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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
-Part-time busser, Worcester restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-State declares "imminent jeopardy" to patients at Worcester nursing home
-In aftermath of death of Worcester recruit, State Police revamp academy before Monday's recruit class
-Gov. Healey spotlights Worcester maternal health programs
-You know Tina Vo as "Live To Eat Food." We know her as a 2-time Clarkie
-North America’s largest South Asian supermarket officially opens in Shrewsbury: See inside
-Goretti's supermarket in Millbury, family-run for decades, set to be sold
-Hebert Candies in Shrewsbury among Phantom Gourmet's Best Chocolate and Candy Shops (4:18)
-Mass. D.O.T.: Amazon needs state OK for Westborough drones
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Worcester schools show academic gains, but high school M.C.A.S. scores remain a concern
-Worcester Educational Development Foundation Distinguished Alumni Event (1:03:26)
-How energy debt is straining 800,000 Mass. utility customers
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: Noel Inoa found not guilty of murder, freed after 14 years in prison
-Fuller guilty of first-degree murder in '22 case of man found in Paxton woods
-After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
-"Professional tenants" plead guilty to widespread rental fraud (5:19). Article
-Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
-City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Today! Halloween in Holden Saturday
-Today! Leaf and brush drop-off 8 to 2:30
-Among Friends Senior Newsletter for November
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Barre's former D.P.W. head fined for double-dipping with state job
-Shrewsbury Recreation Department's Truck or Treat on Saturday
-Medication take-back day in Shrewsbury
-Leominster man arrested for pointing gun at mother who asked him to turn down music at Taco Bell
-Southbridge schools outline safeguards for student data, cybersecurity
-After 25 years, Allie Lane to step away from Northborough Recreation Department
-Charlton moves trick-or-treating earlier this year
-Dudley police assist in arrest of wanted suspect, seize stolen gun and suspected drug distribution evidence
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-Worcester’s Kwaku Awuah unveils "More Than A Goal" trailer, plans local screening
-Unchained melodies: Inmates break creative bounds through OppoTUNEity
-Radio Worcester (11:35): Disney On Ice brings "Spotlight Magic!" to DCU Center
-BACHtoberfest Spotlight: Boris Giltburg
>OPINION: John Breyault: Think capping ticket prices will save you money? Think again
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 114 (16:12): Jocelyn Coughlin
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native whose life was cut short at age 22
>SPORTS: Legendary football writer Peter King talks Patriots dynasty (15:53)
-Albert Breer: Patriots’ potential trade targets ahead of deadline
-Celtics beat Knicks, 107-103 (1:58)
-Jaylen Brown's emoji reaction to Jayson Tatum video about trade goes viral (:43)
-100 FM The Pike (14:24): Fitzy's Friday Blitz: Pats lose to Da Bears, the unknown O-line and World Series
-Holy Cross football to face Bucknell on Saturday
-Holy Cross men's ice hockey earns win over Sacred Heart
-Wachusett defeats Nashoba, 3–1, on Dig Pink Volleyball Night
-Community Advocate Athlete of the Week: Connor Flaherty, Algonquin golf
>NATIONAL: Man hit and killed by Tesla in self-driving mode
-Wave of moms killing their kids in wake of Lindsay Clancy case may not be a coincidence: expert
-What to know about the security bug impacting wide swaths of the internet
-Tragic: Disabled toddler, grandparents found dead in murder-suicide after tragic 911 call pleas softly for "help"
>NEW ENGLAND: Revelations from Sandra Birchmore's therapist | Rachael Rollins on Matthew Farwell trial (2:19)
-Motion filed by Kevin Reddington to hold hearing about lone holdout juror in Clancy trial denied
-Boston Public Schools report on sex abuse, bullying allegations
>POLITICS: Ballot Question 1 aims to expand public records law (2:18)
-WCCA-TV Candidate Open Mic (10:56): Paul DePalo, Peter Durant
-Mass. moves up to second worst in U.S. for competitive elections
>COLLEGES: Worcester State, Fitchburg State get $3 million for graduation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Arizona’s Chiricahua "wonderland" becomes national park near SoCal
>BUSINESS: Oil prices hit 5-month high, Dow falls 700 points over fears of Iran strikes, A.I. spending
-N.W.B.A. Member Spotlight: Christina Escobar, W.B.D.C.
-The 30-day challenge that could save you serious money (2:27)
>SHOPPING: Auburn furniture store is closing. What customers should know
>HOMES: How big can you build a single-family home?
>HEALTH: Smart watches | How useful is the sleep information? (2:36)
-What to know about testicular cancer: A local doctor explains (2:25). Article
>FOOD: Mulled drinks to spice up the season
>TV/STREAMING: Matthew Perry's "harrowing" private funeral detailed for the first time in new doc
-Trailer for new 3-part documentary series on Netflix, "Taken: Natalee Holloway" (1:52)
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "By Any Means," "The Weight" and more
>CELEBRITY: Christopher Lloyd marks 88th birthday with "Back to the Future" nod
-Hollywood veteran Kevin Pollak spills wild secrets about craziest actor he's ever worked with
>ANIMALS: Dumped German Shepherd keeps waiting for owner to come back (1:51)
>HISTORY: Rare Apple-1 computer sells for record $1.15 million at auction
>GOOD NEWS: Son's gift earns dad a $100,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, watch Florida woman break world record with 639-pound hip thrust
Latest obituaries | | Friday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
-Plow truck drivers, town of Shrewsbury
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