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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:30); high of 56 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 17th
+6:00: Worcester lists actions it’s taking to address toxic culture racial equity audits
+6:00: Assumption University names its 17th president
+6:00: Photos: Haunted Speakeasy at Bull Mansion gets Halloween season
+6:00: Don Landgren: Rotmans furniture store goes out of business
+6:00: Holy Cross football team moves up to 6th in national poll
+6:00: Former Bravehearts gets start for Cleveland in winner-take-all game vs. Yankees
+6:00: The Faces of Worcester: Desiree Demos
-23-year-old motorcyclist seriously injured in Green Street crash
-$100,000 ticket sold in Worcester Saturday
-For a great time, ride your bike from Worcester to Providence
-Vocero Hispano: 10-14-2022 al 10-20-2022
-Mercedes catches fire on Mass Pike in Southborough
-What you need to know about election deadlines; Worcester early voting starts October 22nd
-First Worcester Superintendent Listening and Learning Forum with Dr. Rachel Monárrez set for Wednesday
-John Monfredo: Ideas for the Worcester Public Schools and our students and families
-SEE THE LIST: The 25 Most Popular Halloween Costumes of 2022
-Joe Pagano: CPA tax increase could bring damaging fiscal storm to Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Good News Garage donates car to Worcester woman who runs nonprofit
>HOMES: 1888 brick row house selling for $600,000 in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Making Bourbon cocktails with great value Bourbons (47:31)
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Chorus sings Verdi's "Requiem" at Carnegie Hall in New York
-All Saints, Pakachoag deliver Halloween fun with "Tunes, Tricks, and Treats!"
-Wonder Years leads joyful, high-energy show at Palladium in Worcester
-Oktoberfest and Halloween events in and around Worcester
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:58): 14-year-old fashion designer Finn Santora
-The Faces of Worcester: Charles Luster
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman married 72 years who was a devout church-goer
-ICYMI: 6 shot during after-hours party at Worcester warehouse, police say
-Customers flock to Rotmans Furniture as Worcester mainstay plans to shut its doors
-Worcester enters electricity supply contract it hopes will blunt steep winter price increases
-Robert Stuart Jr. identified as man killed in Leicester equipment accident
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Whittier Farms farmhouse in Sutton sacrificed for firefighter training
-Holden Special Town Meeting will be held 7 p.m. Monday
-Shrewsbury Special Town Meeting at 7 p.m. Monday
-Grafton Fall Town Meeting on Monday
-Community gathers to tour Tufts’ Cummings School for open house
-Millbury Board of Selectmen consider 40B, 40U, but yield on Howe and Millbury Ave. changes
-Leicester police log October 6th to 12th
-There’s a moose on the loose in Sterling
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots 38-15 victory over the Browns
-Bailey Zappe becomes first NFL rookie QB to achieve this feat
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester Bravehearts hosting Jake-O-Treat with Trax and Arthur
-South High runs past Doherty for first victory over Highlanders since 1994
>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: "Multiple" remains found in Oklahoma river after 4 friends vanish, authorities say
>NEW ENGLAND: Classes canceled in 2 Mass. cities with teachers strikes expected
-Groton Elementary School closed Monday after 215 students sickened by virus
>SHOPPING: The reason TJ Maxx is able to offer discounted merchandise
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect No. 36 (17:42): Sara’s Auto Sales
-Nearly every CEO bracing for recession over next 12-18 months: survey
>COLLEGES: WPI to hold talent and inclusion job fair on 11-3 on Tuesday
-New UMass Medical School $2.75 million grant to help provide wraparound services for 250 people in Worcester
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School researchers study Paxlovid in teens and children
-Long COVID and smell: How to get the treatment you need
>FOOD: "Food at home" prices are up 13% from last year: Here are 4 ways to save on groceries
>TV/STREAMING: "Bridgerton" season 3 opening narration, episode title revealed
>MOVIES: "Halloween Ends" renews streaming debate amid big box office win
>CELEBRITY: How Angela Lansbury saved her daughter from Charles Manson
>ANIMALS: Duck and dog brothers are inseparable (1:00)
-This eye-catching optical illusion will leave your head spinning
-Meanwhile, in California, video shows doctor removing 23 contacts from woman's eye
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 90 today in Worcester
-Worcester climate summary for May
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Clark University to lay off up to 30% of faculty, significantly restructure degree tracks amid financial strain
