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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 48 today
>ELECTION DAY 2022
-Worcester 2022 voter cheat sheet
-Maura Healey, Geoff Diehl make final pitch to voters in Worcester
-Statewide candidates, ballot questions
-Explaining Massachusetts' 4 ballot questions in 200 words or less
-Here's who is spending money to pass, and defeat, the Mass. ballot questions
-Worcester Ballot Question 5, explained
-Related: What the Worcester CPA tax surcharge will cost based on Worcester stuff
-Related: Rosen's Roundtable No. 491 (27:55): Community Preservation Act
-Central Mass. candidates stand out ahead of election
-U.S. Congress, 2nd Mass. District: Jim McGovern vs. Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette
-Kennedy, Mair vying for succeed Sen. Chandler in 1st Worcester District race
-Gobi faces Amorello in Worcester, Hampshire race for Senate
-Showdown for Worcester County sheriff nears between Evangelidis, Fontaine
-DePalo, Galonek vying for Governor's Council
-Radio Worcester (10:13): What to know for Election Day with Worcester City Clerk Niko Vangjeli
-Don Landgren: Only one thing's certain on the electoral map ...
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old
+6:00: Powerball jackpot winner in California, at least one $1 million ticket sold in Mass.
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 8th
+Noon: Clark's "Challenge. Change." podcast (13:31): Professor says 19th-century politics offer lesson in settling division
+Noon: Powerball numbers drawn
+Noon: Richard Lloyd of '70s punk band Television set for Ralph's Rock Diner
+Noon: Holiday Handbook: Five local albums that make great gifts
-New retail space, drive-thru proposed for former car dealership on Gold Star Blvd.
-See inside iconic concrete salon (pictured) in Worcester selling for $100,000
-Northborough restaurant is forced to close due to sewage issue, illegal bedrooms
-Marvin's Corner Lunch — Worcester's largest diner — offers plenty of charm
-Sheriff Evangelidis takes to podium to debate at JFK Library
-Thursday event will celebrate WRTA's zero fare policy
-Here's where Worcester will be collecting leaves on Tuesday
-This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of November 7th
-Record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot delayed until Tuesday morning
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 7 - "Found Frozen in the Trunk". Audio (17:02). Video (14:31)
>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 Tuesday
-Ron Abuelo Rum (27:15)
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: '80s flashbacks with "Cobra Kai," "Clueless" stars
-Worcester fashion front: Witty. Fierce. Sublime. Ambitious. Proud.
-"Clueless," "Karate Kid" stars reminisce at Rhode Island Comic Con
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:48): Dean Martilli
-The Faces of Worcester: Michelle Memnon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who ran a pizza shop for 35 years
-ICYMI: 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
-The move to remote work during the pandemic turned downtowns like Worcester’s into ghost towns
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): $5 million debt exclusion on ballot in Holden
-"Small, but very mighty" department in Grafton serving English language learners
-Conn. businessman plans $18 million electric vehicle education center in Sturbridge
-Good news from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Developer of 29-unit Downtown Gardner project receives $3 million in financing
-Auto auction purchase turns into Paxton man’s nightmare
>SPORTS: Holy Cross football team fifth and sixth in new national polls
-Holy Cross women's basketball team drubs Merrimack, 67-39
-HC men's basketball falls to Siena, 75-68. Highlights (1:33)
-Celtics beat Memphis, 109-106
-Bruins beat Blues, 3-1
-Bruins star player-turned-broadcaster Peter McNab dies at 70
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 4
-Bogaerts opts out of Red Sox contract, becomes free agent
-Updated football state playoff, non-playoff schedule
>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)
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman killed by man fleeing traffic stop in Taunton
-Western Mass. woman pleads innocent to murdering grandmother on Halloween
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1286 (27:56): Medicare Open Enrollment
>COLLEGES: WPI names new president
>BUSINESS: Labor crunch, payment models disrupting health care
-Meta (Facebook) could begin large-scale layoffs this week
>SHOPPING: Dollar General sued for listing false prices on shelves
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County October 30th - November 5th
>TV/STREAMING: Jimmy Kimmel confirms return as 2023 Oscars host
>MOVIES: Sylvester Stallone reveals how long-time pal Arnold Schwarzenegger set him up
>CELEBRITY: Chris Evans named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
>ANIMALS: Stray mama bundles up in box with puppies to keep them warm (4:37)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman celebrates 103rd birthday
-Meanwhile, the National Park Service begs visitors to not get high on toads
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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
+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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