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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 (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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