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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 72 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Rapper & businessman Diddy buys 3 Central Mass. cannabis businesses
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 4th
+Noon: Ray Mariano: New school superintendent stacks deck with new admin positions
+Noon: 4 fall Brown Bag concerts to offer diverse music at Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Marco Turo has a concert on the menu at Wachusett Country Club
+Noon: Artist Spotlight: Diana Arvanites
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "See How They Run," "Dear Zoe," "8-Bit Christmas" and more
-Worcester Housing Authority plans to demolish and replace Lakeside Apartments
-Worcester schools' fix for bus delays? Take over the fleet
-New cafe in Worcester to feature build-your-own doughnut bar and doughnut-themed menu
-Book cafe celebrates 4 years in Worcester, adds espresso to menu
-Watch as tractor trailer spills sand into Oxford roadway causing hours-long traffic delay
-Worcester man snorts coke in front of officers while seated in SUV outside of liquor store
-Man accused of striking and killing man in a wheelchair, held on $5,000 cash bail
-WCAC fuel assistance team helps with soaring energy bills
-Hispanic Heritage Month assembly at Forest Grove Middle (40:27)
-26th annual Arthritis Charity Ball
-McGovern, Sossa-Paquette face voters in race for Worcester Congressional seat
-Bill Shaner: Election Guide -- Community Preservation Act, Kennedy, LeBoeuf
-District Councilor Sarai Rivera on the Columbus Statue
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 491 (27:55): Community Preservation Act
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 6 - "Murdered on the Eve of Escape". Audio (21:38). Video (19:10)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Best Bourbons under $25 (31:47)
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: D.O.S. delivers subtly smart "We Are Robin"
-Top Seven Things - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Diwali, Clara, Led Zep and more
-6 time Grammy winner visits Worcester restaurant
-Son feels guilty he cannot love his aging mother in "The Treasurer"
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Alicia Haddad
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who was a trailblazer during his 40-year career in computer technology
-ICYMI: 20-year-old Shrewsbury woman killed by unlicensed hit-and-run driver while walking home from work (2:24). Article
-Car crashes into ATM on Park Ave. in Worcester
-"You relive it all," Worcester pastor speaks out after police release body camera video of his tasing (2:55). Article
-Canal District restaurant to close for good after 4 1/2 years
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police, loved ones mourn the loss of Sgt. Jim Carlin
-Shrewsbury Education Foundation to hold annual Trivia Night
-Westborough E.V. battery recycling firm raises $300 million
-Center of Hope to open ice cream shop in Southbridge to employ people with disabilities
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Rangers, 5-2
-Astros nip Phillies to win crucial Game 5 of World Series
-Bravehearts open new online merchandise store
-’Sader Stories: Holy Cross men's soccer standout Marcus Williams
-Railers beat Newfoundland, 4-3
-Pirates begin filling up roster with new and old faces (12:16)
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Gabby Petito's family files $50 million wrongful death suit against Moab
-Tragic: British tourist killed by helicopter blade while taking selfie
>NEW ENGLAND: Ex-State Police union president convicted of embezzlement
-New Mass. inspection sticker rules go into effect, shortens sticker duration if inspection is late
>COLLEGES: Sen. Markey praises UMass Medical School-VA partnership
-Alumna releases second edition book of historical diary entries by Worcester Normal School students
>FOOD: Jordan's Turkeys now accepting orders for Thanksgiving (:51)
>HEALTH: Genes link bipolar, schizophrenia, once thought unrelated
-Lab finds high levels of benzene in more dry shampoo products
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
>BUSINESS: T&G parent company posts third-quarter loss amid cost-cutting, layoffs
-Forget "quiet quitting": Workers now stressing out colleagues with "quiet constraint"
-Ad shows how Yes on Question 3 helps family owned business (:30)
>SHOPPING: Amazon fashion early Black Friday deals
>TV/STREAMING: Every new Christmas movie on Netflix, Hallmark and more
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Christina Applegate gained 40 pounds, walks with cane amid MS
-Julie Powell, food writer behind "Julie & Julia," dead at 49
>HOMES: 5 new Worcester homes on the market
>ANIMALS: Meet a one-eared dog named "Van Gogh" who paints with his tongue
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. boy honored for saving girl from drowning at N.H. pool
-Meanwhile, in Tulsa, police catch burglar due to SpongeBob SquarePants love
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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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