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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 (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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