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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man indicted after decades living as dead citizen
+6:00: Public bathrooms in Worcester? City Council agrees they're needed
+6:00: Worcester library director Jason Homer leaving for Baltimore
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open season with home series against Maine
+Noon: Worcester Vice detectives arrest 2 in Mott Street gun and drug investigation
+Noon: Man arrested after he was found inside R.V. at Davis Auto Repair in Leicester
+Noon: Done deal? As M.W.R.A. looks to draw more from Quabbin, some feel powerless
+Noon: Dexter Drumlin offers a dreamscape of seasonal colors
+Noon: Things to Do: "Spamalot," 38 Special with Tim Charron, and more ...
+Noon: Feature: Silver Scream Con 5
+Noon: Decades by DeZyne to headline Pet Rock Festival
-Attorney General's report names Worcester Diocese as survivors blast priest names being withheld (1:38). Article
-Related: State report finds more than 200 children abused in Worcester Diocese
-Related: Report says Worcester Diocese shelved investigations, misled public, shredded notes
-Related: What the bombshell report reveals about the Worcester Diocese: 7 takeaways
-Experts say muted body cams during response to City Councilor Kate Toomey's crash raise questions
-Earlier: 911 call, witness account raise more questions about car crash involving Councilor Toomey
-Earlier: Newly released Worcester police report provides details on councilor's crash
-Season's greetings a childhood memory as cheery Pleasant Market owners retire
-Worcester home prices rise as sales, inventory fall in August
-WPI researcher seeks clues to problems in tiny hearts
-Radio Worcester (29:04): From Girls Club alumna to Board Chair: Pam Daly’s Girls Inc. journey
-Foundation awards new scholarships
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for September
-Last call: Craig Mortley channels social justice work into advocacy at Y.W.C.A.
>DINING OUT: Getting chicken tenders at the restaurant that invented them (:59)
-Central Mass. restaurant grabs top spot in ranking of places to get a ribeye in Mass.
-ICYMI: Internal probe details missteps by police in UMass Medical School officer crash
-Life sentence for 2021 murder of Erica Lara at Hotel Vernon
-Worcester announces new campaign against racism after student-athletes targeted (2:10). Article
-Prosecutors raise questions about self-defense claim in woman's murder trial
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Walking tour of Holden's Historic District Saturday
-October Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police seize cocaine from erratic vehicle
-New Jersey man arrested in Shrewsbury on multiple sexual assault charges involving minor
-Fitchburg man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography
-Police: Suspect in string of Westborough summertime car break-ins arrested
-Uxbridge man charged with violating restraining order for cutting off wife’s access to home security cameras
-Auburn police seek vehicle after dog struck, killed on Stone Street
-Select Board: Westborough town manager "exceeding" job standards
-Oxford voters could decide whether to rename Board of Selectmen
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo Friday at the VUE, Saturday at Val’s
>SHOWTIME: What fans need to know for Zach Bryan's weekend Gillette shows
-New Smile Gallery celebrates Worcester icon that went around the world
-Booklovers Gourmet to feature Judy Murphy's "The Colors of Life" in October
-"What Does Hope Look Like?" exhibit comes to Jacob Edwards Library
>OPINION: Michael Moore: How state can thwart rogue A.I. cyberattacks
-Charlotte Pomerleau: My 5-year-old is obsessed with Michael Myers, and yeah, he’s seen the movie
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:37): New reporting on Councilor Toomey's crash
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 170 (27:44): Mass. Academy of Math and Science at WPI
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was very devoted to her faith and her Armenian culture
>SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel responds to rumor of rift with Drake Maye
-Patriots Stock Watch: Maye wasn’t the only letdown in loss to Jaguars
-NFL Week 4 schedule, TV and announcers
-Red Sox season comes to an end in 9-2 loss to rival Yankees
-Holy Cross women's ice hockey to face Assumption Thursday
-Holy Cross men's basketball practice report (1:15): Colin Richey
>NATIONAL: Flight to Israel makes emergency landing after cockpit fight (1:45)
-Grim new details revealed in Cornell student's account of alleged gang rape
-Stop Insider Trading Act bill stopped in Senate
-Tragic: 78-year-old man killed by falling tree during nor’easter (:17)
>NEW ENGLAND: Will this shocking Mass. murder case finally go to trial? (2:30)
