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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 (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-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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