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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 75 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester woman cries for help, robs Good Samaritan, gets arrested, police say
+6:00: Worcester teachers to picket outside schools over contract impasse
+6:00: La Familia principal to remain in charge after merger with Chandler Magnet
+6:00: Worcester seeks lifeguards, offers training course as summer nears
+6:00: 3 men plead not guilty to fatal 2022 Worcester shooting of Andrew Barley
+6:00: Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (42:26): Get to know men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen
+Noon: Worcester Regional Airport director: new routes, bigger planes will help with demand
+Noon: New in-school food pantry to open at City View Elementary
+Noon: Listen Up: Sickert delivers haunting, otherworldly "Ghost Parade"
+Noon: First Person: Is devotion to handkerchiefs "unsanitary and archaic"?
+Noon: Holy Cross football announces updates to coaching staff
-Former employee claims Table Talk Pies underpaid workers in lawsuit
-New York-based restaurant chain opening spot in Shrewsbury
-Police: Man arrested in connection with Northbridge bank robbery
-Javier Pena pleads not guilty in Worcester midday shooting that left 1 injured
-Worcester School Committee to weigh boycott of Old Sturbridge Village
-Worcester inclusionary zoning ordinance approved with changes
-Former Worcester Superintendent Maureen Binienda looking to run for school committee
-Bill Shaner: Election Injection No. 1
-Radio Worcester's Radio Roundtable (41:44): Battle for control of Worcester
-Radio Worcester (12:01): Dr. Michael Hirsh - The final weekly COVID interview
-Here's where the city of Worcester will be street sweeping on Wednesday
-John DiPietro (9:05): Holden Fire Department is ready for the future
-Unsolved: Worcester -- “Who Killed Patricia Ann Gonyea?”. Video (25:58). Audio (27:20)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Ed Gardella, former police chief and WICN jazz D.J.
-N.Y. attorney, author Aaron Richard Golub made quite a "Ruckus" growing up in Worcester
-Summer@MW returns with Sam Bush, Cecile McLorin Salvant and John Pizzarelli
-Rock 'n' roll may be in Mass. to stay, legislators eye 'Roadrunner' as official song
-Janice Harvey: Learning to love the C.P.A.P. machine
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was very involved with the Jack Barry Little League and Worcester Youth Football
-ICYMI: 2 17-year-olds busted after harassing homeless man in Elm Park
-Huge Announcement from JetBlue at Worcester Airport (1:31)
-Worcester elementary students learn about science while helping to feed the community (2:54)
-Kyle Curley pleads not guilty in killing of Worcester mother of 2 at Hotel Vernon
-New eatery to open on site of Worcester restaurant that closed in November
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Town announces hydrant flushing in Jefferson
-No open burning allowed until further notice
-Wachusett's Artemis Club advocates for women
-Street sweeping under way. See the phases
-Lamoureux Ford has some amazing cars you would not expect (1:25)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Fire Department fights brush fire
-A 40-acre Shrewsbury winery property sold for $2 million
-2 abutting Route 20 parcels in Auburn sell for $4 million, one for a self-storage facility
-Northborough coffee shop features local ownership, with a corporate feel
-Gov. Healey, Lt. Gov. Driscoll visit New England Carpenters facility in Millbury
-Westborough tech firm acquires Utah A.I. company specializing in detecting food defects
-Will structures force Town Meeting revote in Boylston?
>SPORTS: Bruins break record for most points in a season
-Celtics to face Hawks in first-round series
-Rays beat Red Sox, 7-2
-Former Worcester Academy star Aliyah Boston selected No. 1 overall in WNBA draft
-Bravehearts to hold Home Run Derby after Sunday home games
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Columbus, 10-3
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Gun violence has affected most families in the U.S., new survey finds
-Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the air
-Tragic: 4 dead, including 2 kids, in Easter shooting at Orlando home
>NEW ENGLAND: Second victim dies after fire in Hopkinton
-Mass. police departments face understaffing as retirements, resignations outpace new hires
>FOOD: Grafton principal who left school work to start Bread Guy Breads
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, April 2nd to 9th
>COLLEGES: WPI president's first week in photos
-Anna Maria Social Work Student Spotlight with Kathryn Barnes
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect No. 41 (14:16): Break Trail Co.
-A 4-day work week in Mass.? Lawmakers file legislation calling for pilot program
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading -- Booklovers' Gourmet
>HEALTH: Weight loss may mean a risk of death for older adults, study shows
>TV/STREAMING: YouTube kicks off NFL Sunday Ticket presale, starting at $249 a year
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: "Stranger Things' " Millie Bobby Brown is engaged
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Purity Spring Resort in New Hampshire is a camp for all ages and for all seasons
>HISTORY: Abbott Street School in Worcester, 1907
>ANIMALS: New dogs, cats available for adoption in and around Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Firefighters rescue parachutist caught high up in tree
-Meanwhile, alien mothership lurking in our solar system could be watching us with tiny probes, Pentagon official suggests
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
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-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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