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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:32); drying out, high of 68 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UPDATED: Car split in half in donut shop crash in Worcester (1:30)
+6:00: Worcester police arrest woman causing disturbance at courthouse
+6:00: Man killed in construction-vehicle accident on King Street in Leicester
+6:00: Over 900,000 gallons of sewage flowed into Blackstone River in Worcester
+6:00: Worcester man sentenced to over 3 years in prison for drugs
+6:00: Shaw's owner merging with Kroger: Here's how it could impact local customers
+6:00: Author wanted in Russia shares his story in Worcester
+6:00: Doherty's Nicollette Kiorpes scores as United States draws at FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup
+6:00: Seax forced to cancel Ralph’s Rock Diner show because of COVID
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Helfand's Deli opening October 27th on Highland Street
+Noon: From Worcester to Catskills, 4 spots to capture peak foliage week
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 14th
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Internationally acclaimed artist, Xiang Li
+Noon: Casita Cultura Latina nonprofit partnering with Main South businesses
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "Old Man," "Spirit Halloween: The Movie," "Clerks III" and more
-Car barrels through Worcester donut shop, driver hospitalized (:58). Article
-Worcester police ask public for help identifying man in theft investigation
-Jury selection starts for trial of man accused of killing nurse in 2013 in Rutland
-Worcester keeps water restrictions as reservoirs dwindle; state downgrades region
-3 Worcester restaurants place on Yelp’s 100 best in New England
-WPI student helps NASA redirect asteroid (1:26)
-Plantation Street name won’t change any time soon
-Living a LifeFlight dream: UMass Memorial paramedic gets airborne to help save lives
-Mass. Interfaith set for multifaith service centered on climate action
-Logistics company required to pay $575,000 to couriers at Shrewsbury location
-Radio Worcester (13:28): City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj on establishing an Emergency Trust Fund for emergency and disaster victims
-John Monfredo: The most important 20 minutes of your day ... Read with your child
>HOMES: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Coco, Perpetual Groove, Erin Harpe and more
-Worcester artist Ghrimm Xavier set for exhibit at Electric Haze
-"Eleni" author Nicholas Gage shares "Writer's Odyssey" in Grafton talk
-Speed metal stars Seax set for Ralph's Rock Diner
-Radio Worcester (5:27): Hike Worcester 2022
-The Faces of Worcester: Giselle Rivera-Flores
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 17-year-old Worcester native set to graduate high school in the spring
-ICYMI: Family Health Center of Worcester employees are resigning following furloughs, layoffs
-City Council holds up search for permanent Worcester city manager
-Seventh annual Worcester Hill-o-ween 5-7:30 Halloween night on Union Hill
-Nicole Apostola: Bidding for the naming rights to this post is now open
-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): Rain contributes to single car crash in Oakdale
-Paxton to hold open house at public safety building on Saturday
-Holden voters have work to do October 17th
-Rutland OK’s November 17th special town meeting
-Princeton Public Safety Building will not be up for vote
-Spencer Police Chief David Darrin to retire in March after 25 years
-Millbury Public Library events
-First responders from Milford, Hopkinton honored with TEAM Award
-267,000 square foot industrial facility breaks ground in Leicester
>SPORTS: Holy Cross football still hard at work during bye week
-Holy Cross women's basketball is going to Ireland (:48)
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Shrewsbury, Grafton meet in intriguing and talented football matchup this weekend
>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: Juvenile in custody after a shooting leaves 5 dead in North Carolina
-Social Security recipients expected to get biggest boost in 40 years
-Tragic: Mass. woman killed when tree falls on car during storm
>NEW ENGLAND: Gunman made fake 911 call, ambushed police in shooting that left 2 officers dead in Conn.
-Purported Christian Orthodox monk, attorney arrested in $3.6 million COVID fraud, feds say
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence falls, remains optimistic
-Inflation rose 0.4% in September, more than expected despite rate hikes
>COLLEGES: Clark graduate union approves deal with university, ending strike
-One day class for beginner drone pilots on October 15th at QCC
>HEALTH: Better COVID-related outcomes when older adults get flu shot, study shows
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Friday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
>FOOD: Food prices are still surging — here's what's getting more expensive
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix will charge $6.99 a month for new ad-supported plan starting November 3rd
>MOVIES: First trailer drops for "Spirited," a Ryan Reynolds-Will Ferrell Christmas movie filmed in Worcester
>CELEBRITY: Gisele Bündchen reacts to "relationship" post amid Tom Brady woes
>ANIMALS: Fat Bear Week has a 2022 winner
>HISTORY: Diners made by Worcester Lunch Car Co. are still serving customers, far from New England
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy surprised by military dad's homecoming during zoo dolphin show
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, stray dog caught on camera trying to steal from toy store
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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