlton Davis explains how Mike Vrabel’s team-building approach has benefited Patriots
-Bill Belichick, U.N.C. forced to make statement during storm of negative press
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey falls at Boston College, 4-2
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to Maine, 5-2
-Celtics legend Paul Pierce comments on L.A. D.U.I. arrest: "I’m old"
-Savannah Bananas to play at Gillette Stadium for first time in 2026
-Former South star Angelo LaRose hopes to parlay passion for football into NFL scouting job
>CARS: Toyota recalls over 54,600 Sienna Hybrid vehicles
>NATIONAL: Massive explosion destroys plant in Tenn., 19 people are missing, feared dead (1:42)
-Texas rules out serial killer after 16 bodies found in Houston bayous
-Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado wins Nobel Peace Prize
-Tragic: Mom pinned, killed by S.U.V. while checking on baby (1:13). Article
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver dies following fiery 3-car crash on Cape Cod
-Video shows freight train destroy car on the tracks in Andover (3:11)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross opens its new front door
-Political journalist Jonathan Martin to speak at Worcester State
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Understanding airline passengers' rights during shutdown (2:25)
-Holiday Inn Express adds scent-based alarm clocks to rooms
>BUSINESS: $110 million in funding for Westborough firm’s Kentucky plant cut
-Mass. debut of Marijuana Venture Interchange draws retailers and vendors to Worcester
-ChatGPT safeguards can be hacked to access bioweapons instructions — despite past safety claims: report
>SHOPPING: Pressure cookers sold at Aldi recalled after customers suffer severe burns
>HOMES: What you need to know about the Mass. real estate market this fall (3:40)
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor addresses concerns amid new teen vaping data (2:19). Article
>FOOD: KFC brings back Original Honey BBQ sauce. Here's when
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The Truth About Jussie Smollett?" (2:19)
>MOVIES: "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" review: Jeremy Allen White rocks as The Boss — even if his voice doesn't
>CELEBRITY: Lori Loughlin "devastated" after split from husband
-Moody Blues singer John Lodge dies at 82 "suddenly and unexpectedly"
>HISTORY: Inside the chilling heart of Clinton’s hidden tunnel (:55)
>ANIMALS: Half-a-pound kitten grows up to be a (tiny) king (2:25)
>GOOD NEWS: Hairdresser gives women their confidence back after hair loss (2:50)
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, watch police chase runaway inflatable pumpkin
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