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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Sutton magician arrested on child pornography charge
+6:00: Southbridge High School student dies unexpectedly: School officials
+6:00: Case of Legionnaires' disease confirmed at Auburn assisted living facility (pictured)
+6:00: Amityville trial film headlining day of filmmaking at Elm Draught House in Millbury
+6:00: L.L. Bean opening new store in Hudson on November 4th
+6:00: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+6:00: New movies on streaming VOD: "Bros", "The Good House," and more
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 21st
+Noon: 5 new Worcester area houses on the market
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: First Person: Comprehending an increasingly incomprehensible world
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Adam Cutler
+Noon: The Faces of Worcester: Giovanni Petrella
-Unlicensed 66-year-old driver causes 3-car crash on Grafton Street that sends 2 to hospital, police say
-3 men arrested in connection with Worcester warehouse shooting
-UMass Memorial docs save mother and son who nearly died from mushroom poisoning (2:20). Article
-Bistro OK'd for former Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Big vacant lot in Worcester eyed for lab space development
-Mistrial due to COVID exposure declared in trial of Angel Santiago, man accused of killing Diane Lamarche-Leader
-Worcester police seek 25-year-old man for assault and battery warrant
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 2: "Double Homicide on Halloween". Audio (21:04). Video (16:33)
-Unsolved: Worcester premiere episode: "Double Murder on Dewey Street". Audio (21:02). Video (15:04)
-Worcester County Sheriff's Office handing out winter coats to community
-Sheriff’s Coat Drive comes to St. John’s Food for the Poor (1:36)
-Saint John's holds open house
-LeBoeuf, Fullen to debate Monday night
-Worcester to ceremonially name Ed Augustus Way after former city manager
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-EcoTarium celebrating Oktoberfest on Friday night
>SHOWTIME: Pawsitively 4 Pink presents Rythm for Ribbons Saturday at Polar Park
-Five Things to Do: "Titans of '80s Rock," Edgar Allan Poe and "Peppa Pig"
-An ode to Worcester's pop culture emporium, That's Entertainment
-GWAR set to perform in Worcester
-The Faces of Worcester: Jermoh Kamara
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a science teacher for the Worcester Public Schools for over 30 years
-ICYMI: 6-story mixed-use development with 110 apartments proposed for long-vacant lot in Worcester
-Restaurant Blackstone to open in Worcester from breakfast to late-night
-Beleaguered Family Health Center of Worcester names interim CFO
-6 shows postponed, 3 added at Hanover Theatre
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Large fire damages former Wyman-Gordon building in Millbury
-3 crashes, 3 poles: Sutton police make series of drunk driving arrests
-Auburn man pleads guilty to federal child pornography charges
-Leominster man wins $15 million on scratch ticket he bought from Mr. Mikes
-Grafton retired fire captain honored; two new police officers welcomed
-Skimming device discovered at popular Grafton hardware store
-Sterling looks to avoid redoing paving, utility work
-Leominster family faces checking account catastrophe
>SPORTS: Mac Jones expected to make return Monday, ESPN reports
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins beat Anaheim, 2-1
-Holy Cross QB Matthew Sluka added to Walter Payton Award watch list
-Worcester Bravehearts hosting Jake-O-Treat with Trax and Arthur
-Bravehearts mascot Jake the Lion to repel down Downtown Worcester building for charity
-Leominster sees opportunity against Wachusett in Hometeam Game of the Week
-Optimism remains high in Saint John's High football program despite 1-5 start
>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: U.K.’s Truss quits after turmoil obliterated her authority
-Heating worries mount amid growing costs, uncertainty
-Tragic: Illinois teen dies singing choir solo
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. is 3rd most stressed state in the U.S., study says
-Inmate beat prison guard Matthew Tidman in attempt to return to Virginia, prosecutors say
>SHOPPING: Goodwill launches online store for thrifters to shop from home
>BUSINESS: UMass nurses win wage increases in new union contracts
-Worker death, whistleblowers put marijuana industry safety in spotlight
-Worcester Business Connect No. 37 (34:05): DoudouKare
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria prof discusses Puerto Rico's response to Hurricane Fiona
-UMass Medical School infectious disease expert answers questions on flu, bivalent COVID vaccines
>HEALTH: COVID vax-makers say cancer vaccine could be available by 2030
-Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. adults with diabetes ration insulin to save money, study finds
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Friday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
>FOOD: Halloween candy prices are skyrocketing. Here’s how much it’ll cost this year
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix loves Ryan Murphy: "The Watcher" and "Dahmer" named streamer’s top 2 most watched shows
>MOVIES: Christian Bale and Margo Robbie’s "Amsterdam" is on pace to lose $100 million
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift "Midnights" album release causes Spotify to crash
-Jury says Kevin Spacey didn't molest actor Anthony Rapp in 1986
>HOMES: A private Cape Cod beach? For $3.3 million, it (and the house) can be yours
>ANIMALS: Cop kindly walks duck family all the way home (3:09)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dad's reaction to daughter running Boston Marathon goes viral
-NASA's James Webb Telescope captures new view of Pillars of Creation
-Meanwhile, in North Carolina, overturned truck spills 22,000 pounds of fish 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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