-Worcester, Cosenza reach settlement on $8 million jury award in evidence manipulation case
-Suspect in April 2024 Worcester killing, on the run for more than a year, held without bail
-3 men arrested in connection with University Park shooting in Worcester
-Worcester street renamed for boy who died in "One Chip Challenge" (2:04). Article
-Related: Video of ceremony (21:07)
-National burger chain opening first New England location in Worcester
-Central Mass. man now facing manslaughter charge in connection with brother’s shooting death
-Out to Lunch and Movies on the Common set for summer fun downtown
-Hidden waterfall flows back to life at Cascades Park in Worcester thanks to heavy spring rainfall (1:49)
-Grafton Job Corps searching for shelter for 30 homeless students
-Gerald Creamer Center Graduation (1:01:52)
-Aislinn Doyle: June 5th School Committee Meetings agenda preview
-This dog was found on Willard Ave. in Worcester
-DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): The last 24-hour diner: A Worcester staple stands alone
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial, 1,000 workers have a week to avoid strike
-Grand jury hearing evidence in death of Worcester state police trainee
-Worcester eatery seized by state because of unpaid taxes
-Worcester activist critical of city manager faces 1-year city hall ban
-Worcester father of 4-month-old deported after I.C.E. "violated his rights," attorney says
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Part of Doyle Road to be closed Wednesday
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston override OK'd; Raj, Ashwell win for Select Board
-Governor Healey visits new Amazon fulfillment center in Charlton
-Pending Select Board vote, Shrewsbury trash bags may cost more this July
-Westborough-based hydropower firm to update its century-old facilities
-Webster man sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking
-Playground improvements are part of Grafton's long-term plan
-Blackstone Valley Tech competitors earn 46 SkillsUSA Medals
-City to Saddle Farm Trot 5K is June 21st
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: Short film "Solus" wins big at Top Shorts Film Festival
-Sarah Connell Sanders: 3 days of "momfluencing" at Boston Calling
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: The art of making people uncomfortable
-Peter B-G Weller: Proposed state ed bill borders on digital surveillance
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (56:35): Bonnie Hope Dellerose, Renew Body Sequence
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a lifetime member of Hadassah who was married for 76 years
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs "got the message" from Mike Vrabel after boat incident
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 4-3
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 4-3. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Holy Cross announces "WooCru" as official student section name
-How Baylor Scheierman can earn larger Celtics role in second season
-Sox prospect Roman Anthony responds to backlash over Worcester laundry cart video
-WooSox beat Rochester, 6-5
-Mara leads Saint Paul back to Division 1 quarterfinals
>NATIONAL: Ukraine strikes Crimean Bridge with underwater explosives
>TRAGIC: 3 young sisters killed while visiting homeless dad, hunt is on for father
>NEW ENGLAND: Father found dead, search ongoing for missing daughter in Maine (:49). Article
-Milford student detained by I.C.E. awaiting upcoming court hearing in "terrible conditions" (3:43)
-Lawyer says Milford student in I.C.E. custody is here legally (:50). Article
-Karen Read trial (25:46): No mistrial over dog D.N.A., officer says evidence changed
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross grad Jango Janigian wants to take you on an adventure
-Decline of international students at Mass. universities having negative impact, expert says
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 tips every cruiser should follow
>BUSINESS: GBH layoffs to impact 45 employees
-LPL Financial Research: Tariffs and market volatility likely to stick
-101: Staying strong through workforce reductions
>HOMES: Heat pump demand is reaching new heights as customers seek government incentives before they disappear
>SHOPPING: Temu's daily U.S. users cut in half following end of tariff loophole
>HEALTH: How to beat the heat for better sleep
-How yoga can help improve your mental wellbeing (3:41)
>FOOD: Popeyes launches surprise new menu item to compete with McDonald’s
>TV/STREAMING: "The Four Seasons" renewed for Season 2 at Netflix
>MOVIES: 10 hot movies to see this summer
>CELEBRITY: Emmy winner Valerie Mahaffey dies at 71
>ANIMALS: Tiniest puppy grows up to be HUGE (2:44)
>GOOD NEWS: 120-mile kayak trip benefits athletes with disabilities
-Meanwhile, in Florida, loose kangaroo caught on video hopping down road
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