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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
+5:00: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
+1:00: 4 businesses gutted by fire at Worcester strip mall (1:32)
-Earlier: Massive fire overnight destroys Worcester strip mall on Main Street (1:33). Article
+1:00: Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
+1:00: S.O.S. to fans — Don't miss Mania: The ABBA Tribute in Worcester
+1:00: Listen Up: New Day Without Love, Justin Arena music pushes boundaries
+1:00: Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson brings poetry, music to Workshop13
+1:00: Merrimack Repertory Theatre stages Stephen King favorite, "Misery"
-Worcester police renew call for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Motorcyclist killed in Sutton crash
-Route 20 in Worcester reopens after flooding
-Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157 million to Morgan Stanley
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Keeping Worcester warm: A decade of hope, help & hand-me-downs
-With medical misinformation impeding ability to deliver care, local providers have become frontline defenders of truth
-This Week in Worcester's statement on recent article, District 3 race and text messages7
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
-Radio Worcester (21:52): City Manager Eric Batista responds to civilian review board report
-Dogs found in Worcester on Perry Ave. and elsewhere
>POLITICS: At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
-Which candidates for mayor, City Council have raised most money?
-Worcester candidate profile: Jermoh Kamara for City Councilor At-Large
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for October
-ICYMI: Shooting investigation shuts down highway ramp in Worcester (:26). Article
-Worcester police launch test of new light on patrol vehicles
-Worcester police want your help: Naming their new comfort dog
-What's becoming of Chip Norton's Worcester properties?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Scout's book shares epilepsy experiences
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car bursts into flames after single-vehicle crash near Shrewsbury Price Chopper
-Auburn police promote senior patrolman to Sergeant
-Wendy's in Clinton nearing completion
-Tahanto students chosen for leadership recognition
-Radio Worcester (13:28): Southbridge High opens state's first sensory immersion room
-Clinton Athletic Hall of Fame welcomes first class
-Calendar being developed to include Nashoba demolition
-2 Grafton farms given grants to improve food security
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Sax man Deric Dyer to launch new album at party at Joe's Album's
-WICN Brian Barlow Concert Series Friday
-Bolton artist featured in library exhibit
>OPINION: W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Defenders of the truth
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (58:10): Advising Coordinator Jennie Guzman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who spent more than 30 years at the Post Office
>SPORTS: This surprising Patriots stat is powering Drake Maye’s passing success
-Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open home schedule against No. 6 Quinnipiac
-Holy Cross softball announces 2026 captains
-What we learned from Week 7 of high school football season; plus what to watch in Week 8 and Top 10
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 2
-Mass. Pirates leaving after 7 seasons in Worcester and Lowell
-U.S. announces joint bid to host 2031 Women’s World Cup
>CARS: Car insurance rates in Worcester
>NATIONAL: Excerpt of Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir released
-Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport is arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
-Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke pot can legally own guns
-Tragic: Father, 2 daughters killed in plane crash deep in the Montana wilderness
>NEW ENGLAND: Former Fall River Mayor Will Flanagan seriously injured in stabbing
-List of best places to live on East Coast includes Mass. city and 3 other New England spots
>COLLEGES: WPI projects granted $661,662 through new Mass. A.I. Hub
-Rabbi Klein Lecture at Assumption draws national experts to speak on Catholic-Jewish friendship
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 cities with unusual microclimates
-The cheapest U.S. cities for dining out
>BUSINESS: Amazon says it is making progress on restoring systems after outage (1:22)
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Radio Worcester (7:54): Ryan Kittredge on market outlook amid government shutdown
>SHOPPING: Dollar General has $10 Dolly Parton tumblers for a limited time
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Dozens of blind people can see thanks to revolutionary new microchip
-"Smart bomb" drug better than chemo for aggressive breast cancer
>FOOD: Philadelphia Cream Cheese sells cheesecake for the first time in history
>TV/STREAMING: Mariska Hargitay reacts to Chris Meloni’s surprise “Love You” line in "Law & Order: SVU" premiere
>MOVIES: "Social Network" sequel, "The Social Reckoning," gets 2026 release
>CELEBRITY: Kristen Bell sparks outrage over tone-deaf anniversary post to Dax Shepard
-Rachael Ray's most controversial moments: Dunkin' ad, slurred speech, "hate crime" recipe
>HISTORY: Speedy’s Drive In was an iconic Worcester destination
>ANIMALS: Street dog walks right up to woman's motorbike, asks for help (2:10)
>GOOD NEWS: Shelter's longest resident gets a surprise adoption party (1:40)
-Meanwhile, in Texas, order mix-up sparks bloody 7-person brawl inside burger joint
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Report: Another deficit projected for Polar Park fund this year
+Noon: Street sign dedicated to late Worcester activist Bill Coleman
+Noon: "Diner, Drive In & Die" returns to Ralph’s for alien-themed scare
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Berlin Meadows beckons with woodlands trails and more
+Noon: Burlesque stars to bring the glam at Cannery Hall show
-4 Worcester businesses destroyed in Main Street mall fire (1:55). Article
-Earlier: Massive fire overnight destroys Worcester strip mall (1:33). Article
-Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
-Worcester police cruisers keeping solid blue lights on (2:01). Article
-Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
-Man’s 5-month crime spree ends with 29 charges
-City Council wraps term with focus on streets, sidewalks and snow prep
-Worcester Academy opens $42 million, 72,000-square-foot Capozzoli Athletic Center
>POLITICS: Adwoa Sakyi-Lamptey eyes new perspective for Worcester School Committee
-At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
-Which candidates for mayor, City Council have raised most money?
