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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Gardner man accused of robbing, murdering neighbor set for trial
-Alleged scammer from New York arrested after targeting area woman
-Local restaurants step up to feed S.N.A.P. families during shutdown
-Related: How a S.N.A.P. card can still get you food during the shutdown (3:49)
-Related: Radio Worcester (8:33): Juniper Outreach founder Julie McDonald on how school pantries feed Worcester’s hungry kids
-Related: Town by town Mass. map shows where S.N.A.P. cuts will hit hardest
-Earlier: Central Mass. food pantries brace for impact as S.N.A.P. funds dry up
-Earlier: Schools in Worcester County brace for increased student hunger from S.N.A.P. cuts
-"The irony is not lost on me": Pernet Family Health shows off food pantry
-New funding in Worcester reserved for small nonprofits that often lose out on grant money
-Opening date for Worcester chicken restaurant pushed back for second time
-The Mac Maker delivers tasty treats online, and at local pop-ups
-Worcester debuts new Grafton Hill neighborhood marker
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Funding, faces and fallout
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in brief for October
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:41): Partisanship, Polar Park and police oversight
>POLITICS: District 5 candidate José Rivera promises "decorum," no "political theatrics"
-Manny Jae Media (59:27): Ted Kostas, candidate for Worcester City Councillor, District 4
-Seeking unprecedented eighth term as mayor, Petty says experience can help navigate rough waters
-Public schools, leadership style prove flashpoints in Worcester mayoral debate (w/video)
-Communication, accountability are themes in District 4 Councilor Luis Ojeda's campaign
-Meet the candidates: Robert Bilotta puts housing, safety center of race
-Radio Worcester's The Roundup (23:37): How campaigns can truly engage voters
>DINING OUT: Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Chicken Sandwiches (5:45)
-ICYMI: Driver dies after car slams into stone wall in Charlton
-Cause of damaging blaze on Main Street remains unknown to investigators
-Worcester man found in Leicester cemetery after early morning vehicle stop
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Composting 8 to 2:30 Saturday
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Gale Free Library children's room renovations underway
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 vehicles collide on Route 20 in Shrewsbury during rainy conditions
-Hurlbut ready for new chapter, but will help first
-Sterling calls on fire chief to serve as interim during search
-New members inducted into the Millbury Women's Club
-Grafton Historical Society to host presentation on the history of travel
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Duo Piano Gala, "Small Things," Sapling, and more ...
-Tell-tale hearts gather for "Edgar Allan Poe Double Header"
-100 FM The Pike (15:29): T.J. Miller talks about pronouncing "Worcester", being "rock savvy" and his disdain of Goober
-Orchestre National de France begins U.S. tour at Mechanics Hall
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: You are not better — just luckier
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Open letter
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime sixth grade teacher in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s connection with Kayshon Boutte built on trust
-"Looking to buy": NFL insider shares Patriots trade deadline intel
-Bill Belichick wins first A.C.C. game
-Celtics beat 76ers in NBA Cup, 109-108
-Holy Cross football hosts Lafayette on Family Weekend and Senior Day
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball previews
-Holy Cross men’s hockey ties with Sacred Heart, wins shootout
-Auburn's Owen Fitzgerald has Assumption on top of Northeast-10
-Railers fall to Reading, 2-1
>NATIONAL: FBI: Multiple people arrested in Michigan in a Halloween attack plot
-L.A. firefighters told to ditch site that turned into Palisades inferno: report
-Olympic hopeful allegedly stabbed Uber driver to death because she felt "cooped up"
-Tragic: Funeral home displays wrong body at memorial service, leading relative to suffer heart attack: kin
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman, 41, found dead in Ware backyard; investigation underway
-Spike in paving schemes left family with driveway disaster (4:14). Article
>COLLEGES: Life in the First Year Lane: Field hockey, fire science, and finding community at Anna Maria
-Students showcase their work at ClarkFEST
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most expensive places to visit in the U.S.
