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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:52). High of 73 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Screen Time: '80s flashbacks with "Cobra Kai," "Clueless" stars
+6:00: City Clerk Vangjeli: It's like "30 Election Days" in Worcester
+6:00: Sheriff Evangelidis takes to podium to debate at JFK Library
+6:00: Don Landgren: Only one thing's certain on the electoral map ...
+6:00: Thursday event will celebrate WRTA's zero fare policy
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 4
+6:00: Updated football state playoff, non-playoff schedule
+6:00: What you need to know about the Tuesday morning's lunar eclipse
+Noon: New retail space, drive-thru proposed for former car dealership on Gold Star Blvd. (pictured)
+Noon: Marvin's Corner Lunch — Worcester's largest diner — offers plenty of charm
+Noon: See inside iconic concrete salon in Worcester selling for $100,000
+Noon: Northborough restaurant is forced to close due to sewage issue, illegal bedrooms
+Noon: WPI names new president
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 7th
+Noon: Worcester fashion front: Witty. Fierce. Sublime. Ambitious. Proud.
+Noon: What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:48): Dean Martilli
-5 juveniles arrested in Auburn with 3 loaded guns after police chase in Worcester
-Car goes up in flames after crash on I-290 in Northborough
-Auto auction purchase turns into Paxton man’s nightmare
-The move to remote work during the pandemic turned downtowns like Worcester’s into ghost towns
-Here's where Worcester will be collecting leaves on Monday
-Vocero Hispano: 11-4-2022 al 11-10-2022
-Election Day is Tuesday. Here's what's on the ballot in Central Mass.
-What the Worcester CPA tax surcharge will cost based on Worcester stuff
-Explaining Massachusetts' 4 ballot questions in 200 words or less
-Showdown for Worcester County sheriff nears between Evangelidis, Fontaine
-DePalo, Galonek vying for Governor's Council
-Powerball jackpot just shy of $2 billion ahead of Monday's drawing
-Related: Holy Cross Economics Professor shares some dos and don’ts if you win the lottery
>FOOD: Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland now accepting orders for Thanksgiving (:51)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Laurel: Portrait of a superhero for Veterans Day
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Michelle Memnon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a jack of all trades who was an artist at heart
-ICYMI: Firefighters extinguish hazardous material fire inside Worcester plant
-Serious crash sends 2 to the hospital
-Auburn snack company makes every nutty confection you can imagine (4:54)
-Down Lonely Street: Longtime Worcester businesses depart from Main Street downtown
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fired Up in Rutland takes wood-fired pizza on the road
-Detour on part of Shrewsbury Street in Holden begins Monday
-Barre museum returns ancestral artifacts to Lakota tribes
-Bank supports local food pantries with Neighbors Helping Neighbors
-Mlllbury Public Library events
-Grafton student leads effort to raise depression awareness
-Blackstone Valley Chamber holding senior collection drive
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots blowout win over the Colts
-Tom Brady sparks game-winning drive in first contest since divorce
-Holy Cross men's basketball opens Monday, with Gerrale Gates leading the way
-Holy Cross women's basketball enthusiastic, motivated, ready to build on last year’s success
-Railers winning streak hits 8
-Bruins part ways with controversial player
-Celtics hit 27 3s in win over Knicks
>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: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead
-Last total lunar eclipse for 3 years arrives Tuesday
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 people wounded, 1 dead following multiple shootings across Boston
-Rhode Island man convicted of forcing women into prostitution sentenced to 18 years
>HEALTH: Alcohol death toll is growing, U.S. government reports say
-Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
>COLLEGES: Nursing and health care open house at Anna Maria
>BUSINESS: Twitter to begin rolling out $7.99 subscription fee for blue check verification after election
>SHOPPING: Holiday sales expected to rise, but shoppers will rely on savings and credit to afford gifts
>HOMES: Mortgage rates have more than doubled this year
>TV/STREAMING: "SNL" Recap
>MOVIES: "Black Adam" tops box office again on quiet weekend
>CELEBRITY: Duran Duran, Eminem inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
>ANIMALS: Stray senior dog stayed under a tree to hide from humans (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 18-year-old leaving Celtics game hears screams, saves drowning man
-Meanwhile, parrot steals reporter's AirPod on live television (:43)
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+Hosts, servers and bartenders at Worcester restaurant
-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
-Major Gifts Officer and Case Manager at Abby's House
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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