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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

  +6:00: Aaron Pennington still wanted 2 years after allegedly killing wife in Gardner (2:05). Article

  +6:00: Lawyer demands city of Worcester turn over records in sex crime investigation

  +6:00: Most serious charge dropped against motorist who struck girl, 13, on Shrewsbury Street

  +6:00: Empty lot now fills Main Street block where commercial building burned

  +6:00: 1 case against Turtleboy is dropped
  
  

  +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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