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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 (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police chief open to leaving civil service, but unions not so sure
+6:00: Victim of Leominster apartment complex stabbing identified
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-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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