-Mass. moves to overhaul nursing home oversight. Here’s what could change
-New poll finds strong voter support for auditing the Legislature holding steady
>COLLEGES: How much does college cost now? What data shows
-Assumption launches exclusive Dow Jones Investing in Education partnership
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney ticket prices could surge in October: What to know
-Missed flights, bad weather and hotel woes rack up travel costs
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. Real estate forum: Developers see promise, hurdles in Central Mass. growth
-LPL Financial Research: Stock market’s wall of worry gets taller
-Chicago firm buys Boylston distribution site for $90 million
-UMass Memorial Health names new chief financial officer
>HOMES: Septic Smart Week Tip No. 6: Don't overload the commode
>HEALTH: F.D.A. elevates nationwide blood pressure medication recall to Class II
-Mass. vax rates help prevent measles outbreaks, gaps persist (3:19)
>FOOD: The 21 best cider doughnuts in Mass., ranked for 2026 (3:23)
-7-Eleven, Circle K fail government price-accuracy inspections: study
>TV/STREAMING: Does Peacock offer a free trial or student discount?
-Trailer for new Netflix series, "The New Stanford Prison Experiment" (2:10)
>MOVIES: Tom Cruise "Digger" movie reviews are brutally split
>CELEBRITY: Elliot Page not getting many offers after "The Odyssey" role
-Casey Affleck on Matt Damon, Chris Nolan, being a Hollywood outsider
>ANIMALS: Stubborn swan leads rescuers on chase for very important reason (1:59)
>HISTORY: What flying really cost in the 1950s and ’60s
>GOOD NEWS: Sister, 24, donates kidney, saves 22-year-old brother's life after rare diagnosis
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear crashes farmers' market to snack on baked goods (1:12)
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Line cooks, servers and bartenders, Shrewsbury St. restaurant
-Full-time police officer, town of Leicester
-Interns at Unity Radio
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-11 clergy members identified in the Worcester Diocese abuse investigation
-Related: Worcester Diocese abuse survivors push for sweeping legal reforms
-Earlier: Attorney General's report names Worcester Diocese as survivors blast priest names being withheld (1:38). Article
-Earlier: State report finds more than 200 children abused in Worcester Diocese
-Earlier: Report says Worcester Diocese shelved investigations, misled public, shredded notes
-Earlier: What the bombshell report reveals about the Worcester Diocese: 7 takeaways
-Recycler to central, southeast Worcester: Clean up act on contaminants
-Public bathrooms in Worcester? City Council agrees they're needed
-Worcester man indicted after decades living as dead citizen
-Worcester Vice detectives arrest 2 in Mott Street gun and drug investigation
-Today! Worcester Black Excellence Awards Friday
-The purpose behind Worcester’s honoring Black Excellence Celebration
-Lottery open for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
-You can rappel down the side of a 110-foot Worcester building for charity. Here's how
-Worcester library director Jason Homer leaving for Baltimore
-Radio Worcester (15:09): Worcester Irish Cultural Festival returns to Polar Park
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Leominster restaurant (4:44)
-Getting chicken tenders at the restaurant that invented them (:59)
-ICYMI: Experts say muted body cams during response to City Councilor Kate Toomey's crash raise questions
-Earlier: 911 call, witness account raise more questions about car crash involving Councilor Toomey
-Earlier: Newly released Worcester police report provides details on councilor's crash
-Season's greetings a childhood memory as cheery Pleasant Market owners retire
-Worcester home prices rise as sales, inventory fall in August
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Town celebrates 2 community awards
-Walking tour of Holden's Historic District Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek video after dog killed by vehicle
-Man arrested after he was found inside R.V. at Davis Auto Repair in Leicester
-Photos: Truck seen removing Flock cameras at Grafton intersection following town deactivation
-Scoreboard coming to Grafton High School ballfield
-After car plows into Shrewsbury police headquarters, new road design planned for municipal campus
-Done deal? As M.W.R.A. looks to draw more from Quabbin, some feel powerless
-Healthy living event Saturday to bring music, wellness resources to Sturbridge Common
-Dexter Drumlin offers a dreamscape of seasonal colors
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo Friday at the VUE, Saturday at Val’s
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Spamalot," 38 Special with Tim Charron, and more ...
