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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 68 today in Worcester
+5:00: The science behind fall foliage (3:46)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Sainthood effort for Worcester mother and activist suspended
+5:00: Shortcut to faster road, sidewalk resurfacing in Worcester proposed
+5:00: Auburn police seek missing 15-year-old James Tucci (pictured)
+5:00: Patrick Stewart, "Star Trek" captain and "X-Men" superhero, dies at 86
+Noon: Worcester man charged in church child rape case is a sex offender, records show
+Noon: 4 arrested in Southbridge drug raid; Police seize suspected crack, fentanyl
+Noon: Things to Do: Diwali celebration, Gershwin and Ellington celebrated
+Noon: A game of Worcester: Creating a Halloween Dungeons & Dragons adventure
+Noon: Joe Fusco Jr. hedges his bets on a 40th anniversary meal
-New plan proposes big changes for Worcester's trash and recycling
-Using new technology, Shrewsbury police save life of lost elderly woman
-2 Central Mass. hospitals join suit alleging Eli Lilly & Co. puts patient privacy at risk
-5 lawsuits filed against SMC, developer of former Table Talk site
-How an officer’s idea for a safer Halloween led to a 12-year Worcester tradition
-Worcester Public Library buys digital archives of T&G, city newspapers
-Worcester commission weighs independent police oversight
-Adrian’s Army stands with young athlete as he battles cancer
-Worcester election voter guide: Candidates, ballot questions and where to vote
-Norrback Avenue School Trunk or Treat (1:18)
-Worcester Educational Development Foundation News (1:44)
>DINING OUT: Best of Mass. Burgers, Part 1: See who kicks off our top picks (2:47). Article
-Big audience, small price, and your restaurant in the spotlight on The 016
-Wan Wang voted Worcester’s best Chinese restaurant
-ICYMI: Westborough police chief on leave was allegedly "hammered drunk" in cruiser (2:44). Article
-Bishop McManus alerted to priest's "increasingly disturbing behavior" earlier than previously known
-LISTEN: The 9-1-1 call that led police to find the suspect in killing of Worcester police officer Kurt Solomon
-Tempers flare in Worcester courtroom in case of body found in Paxton woods
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Vacancy on Agricultural Commission
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Family settles racial discrimination case with Millbury Public Schools
-Blackstone firefighters, state hazmat team respond to mercury spill at residence
-Sturbridge Lead Dispatcher Barbara Boiteau honored ahead of retirement
-Traffic advisory Thursday in Leicester
-Leicester voters overwhelmingly approve $49.8 million high school project at Town Meeting
-Spencer to begin review of nearly 30-year-old Governmental Act
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Band looking for a regular monthly gig
>SHOWTIME: Saturday night's all right for haunting: Halloween events around
-100 FM The Pike (11:55): Jay Stratton's book hopes to break open truth about U.A.P. (U.F.O.s)
-Tom Jones postpones tour dates to recover from illness
-Last Call: Juan Perez, author, community organizer
>OPINION: Karen Trainor: All about pumpkins
-Peter Enrich and Jessica Tang: Question 5 would lead to deep cuts in services that communities rely on
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:57): Police oversight, housing and voter registration
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to guitarist from Worcester whose bands opened for Aerosmith and REO Speedwagon
>SPORTS: Why are the Patriots losing the turnover battle? (5:53)
-Patriots tight ends Hunter Henry, Eli Raridon stepping up at perfect time
-Boston researchers share new estimate of C.T.E. in ex-NFL players
-NFL Week 8 schedule, TV and announcers
-Sader Stories (26:38): Women's basketball season preview
-Free Crusader Tip Off Event slated for Thursday
-Local football legend, Super Bowl champion dies at 83. Tribute
>NATIONAL: Ebola outbreak in Congo surpasses 10,000 cases (2:25)
-Ted Bundy linked to another Utah teen's 1974 murder: Prosecutor
-Crooks have pulled off $100 million in A.I. data center equipment heists since June: report
-Tragic: Beauty queen, 22, dead after being struck by lightning in mother’s garden
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore case (2:55): Takeaways as prosecution rests in Matthew Farwell trial
>POLITICS: Explaining Ballot Question 1 (1:44): Expanding public records law
-Question 3 (2:49): Measure on the ballot would end party primaries
-Question 5 (1:27): Voters asked whether to cap state revenue growth
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C., Mount Wachusett C.C. share $204,000 in job training grants
>TRAVEL: The Odyssey cruise suspends global voyage over fuel costs, stranding passengers in Cambodia
>BUSINESS: Federal Reserve keeps rates unchanged despite elevated inflation, gives little signal of next move
-LPL Financial Research: Big numbers, big expectations: 3 keys to earnings season
-F.T.C. demands Walmart, Target, Uber hand over data on personalized pricing
>SHOPPING: Auburn furniture store closing its doors, but not before auctioning off 500+ items
>HOMES: 3 kitchen products worth the money and counter space
>HEALTH: Research shows more kids turning to chatbots for help during a crisis
-Blood sugar spikes may be linked to these controllable everyday habits: expert
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Easy quesadillas
-Walmart is using a sneaky trick to skimp on shrimp: lawsuit
>TV/STREAMING: Best Margaret Qualley movies on streaming
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Jumanji: Open World" (2:51)
>CELEBRITY: Glenn Close, 79, reveals why she’s using a cane after sparking concern
