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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast! High of 70 today in Worcester
+6:00: World Smile Day: Worcester residents celebrate with kindness
+6:00: Hanover Theatre show canceled because of technical difficulties
+6:00: Clark, grad student union reach tentative agreement
+6:00: New movies on demand: "God’s Country," "Jeepers Creepers: Reborn," and more
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 16-year-old girl dies in I-190 crash
+Noon: FBI data: 2021's 25 most dangerous cities and towns in Massachusetts
+Noon: K9 chases down Southbridge driver who fled scene of crash in region, police say
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 7th
+Noon: Ray Mariano: Fruit trees on city streets and firefighters battling cancer
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend: "Derry Girls," "Let The Right One In" and more
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Glenn Church, of Ofgraveconcern
+Noon: The Faces of Worcester: Liz August
+Noon: Player safety concerns force Gardner High football to forfeit Week 5 game to Lunenburg
+Noon: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Moon
-Bakery plans to open permanent Worcester spot
-“We’re back.” Area restaurant that closed in 2021 after nearly 40 years will reopen
-"Giving back to community": Nationwide program reroofs Worcester WWII vet's home
-Worcester police seek to identify person for questioning
-Friend remembers Ryan Anderson, slain Millbury man, as "beautifully unique"
-Sheriff’s office hosts annual women’s self defense class
-Travel advisory issued by MassDOT for holiday weekend travel
-Appointments are still available for Worcester's Household Hazardous Waste Day on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Redemption Rock Brewing to release Salisbury Mansion, third beer collaboration with Worcester Historical Museum, this weekend
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Walker Hayes, Jamey Johnson, "Mean Girls" and more ...
-Worcester poet laureate: feelings is the basis of poetry
-Party like it's Halloween, and the 1920s, at The Haunted Speakeasy
-The Faces of Worcester: Melissa Pope
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifelong Worcester resident who volunteered at her church and children's elementary school
-ICYMI: Leicester man accused of striking and killing man in a wheelchair in Worcester, has 6 crashes, 2 OUI arrests on record
-Clark University graduate students, administration fail to reach agreement during 3-hour bargaining session amidst ongoing strike
-Related: Construction workers walk off Clark job site in solidarity with grad union strikers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Friday is deadline to register to vote at Holden Special Town Meeting
-Maine engineering firm buys Auburn firm
-Shrewsbury parks, recreation director Angela Snell says goodbye
-Lundgren buys up more of Southbridge Innovation Center with $6M acquisitions
-UMass Memorial Health-Harrington launches behavioral health emergency pod
-Fitchburg development and planning executive director leaving post
>SPORTS: Patriots QB Brian Hoyer placed on IR, paving way for Zappe to start Sunday
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-NFL Week 5 schedule, TV, announcers
-Coming up huge on special teams has helped Holy Cross in 5-0 start
-Bravehearts to hold baseball clinic at Bancroft School October 17th-21st
-Bill Ballou's final baseball column of the season
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 35 killed in attack beginning at Thailand childcare center
-President pardons thousands for "simple possession" of marijuana
-Tragic: Hero dad dies after swimming out to rescue sons at beach
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 Woburn restaurant owners charged with human smuggling
-New Prudential Center observatory set to open in 2023
>FOOD: 5 orchards in Central Mass. open for apple picking
>BUSINESS: Top reasons office workers enjoy working in the office revealed
-EforAll to offer Spanish-language Central Mass. accelerator program for the first time
>COLLEGES: Social Work graduates are impacting lives one accomplishment at a time
-UMass Medical School doctor elected fellow of the American Society for Cell Biology
>HEALTH: Experts urge consumers to exercise caution with zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Friday: 9-5 at AIDS Project Worcester
>SHOPPING: Black Friday in October? Early holiday deals are already here
>HOMES: Surging mortgage rates force homebuyers to target smaller houses
>TV/STREAMING: "Monster" becomes one of Netflix's most-watched series ever
>MOVIES: 7 must-see movies being released in October
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt allegedly "choked," hit kids during Angelina Jolie fight
>HISTORY: Front Street, looking toward City Hall
>ANIMALS: Puppy found on street returns to life, reunites with family (3:04)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Domino's Pizza worker displays kind act after birthday boy’s friends don’t show up to party
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, watch as a turkey crashes through window into home
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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