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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:38); 1 1/2 to 2 inches on rain due late Thursday into Friday in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Here are Worcester's trick-or-treating hours on Halloween
+6:00: Worcesteria: It's trick-or-treat scaremongering time!
+6:00: Bad Advice: Neck pain? Relax, you're in good germ-covered hands
+6:00: Rappers Arichussettes, Jim OG team deliver grungy, hard-hitting "Yakboyz"
+6:00: 267,000 square foot industrial facility breaks ground in Leicester
+Noon: Worcester man arraigned on firearm charges in Roxbury shooting
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 12th
+Noon: Worcester Library main branch starts expanded hours for winter, spring
+Noon: John Monfredo: The most important 20 minutes of your day ... Read with your child
+Noon: Café Neelu at Fuel America presents Coast to Coast music showcase
+Noon: Author Scott Britz-Cunningham eyes impact of technology with "Interface"
-Rotmans furniture store going out of business after decades in Worcester, liquidation sale starts Friday (:20). Article
-Downtown Worcester café closes abruptly
-Fly from Worcester to NYC on JetBlue for $39
-Worcester couple donates skeleton arm to Cambridge restaurant after theft
-Teen charged with setting fire to Dunkin' van in Webster
-Nicole Apostola: Bidding for the naming rights to this post is now open
-Worcester fall leaf collection schedule
-Worcester Public Library books Sunday hours in Salem Square
-Worcester seeks mental health, counseling services at 15 public schools
-YWCA program eyes stopping domestic abuse
>ANIMALS: Pets available for adoption near Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Mechanics Hall youth chorus to make debut at Founders' Day celebration
-Mark Mandeville, Raianne Richards celebrate "A Night At The Museum"
-The American Antiquarian Society gets $300,000 grant for exterior work
-Janice Harvey: Harvey: "O’Brien was dying, and she wasn’t going quietly"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown: (1:03:47): Cara Brindisi of NBC's "The Voice"
-The Faces of Worcester: Desharn Minton
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area veterinarian
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School asks Worcester to change name of Plantation Street
-Mike Benedetti: City Council preview for October 12th
-Worcester ranked among 50 safest cities in America
-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): Sacred items in Barre library's museum to be returned to Sioux
-Treasures galore at Millbury's inaugural townwide yard sale
-During time of need, Millbury residents showed kindness
-Mountain View Cemetery expansion heads to Town Meeting
-Manchaug Pond Foundation Dam Race is October 15th
-Ceremony marks success for new Holden DPW facility
-Forest Quaglia of Spencer keeps turning pages on growing film career
-Shrewsbury Then & Now: A look back at the Svea Gille
>SPORTS: Rhamondre Stevenson emerging as all-purpose back in second season with Patriots
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross cross country's Eve Feuerbach named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
>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: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge
-Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in "Serial" case
-Tragic: 80-year-old California woman mauled to death by dogs while out for a walk, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man shot in face in Vermont hotel shooting
-2 young women who graduated from same university killed in Boston crash
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student joins White House hunger conference
-UMass Medical School student aims to prevent disease through community-based nutrition policy
>BUSINESS: Mass. biz confidence shaken in September, at lowest point since June
-Radio Worcester (8:58): Quiet Quitting with Karyn Rhodes of Complete Payroll Solutions
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold October 22nd through 8th in Worcester County
>HEALTH: Free COVID testing on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (5:41): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, winter and new variants in 2022
>FOOD: Dunkin' rolls out new customer loyalty program and not everyone is happy about it
>SHOPPING: All the best Amazon Prime Day Early Access sales in Shopping & Deals
>TV/STREAMING: A "Community" film is finally happening with original cast
>MOVIES: Worcester girl bewitches audiences in "Hocus Pocus 2"
>CELEBRITY: Angela Lansbury, beloved star of "Murder, She Wrote," dies at 96
>HISTORY: History of the construction of the Wachusett Reservoir (1:26:17)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy recognized after saving girl from near-drowning at campground
-Meanwhile, in Fall River, tractor-trailer crash sends hundreds of watermelons crashing onto highway
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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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