In and around The 016 - Wednesday, October 26th

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 60 today

  >TOP OF THE NEWS 

  +6:00: 6 years after Vanessa Marcotte’s killing, Angelo Colon-Ortiz pleads guilty to 2nd degree murder

  +6:00: 3 Worcester officers injured responding to report of man urinating on his former workplace

  +6:00: Cyanobacteria detected in southern part of Lake Quinsigamond

  +6:00: Alt.-country star Rhett Miller of Old 97’s set for Worcester

  +6:00: What's Up Worcester presents The Sitdown (38:41): Sarai Rivera
  
  

  +Noon: Police in Worcester search for missing 14-year-old

  +Noon: New coffee shop opening in Downtown Worcester

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 26th

  +Noon: ECHL boots Railers rival after team folds
  
  

  -Worcester store closing after 76 years on Main Street, reopening in New Hampshire

  -Worcester's Jamaine Ortiz on Saturday night fight card at MSG (1:56). Article

  -Worcester firefighter diagnosed with cancer following free screening

  -$75 incentive in Worcester at COVID vaccine clinics

  -Feeling brave? Take a closer look at these eerie abandoned places in Massachusetts

  -Suffragist Sarah E. Wall honored with marker at location of home that city took in 1863

  -Feds give major grant to Worcester County to "end youth homelessness"

  -Worcester nonprofit named 2022 Neighborhood Champion in Worcester

  -Worcester City Council moves to suspend city manager search

  -Bill Shaner: The “other five” versus the “normative six”

  -LeBoeuf runs on record, Fullen pushes less taxes, support for police

  -Related: Debate audio from Radio Worcester (1:25:46)

  -WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 152 (28:43): Sheriff Lew Evangelidis

  -Parents surface nutrition, class practicality at Worcester schools forum
   

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday

  >SHOWTIME: 14th annual Duo Piano Gala Saturday at Tuckerman Hall

  -Shrewsbury comic Mike Birbiglia stars in new Taylor Swift music video "Anti-Hero"

  -Curtis Kariuki eyes Worcester store for Denied Approval clothing line

  -Beckett's "Not I" in Worcester - no escaping the inner scream

  -Cannabis pipe-painting class at Worcester's Clayground pottery studio

  -Janice Harvey: Political nightmares ensure sleepless nights

  -NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - "Murdered on the Fourth of July" - Part 1. Audio (21:00). Video (16:22)

  -The Faces of Worcester: Timothy Brumfield

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who was a nurse at St. V's for 30 years 

  -ICYMI: 28-year-old killed in Burncoat Street shooting in Worcester, police say

  -Worcester city official seriously injured after being trapped under car in crash

  -Gourmet donut shop is preparing to open in the Midtown Mall

  -Legendary Worcester eatery debuts food truck

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury farmers market organizer steps down

  -Westborough company given $480 million federal grant to build Kentucky battery recycling plant

  -CherryRoad Media acquires The Item from Gannett; deal to close November 1st

  -These seats are up for a vote by Shrewsbury citizens in the general election

  -Paraeducators in Leominster, statewide fight for a living wage in new contracts

  -Hardwick selectmen delay horse racetrack vote to try to force matter to ballot
   

  >SPORTS: How do the Patriots get their QB situation back on track, fix issues vs. mobile QBs?

  -Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -Bruins beat Stars, 3-1

  -Bravehearts bringing back Worcester Sports Management Summit

  -Holy Cross football team climbs to 5th and 8th in national rankings

  -Saint John's finishes second at Division 1 golf state championships

  -5 things we learned during Week 7 of Central Mass. high school football
   

  >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: Wisconsin family members shot in murder-suicide before charring

  -Tragic: Amazon delivery driver found dead after an apparent dog attack

  >NEW ENGLAND: Mass. students' math, reading scores hit 19-year low, according to new report

  -Harmony Montgomery's stepmom told investigators about girl's murder in June, court documents show

  >FOOD: Bob Evans recalls Italian sausage due to rubber contamination
  
  

  >SHOPPING: 32 best gifts to shop at Walmart for the whole family

  >BUSINESS: Worcester tech company agrees to game-changing deal with distributor

  -Worcester Business Connect No. 37 (34:05): DoudouKare

  >COLLEGES: Holy Cross student researches refugee mental health for Fenwick Scholar Project

  >HEALTH: Mom details 2-month-old daughter's experience with RSV

  -COVID risk rising in New England as U.S. prepares for possible winter surge

  -Free COVID and vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Netflix account sharing crackdown results in surge of subscription cancellations

  >MOVIES: Halloween movie guide

  >CELEBRITY: Adidas ends partnership with Ye over rapper's antisemitic remarks

  >HOMES: See inside this 1919 Tudor in West Boylston selling for $990,000

  >ANIMALS: Worcester area pet adoption: Nancy, Karma and more

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): McDonalds assistant manager in Lynn helps teen get into college (2:39)

  -Meanwhile, in Texas, grandmother gets the final laugh at her own funeral

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