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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 82 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Worcester police Officer Kurt Solomon’s cause of death revealed
+Noon: Lindsay Clancy "nervous" awaiting verdict, her attorney says (2:01)
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Motor City," "Hadestown: The Musical" and more
-Owner letting historic tavern in Worcester fall into decay, no plans for restoration
-How Solomon family tragedy became a case study in true crime obsession
-True Crime Report (Steve Huff): "Blue Hell": Another side of Karen Solomon
-In police defamation case, source questions for deputy chiefs off limits, for now
-Data centers, police, housing take center stage in Worcester House race debate
-Worcester early, in-person voting for Mass. primary runs through Friday
-New restaurant slated for former Shrewsbury Hooters location
-Area couple married nearly 70 years dies 5 days apart
-Anna Maria alum files legal objection to sale of campus
-Teachers, parents decry key aspect of Worcester school zone changes
-Worcester superintendent's Back to School Message (2:08)
-Worcester Public Schools opening 7 new libraries — but lacks books to fill shelves
-Years before the Centrum stage, Dolly Parton made her way to downtown Fitchburg
>DINING OUT: Beer boots and food that will blow you away at Worcester restaurant
-Billionaire family to buy historic Union Oyster House (:25). Article
-ICYMI: Family says goodbye to Kurt Solomon: "I love you, brother"
-UMass Memorial nurses ratify new contract. Here are the details
-Give your input on uses for ex-R.M.V. site at 611 Main Street in Worcester
-Forgotten Mass: Old Stone Church in West Boylston offers glimpse of life before the reservoir
-Popular restaurant in Greendale closes for maintenance, renovations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
-Jazzed Up Duo Friday and Saturday at Val's
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Road rage gun threat in Webster leads to 3 arrests, AR-15 pistol seizure
-3 arrested after 1 brandishes 2 butcher knives during confrontation between cousins in Clinton
-Clinton-based drug dealer arrested after police seize nearly kilogram of cocaine
-Dudley-Charlton lays out $11.2 million capital plan ahead of September vote
-Pet vaccine clinic Saturday in Shrewsbury
-Second annual West Boylston Touch-A-Truck event October 10th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Melissa Etheridge, Suicidal Tendencies, 2Slick Jazz ...
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:23)
-100 FM The Pike (19:52): Joanna Connor on playing with Buddy Guy, finding the Blues in Worcester
-For The Record LGBTQ history exhibit comes to Worcester library
-Gateway Players Theatre announces auditions for holiday play
>OPINION: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. and family take over Old Orchard Beach
-Randy Feldman: Worcester needs independent police review
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked for Wyman-Gordon for 62 years
>SPORTS: Patriots defense gives ugly performance in 37-13 loss
-Eliot Wolf explains why Patriots wanted Jaylen Reed in Kayshon Boutte trade
-Boston Bruins free Fan Fest coming to Worcester
-Crusader Quarterly with Kit Hughes
-Holy Cross football game day enhancements for 2026
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-1
>NATIONAL: More than 60 Americans among 1,400 missing after flash floods in Nepal and Tibet (1:55)
-Shocking aerial footage shows scale of Nepal’s flood disaster (5:48)
-2 die of measles in Pennsylvania, the first U.S. fatalities this year
-Tragic: Mom dies after going into burning house to save daughter
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (22:21): Jurors begin deliberations after hearing evidence for 5 weeks
-Man dead in shootout after stolen boat ends up in Rhode Island (:43)
>COLLEGES: Clark names 2 alumni to Board of Trustees
-Student contributions at WPI lead to new fibroid research (5:23). Article
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue unveils new lounge at Logan Airport (1:12)
-Your carry-on might be too big for the T.S.A.'s new scanners
>BUSINESS: Drug development in space: NASA awards Worcester firm $8 million
-LPL Financial Research: Stock market tug of war: Earnings vs. rates
-Spencer Technologies acquired by P.E.-backed firm
>HOMES: This historic Mass. mansion looks like a palace (1:09)
>SHOPPING: Target apologizes for "offensive" Halloween costume
>HEALTH: Tough Love Massage 2 to offer free 30-minute pain management treatments in Worcester
-Doctor says landmark settlement with Meta "just the beginning" (2:55)
>FOOD: "I ate the new Chick-fil-A Chicken & Waffles sandwich so you don't have to" (1:08)
-Cooking with Tiffany: Garlic butter pasta with grilled salmon, tomatoes and feta
>TV/STREAMING: Allison Janney on double Emmy nominations and why she’s having “the best time” playing the president on "The Diplomat"
>MOVIES: Trailer for "The Social Reckoning" (2:32)
>CELEBRITY: Hayden Panettiere's life and final months: A timeline
-Blake Lively dealt humiliating blow after requesting $8 million payout from Justin Baldoni
>ANIMALS: 2-day-old kitten meets a mama cat who loves her like her own (1:52)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Hadwen Park in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Son surprises father at work after a year apart
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, wedding erupts into massive brawl caught on camera (1:37)
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Part-time data collectors, town of Holden
-All positions at Holden restaurant
-Kitchen staff at Worcester Chinese restaurant
-Bartenders and servers at Worcester restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
-Snow plow contractors, town of Shrewsbury
-Bartenders, Grafton Street restaurant
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