-The best independent bookstores to visit in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Worcester cybersecurity firm names Chief Marketing Officer
-Mass. casino revenue dips almost 9% in September
>SHOPPING: Sustainable fashion: Arts and crafts giving old clothes new life (1:47)
>HOMES: Some in Central Mass. will see lower natural gas bills this winter
>HEALTH: Teva Pharmaceuticals recalls blood pressure medication
>FOOD: Ongoing illnesses, deaths reported linked in listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Peacock and Apple TV launch new streaming bundle
>MOVIES: New romance "Regretting You" hits theaters (3:17)
-New movies on streaming: "Eleanor the Great," "The History of Sound" and more
>CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck better together after split
>HISTORY: Forgotten Mass.: The ruins of Rutland Prison Camp (1:00)
>ANIMALS: Family spots and rescues a mama and pups living in the trash (1:35)
>GOOD NEWS: Sentimental set of numbers nets Norwood father, son 8 winning lottery tickets
-Meanwhile, in Florida, 6 nudists arrested for stripping down at the wrong beach
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 63 today in Worcester
+Noon: Damaging winds likely, heavy rain possible with storm (4:56)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Save $1 per gallon on gas Wednesday in Clinton
+Noon: Jimmy's Tavern & Grill in Shrewsbury set to close after 15 years
+Noon: State seeks developer to transform former girls school in Lancaster into walkable neighborhood
+Noon: No joke: Sasha Velour "Travesty" show to shine in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Circus Trees, Sarah Louise French drop new tunes
-After T&G stories, some improvements seen on Salisbury Street
-D.A. identifies motorcyclist from Holden killed in wreck on I-190 in Lancaster
-Worcester police find loaded gun during Main St. traffic stop
-Judge refuses to delay lawsuit against Turtleboy and Karen Read (1:06)
-Emergency response drill planned today at Worcester Regional Airport
-10-year-old takes a problem to Worcester City Hall—and gets results
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-4 Holy Cross students build new relationship with Worcester after spending the summer researching the city
-How a Wachusett athlete beat scoliosis to play football
-New Worcester Business Journal Editor Mark Conti looks forward to telling stories that resonate with the business community
-District backs down on key policies in Worcester school zone controversy
-Audit finds widespread mismanagement at Mass. Unemployment
-Radio Worcester (22:00): City Manager explains Worcester’s “Disrupting the Cycle” homelessness strategy
-Worcester County E.V. adoption grows, still trails state peers
>DINING OUT: Worcester institution makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Old School Restaurants (5:18)
-New Worcester cafe brings global flavors to Chandler Street this fall
-ICYMI: Worcester among 5 cities at high risk to see home prices decline by 2027
-Worcester County Wonders: Hannah's specialty served up on Lincoln St.
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Board of Selectmen to interview candidates for open School Committee seat on Monday
-Gale Free Library dedication emerges from history
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's Friday and Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Invasive spotted lanternfly found in Dudley, state officials say
-Spencer selectmen to consider changes to town’s form of government
-Central Mass. towns to vote on nearly $12 million loan for school repairs, public safety positions
-Southbridge establishes building committees, advances data center moratorium
-Shrewsbury honors retiring employee
-USA Today names best Mass. apple orchard, ranks fall favorite destinations in New England
-Fall for apples: The harvest is in
-Police logs from Northborough, Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Central Mass. Irish Festival returns for second year in Winchendon (3:33)
-Kenny Chesney adds second show at Gillette Stadium
-Ed Sheeran claims family "abandoned" him over Macklemore controversy
-Carlos Odría and RioFlow to bring Latin Jazz Fusion to Southbridge
-Radio Worcester (16:13): What should Worcester’s cultural future look like?
>OPINION: Lauren Cilley: The only hike my kids don’t complain about
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 229 (27:44): Sam Pinto and Jim Haffty talk sports
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:03): Worcester police oversight vote and racist incident at Y.W.C.A. mural
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who had a long and successful career in legal services
>SPORTS: NFL makes rule change after stunning Patriots reveal
-Holy Cross women’s hockey season preview
>CARS: Tesla reopens Roadster reservations – but you'll need $50,000
>NATIONAL: S.N.A.P. cuts may push families into hunger, strain food banks (2:25)
-Ukraine unleashes over 1,000 drones in record-breaking blitz on Moscow
-Tragic: Man accidentally kills girlfriend while "playing" with gun —then kills himself: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy's attorney requests investigation into holdout juror, asks judge to dismiss criminal case
-Mass. gas prices jump 7 cents this week, 36 cents this month
>COLLEGES: At Clark, author describes generational impact of Holocaust in new book
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. issues dire robbery warning for Americans traveling to Cambodia
>BUSINESS: From Socktober to Little League to charity bike rides, community banks are more than just money
-LPL Financial Research: What's holding up record margins?
-Fast-growing, high-paying jobs that don't need a college degree
>HOMES: Why you should check in with your oil company ahead of winter (2:36)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports no longer recommending e-scooters
>HEALTH: GLP-1 prescriptions rise among under 12 despite F.D.A. limit (2:48). Article
>FOOD: Pickle snacks are surging in popularity as sales hit record high, led by Gen Z
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 4 of "The Diplomat" on Netflix (2:34)
>MOVIES: 23 years later, a "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days" sequel is in the works
>CELEBRITY: Cindy Crawford’s son Presley Gerber dies at 27 (:57). Article
-Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky welcomed newborn daughter via surrogate: report
>ANIMALS: Abandoned dog wastes away until someone changes his life (2:27)
>HISTORY: New Charles Manson tapes reveal what may have sparked Sharon Tate murders
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman stories about those who went above and beyond for patients (31:12)
-Meanwhile, Florida Man driver crashes pickup while applying deodorant behind the wheel
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