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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 58 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Wrong-way driver killed on Route 146
-Man shot in Main South neighborhood of Worcester
-Former Mill Street supermarket property for sale for $6.25 million
-"In honor of Colleen, do something good today": Family honors legacy of slain Assumption grad
-Burncoat High School profile (10:08)
-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)
-LeBoeuf, Fullen to debate Monday night
-Early voting starts in Worcester: See hours, location
-Inflation, Ukraine and January 6th committee topics of McGovern, Sossa-Paquette debate
-Before measure goes to Worcester polls, council panel takes up Community Preservation Act tax
-Ray Mariano: 4 Democrats and Republican on November 8th
-Here are the 5 Cheapest Places to Get Gas this Weekend in Worcester
-Halloween events in the Worcester area offer something for everyone
-Radio Worcester (16:34): Acting City Manager Eric Batista and Chief Sustainability Officer John Odell on energy prices
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: "Titans of '80s Rock," Edgar Allan Poe and "Peppa Pig"
-New magic as Disney On Ice presents "Frozen & Encanto" at the DCU Center
-The Faces of Worcester: Giovanni Petrella
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to legendary Central Mass. high school coach
-ICYMI: Sutton magician arrested on child pornography charge (1:36). Article
-Worcester pastor tased by police in custody dispute incident is found not guilty
-Angelo Colon-Ortiz indicted on new charge in Vanessa Marcotte killing investigation
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Dare to visit Sunset Manor in Sterling
-A look back at the life of the "Warlock of Westborough"
-Community Harvest Home Fall Festival and 5K is November 6th
-Millbury High alum running to help those who cannot run
-Union partnership leads to program that builds on students’ interest in carpentry
-Southbridge High School student dies unexpectedly: School officials
-Case of Legionnaires' disease confirmed at Auburn assisted living facility
-Amityville trial film headlining day of filmmaking at Elm Draught House in Millbury
>SPORTS: No. 6 Crusaders hold off Lafayette to remain undefeated
-Related: Postgame interviews (1:38)
-Mac Jones is "definitely making progress" with return to play on the horizon
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester Bravehearts hosting Jake-O-Treat with Trax and Arthur
-Celtics start season 3-0
-Bruins win, 4-3
-Railers win season opener, 5-4
>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: The typical U.S. household is spending $445 more a month due to inflation. Here’s how to reduce the bite
-Tragic: Grandfather killed in skydiving accident at high school football game
>NEW ENGLAND: Doorbell video helps Florida driver avoid Mass. license suspension
-2 people dead after plane crashes into building in Keene, N.H., near airport, officials say
>SHOPPING: The 15 best Target Black Friday deals you can shop now
>BUSINESS: Chamber Exchange: Saint Johns Headmaster Alex Zequeira (10:07)
-Worcester Business Connect No. 37 (34:05): DoudouKare
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria students intern at the Happiest Place on Earth
-How 700,000 borrowers were left out of student loan relief plan
>HEALTH: An "unprecedented" rise in respiratory viruses in children is overwhelming some hospitals
-Free COVID vaccinations on Sunday: 11-3 at EcoTarium
>FOOD: There’s a "pumpkin spice tax," and it’s costing consumers up to 161% more at the store
>TV/STREAMING: New on Hulu in November
>MOVIES: Scariest Halloween movie characters
>CELEBRITY: Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen's divorce is getting "nasty"
>HOMES: Princeton hilltop estate optimizes views for $1.65 million
>ANIMALS: Dog who had never lived inside didn't know what a bed was (4:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Littleton football player gets big surprise when Marine brother runs onto field
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman tries to beat DUI test with Irish dance
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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
-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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