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: Worcester police renew call for help finding missing 15-year-old girl
-Motorcyclist killed in Sutton crash
-Wood Partners sells Alta on the Row in Worcester for $157 million to Morgan Stanley
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): National Grid service day helps out at Camp Kinneywood
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
-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): Indian cuisine may be an option at Shrewsbury school cafeterias
-Charlton voters deny bid to allow guns in municipal buildings
-Voters at West Boylston town meeting reject school building study; put off drive-thru ban
-Sutton approves M.B.T.A. law-compliant zoning district
-3 hospitalized after rollover crash on Route 9 in Westborough
-Upcycling program creates textile treasures
-Annual Sterling Fire Department fundraiser has special component
-Bolton Eagle Scout bridges Rattlesnake Hill obstacle
-Paxton Center School "voters" choose yellow dog bone
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesdays at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: S.O.S. to fans — Don't miss Mania: The ABBA Tribute in Worcester
-Listen Up: New Day Without Love, Justin Arena music pushes boundaries
-Mass. Poet Laureate Regie Gibson brings poetry, music to Workshop13
-Merrimack Repertory Theatre stages Stephen King favorite, "Misery"
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester status quo caucus' war against police oversight
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (54:23): Brett Cotter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former area state Representative
>SPORTS: Patriots claim ex-Chargers linebacker Chris Murphy off waivers
-Patriots-Titans Stock Watch: Rhamondre Stevenson bounces back; TreVeyon Henderson stays quiet
-Bruins lose to Panthers, 4-3, in Marchand's emotional return
-Holy Cross men's hockey falls to No. 6 Quinnipiac
-Bridget Burke joins Holy Cross as Assistant Director of Athletics for Compliance
>CARS: Consumer Reports strategies to stretch every gallon of gas
>NATIONAL: White House agrees to cancel student debt for millions
-How the government shutdown is impacting farmers across America
-Man allegedly shot and killed mother's romantic fling mid-hookup in victim's truck
-Tragic: 4 teens killed in horrific head-on crash with wrong-way driver
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. says 1,406 Mass. arrests in latest operation
-Massachusetts considers adding Bitcoin to state reserves
>COLLEGES: WPI faculty awarded $600,000 Carnegie Corporation Grant for “mapping global China”
-How Holy Cross grad, biologist and educator Elizabeth Luoma became a Connecticut poet laureate
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 of the world’s most dangerous beaches
-Orlando named No. 1 happiest vacation destinations in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: OpenAI launches web browser to compete with Google Chrome
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Retirement savings loans: Do the rewards outweigh the risks?
>SHOPPING: Top Halloween costumes: "KPop Demon Hunters," "Wicked," and more
>HOMES: Mortgage payments have nearly doubled in the past decade. These counties saw biggest rise
>HEALTH: Parenting hack has prevented 60,000 kids from this allergy (:33). Article
-Scientists crack code on how dietary fiber shields your body from harmful sugar damage
>FOOD: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets available now. See 2025 designs
>TV/STREAMING: Stars of NCIS on new season premiere (5:29)
>MOVIES: "Alien" star Sigourney Weaver has met with Disney for a sequel
>CELEBRITY: Ben Stiller's kids call out actor for being absent during childhood
-Kevin Costner got into physical fight with "Yellowstone" co-star Wes Bentley that caused production shutdown: report
>HISTORY: Parthenon visible for first time without scaffolding in 20 years
>ANIMALS: Woman won't give up on poodles dumped off a highway (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Number coincidence leads woman to $250,000 lottery win
-Meanwhile, in California, wild bear wanders into zoo, interacts with resident bears
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