-Trisha Yearwood, 62, shows off slim figure in rare red carpet appearance
>ANIMALS: Puppy interrupts yoga class and chooses his forever mom (3:21)
>HISTORY: Front Street in Worcester looking toward Harrington Corner: 1870s
>GOOD NEWS: Quick stop after work earns man a $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man catches 20 paper planes in his mouth in a minute
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 70 today in Worcester
-The science behind fall foliage (3:46)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Sainthood effort for Worcester mother and activist suspended
-Shortcut to faster road, sidewalk resurfacing in Worcester proposed
-Worcester man charged in church child rape case is a sex offender, records show
-Authorities identify driver of car killed in crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
-Municipal leaders warn Westborough drone plan could set statewide precedent
-Today is last day of in-person early voting (1:27). Article
-She escaped Laos at 14. Today, she helps others feel at home
-What Worcester readers should know about cryptocurrency privacy
>DINING OUT: Best of Mass Burgers, Part 2: Numbers 20 to 11 (2:21)
-Your food deserves a bigger audience. Get more eyes on your restaurant on The 016
-Best of Mass. Burgers, Part 1: See who kicks off our top picks (2:47). Article
-ICYMI: New plan proposes big changes for Worcester's trash and recycling
-Using new technology, Shrewsbury police save life of lost elderly woman
-5 lawsuits filed against SMC, developer of former Table Talk site
-How an officer’s idea for a safer Halloween led to a 12-year Worcester tradition
-Worcester Public Library buys digital archives of T&G, city newspapers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Vacancy on Agricultural Commission
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek missing 15-year-old James Tucci
-4 arrested in Southbridge drug raid; police seize suspected crack, fentanyl
-Grafton students bringing S.T.E.M.-related fun to younger peers
-Housing leaders tour Auburn’s Mary D. Stone apartments at regional roundtable
-As David Prouty school project winds down, committee approves general requirements funding
-Dad’s Restaurant in Charlton to close after 33 years
-Shrewsbury Public Library celebrates 10 years of expanded, renovated facility
-Shrewsbury Select Board update
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Band looking for a regular monthly gig
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Diwali celebration, Gershwin and Ellington celebrated
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
-Saturday night's all right for haunting: Halloween events around
-A game of Worcester: Creating a Halloween Dungeons & Dragons adventure
-Noah Kahan tour coming to Fenway Park for 4 concerts (:25)
>OPINION: Joe Fusco Jr. hedges his bets on a 40th anniversary meal
-Adam Guren: Ballot Question 7 spreads the burden of building housing
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:57): Police oversight, housing and voter registration
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who taught foreign languages for 39 years
>SPORTS: Will Patriots make a big splash ahead of trade deadline?
-6 positions Patriots should try to upgrade at NFL trade deadline
-Bruins lose to Blues, 4-1
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey plays to scoreless tie with No. 11 UConn
-Holy Cross men’s hockey set to play home-and-home set with Bentley
-'Sader Stories (13:45): Patriot League Cross Country Championships preview
>NATIONAL: U.S. Homeland Security data breach exposes 40,000 employees
-Tragic: Florida dad drowns saving seagull
>NEW ENGLAND: Takeaways from Matthew Farwell defense witnesses' testimony (3:16)
-6 Lindsay Clancy jury notes revealed as prosecutors ask judge to deny her bid to get charges tossed
-Maine father arrested for 1-year-old daughter’s hypothermia death
>POLITICS: Ballot question 4: Election Day voter registration (1:17). Article
-Ballot question 5: Future state revenue growth limits for Mass. (2:37). Article
-Ballot question 8: Eliminating recreational marijuana sales (3:06)
>COLLEGES: Congressman advises Clark students to "turn anger into action"
>TRAVEL: Frontier sees a staggering 71% spike in airfare: report
>BUSINESS: 13 Central Mass. companies win state manufacturing awards
-LPL Financial Research: Big numbers, big expectations: 3 keys to earnings season
-Inside one of Massachusetts largest data centers (1:17)
>SHOPPING: Millie Moon diapers flagged as "unsafe" — Save on a trusted swap
>HOMES: Why now is the perfect time to face your homebuying fears
>HEALTH: Infections that can cause cancer (2:51)
-More young adults having strokes now than 30 years ago (2:31)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (1:07:52): Dr. Alissa Lamoureux, Dermatologist
>FOOD: Cooking with Tiffany: Keeping your workspace organized while preparing a meal
-Burger King debuts limited-edition Hello Kitty Jr. Kids' Meal
>TV/STREAMING: 17 Patrick Stewart movies and shows to stream in his honor
>MOVIES: Jennifer Lawrence finally confirms "Hunger Games" return in "Sunrise"
>CELEBRITY: Patrick Stewart, "Star Trek" captain and "X-Men" superhero, dies at 86
-What to know as 6 women testify in Russell Brand rape and sexual assault trial in London
>ANIMALS: Family faces heartbreaking choice: Give up puppy to save him (2:13)
>HISTORY: Gloucester remembers the crew of the Andrea Gail, 35 years after they were lost during "Perfect Storm"
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery player wins $1.9 million from her first-ever online game
-Meanwhile, man moves ice cubes with his mouth to break Guinness World Record
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-Part-time barista, Downtown Worcester bakery
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