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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:37); High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Fly from Worcester to NYC on JetBlue for $39
+6:00: Worcester fall leaf collection schedule
+6:00: Worcester Public Library books Sunday hours in Salem Square
+6:00: Radio Worcester (5:41): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, winter and new variants in 2022
+6:00: Pets available for adoption near Worcester
+Noon: Rotmans furniture store going out of business after decades in Worcester, liquidation sale starts Friday (:20). Article
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 11th
+Noon: YWCA program eyes stopping domestic abuse
+Noon: Mechanics Hall youth chorus to make debut at Founders' Day celebration
+Noon: Mark Mandeville, Raianne Richards celebrate "A Night At The Museum"
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Harvey: "O’Brien was dying, and she wasn’t going quietly"
+Noon: The Faces of Worcester: Desharn Minton
+Noon: All the best Amazon Prime Day Early Access sales in Shopping & Deals
-Worcester girl bewitches audiences in "Hocus Pocus 2"
-UMass Medical School asks Worcester to change name of Plantation Street
-Worcester Housing Authority launching free meal delivery program
-Worcester ranked among 50 safest cities in America
-YWCA Central Mass. seeing increased need for domestic violence survivor services
-Mike Benedetti: City Council preview for October 12th
-Search for new Worcester city manager returns to City Council agenda
-Following Worcester apartment collapse, city council to consider creating emergency fund
-Worcester's Bancroft School names next leader
-Hike Worcester Week: Locals challenged to complete 10+ adventures
-Fairmont Street search warrant yields crack, heroin
-Webster grandmom who became local icon in Florida dies in Hurricane Ian
-Krystal Mello identified as 16-year-old killed in I-190 crash in Leominster
-Fitchburg woman arrested following crime spree that began at CVS and ended with a bank robbery
-Worcester's fall leaf collection starts Monday, November 7th
>MOVIES: Forest Quaglia of Spencer keeps turning pages on growing film career
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Hanover Theatre show scheduled for Tuesday canceled because of technical difficulties
-Zola Simone releases music video, "This is What It Feels Like"
-Radio Worcester (24:14): Inside Mechanics Hall with Kathy Gagne: Mechanics Hall Founders' Day — Celebrating 165 Years
-Ryan Gardell's latest mural is "Legends of the Fenway"
-Don Landgren: Political ads everyone's least favorite show
-Laurel: A tale of two cultures on Columbus/Indigenous Peoples' Day
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown: (1:03:47): Cara Brindisi of NBC's "The Voice"
-The Faces of Worcester: Catrina Gardner
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman remembered as the life of the party who loved to entertain and was an exceptional cook
-ICYMI: Italian Heritage Parade takes over Shrewsbury Street Sunday afternoon
-Pickup truck smashes into Worcester liquor store
-Reminder: Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed a day this week
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Holden police arrest Rutland man for OUI, hit and run
-Water main replacement begins in part of Shrewsbury
-Millbury High in running for Saint Gobain’s Gold Project for sustainability
-Shrewsbury seeks members for diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging committee
-Small Stones Festival of the Arts returns October 14th to 23rd; lecture/concert October 15th
-Hope Lives Here fun run is October 16th in Rutland
-Fiberglass sheep flock around Webster-area towns as part of art project
>SPORTS: Patriots report card: Zappe’s recall impresses Belichick, teammates
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross football team climbs to 7th and 8th in national polls
-Bruins to make another run at Stanley Cup with Bergeron back
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL preseason week 2
>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: Russia unleashes biggest attacks in Ukraine in months
-New report reveals percentage of Americans living paycheck to paycheck
-Tragic: Tales of survival emerge as Venezuela landslide toll hits 34
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont crash leaves driver, cow dead
-Massachusetts aims to launch sports betting in late January
>HISTORY: Shrewsbury Then & Now: A look back at the Svea Gille
>COLLEGES: Transfer reps from UMass Amherst at QCC Tuesday
-Clark celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day for the first time
>BUSINESS: How to find work after a lengthy unemployment
-Worcester Business Connect No. 35 (22:48): Women R Superheroes
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold October 2nd through 8th in Worcester County
>HEALTH: Telemedicine was made easy during COVID. Not any more
-What's the magic number of steps to keep weight off? Here's what a new study says
>FOOD: Dunkin' drinkers in uproar after coffee giant alters rewards program
>SHOPPING: The 75 best deals of the Amazon Prime Early Access Sale
-27 best Amazon Prime Early Access Sale deals under $100
-Target Deal Days' 20 best anti-Prime Early Access Sale deals
>TV/STREAMING: How to get 50% off the annual Paramount+ plan and get a free Fire TV Stick Lite
>CELEBRITY: Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd reunion delights "Back to the Future" fans
>ANIMALS: Dog who lost her leg in a bear trap finds forever home (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Project New Hope donates furniture to Worcester veteran
-Meanwhile, at the U.S.-Canada border, man charged with smuggling pythons in his pants
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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