-Broadway's Laura Benanti, Patrick Page bring shows to Boston (3:20)
-Decades by DeZyne to headline Pet Rock Festival
-Salem celebrating 400 years as Haunted Happenings kick off (2:16)
>OPINION: Greeting cards? Joe Fusco Jr.'s wife, Cyndi, has the winning hand
-Kyra Brissette and Andrew Zucker: State tests are leaving students unprepared for today’s information challenges
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:37): New reporting on Councilor Toomey's crash
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (59:33): The upcoming Worcester visit of Father Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse practitioner for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Is Patriots quarterback Drake Maye dealing with shoulder injury?
-Jayson Tatum ready to lead new-look Celtics in aftermath of Jaylen Brown trade
-Holy Cross women's hockey team ties Assumption, wins shootout. Postgame interview (1:35)
-Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open season with home series against Maine
-100 FM The Pike (9:03): Coach Bill Riga on the upcoming season and Cross City Classic
-Holy Cross men's hockey season preview
-Sader Stories Podcast (22:58): Men's hockey season preview
-"Don't carry the weight": Assumption golfer opens up about mental health
>CARS: Auto insurer sending refunds to thousands of customers (2:41)
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injection doses (:36)
-Who qualifies for $500 A.C.A. refund check? Payments start going out
-Gen Z and millennials turn to gambling and A.I. to tackle debt
-Tragic: Woman diagnosed with rare form of leukemia after being prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman sitting on bench outside Boston hospital killed by car (1:40)
-Poll: Voter support for auditing legislature holding steady
-Other states sue Massachusetts over abortion shield laws
>COLLEGES: At Worcester State, balance on the court, in the classroom and beyond
-WPI researcher Robert Krueger coauthors report on data sovereignty in Latin America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How hotels are engineering our emotions
-This North American city is an underrated bagel capital
>BUSINESS: Prescott Street office building sells for $16 million
-LPL Financial Research: Stock market’s wall of worry gets taller
-Local credit union names third C.E.O. this year
-Developer proposes 2 70,000-square-foot warehouses for underutilized Westborough office complex
>SHOPPING: New in the Woo: The Little Vintage Studio
>HOMES: 3 easy ways to eliminate kitchen clutter, stop overspending
>HEALTH: H.P.V. vaccine linked to sharp drop in cervical cancer death (3:02)
-Consuming sugar early in life linked to higher risk of anxiety (3:26)
>FOOD: Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England
-30% of Americans eat fewer fresh vegetables after "explosive diarrhea" virus outbreak: poll
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Love is Blind: Boston" on Netflix (1:56)
-"Survivor" alum Rick Devens wins "Big Brother 28"
>MOVIES: Holy Cross professor: "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" winks and blows a blood‑soaked kiss at horror films of queer past
>CELEBRITY: Rob Lowe names his best on-screen kiss
-Dennis Haskins, "Saved by the Bell" principal, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Terrified kitten dodging traffic makes an incredible turnaround (1:44)
>HISTORY: Monticello D.N.A. evidence points to Thomas Jefferson and Hemings
>GOOD NEWS: Joe Jonas surprises child waiting for transplant at Boston hospital (:44). Article
-Meanwhile, professional stuntman performs 47-second handstand while on fire
Latest obituaries | | Thursday's Highlights | | Today's horoscope | | Local Sports
Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Line cooks, servers and bartenders, Shrewsbury St. restaurant
-Full-time police officer, town of Leicester
See all Help Wanteds | | Job opening? Post it here for FREE today
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