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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: 75-year-old Barre man charged with D.U.I. after striking motorcyclist on Route 9 in Spencer
+7:00: "Probably haunted" Millbury property gets multiple offers (:36) (pictured)
+Noon: 3 familiar developers submit bids to buy Worcester’s property off Shrewsbury Street
+Noon: Ten Things to Do: Gipsy Kings, Punk Rock Flea Market, Kansas ...
+Noon: Things to Do: Donker Farm Festival and more
+Noon: Shelters struggle to help increasing number of stray, lost animals
-Worcester tattoo artist wins $10,000 in Food Network's "Halloween Cookie Challenge"
-Worcester's Apollo the Boss: From federal prison to rising star in the music industry
-Worcester City Councilor wants drug treatment center in Main South slowed
-Worcester can regulate anti-abortion centers, new legal opinion says
-8 Worcester County police departments receive body camera grants
-In a field of colors, a fight against Alzheimer's disease
-Nicole Apostola: District School Committee Forum
-Related: Video (1:08:01)
-Worcester Guardian announces its founding board of directors
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Davis Mega Maze (1:23)
-Powerball jackpot rises to $1.4 billion after no winners Wednesday
-TODAY! Brendan Sargent from Worcester to appear on "Jeopardy! Champions Tournament" Thursday
-Unsolved: Worcester — Shot and Killed on Bell Hill. Video (12:57). Audio (12:56)
>DINING OUT: Down to Final Four in search for Best Breakfast Place in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Person shot in Worcester overnight
-Worcester man accused of aiming gun at cops had "mental health crisis," attorney says
-$100,000 and $50,000 Powerball winners sold in Worcester
-Councilors say Worcester needs to step to plate and increase use of Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mill building, abandoned for decades, transformed into apartments
-Earlier: Jefferson Mills in Holden opens its doors (3:51)
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Wachusett student "having a bad day" arrested after punching Holden officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Spectrum seeks to enter Shrewsbury cable market
-Mass. reaches settlement of Fattman campaign finance case
-Webster man arrested in Southbridge on gun charges
-West Boylston police log September 25th to October 1st
-Westborough Fire Department responding to higher number of highway crashes
-Leicester police welcome 2 new officers
-D.E.S.E. awards Millbury Public Schools Innovation Pathways grant
-Original Piccadilly Pub was "beloved watering hole" in Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Rapper and singer Lord Afrixana holds true to his Worcester upbringing
-Clock Out represent for the Central Mass. hardcore scene on "No Control" E.P.
-Music, memories, humor and history in upcoming literary events
-WICN Artist of the Month for October is Pharoah Sanders
-U2 opens residency with inaugural concert at Sphere (:59)
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 34 (27:58): Charles Luster
-Manny Jae Media (41:35): 4 U Bridal and Prom's Lorna Ellis
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at City Hall for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots reuniting with J.C. Jackson in surprising trade
-Jrue Holiday talks "whirlwind" trade to Celtics, why he’s a fit for Boston
-Holy Cross star Jacob Dobbs selected as semifinalist for William V. Campbell Trophy
-Holy Cross women’s basketball names 2023-24 team captains
-Clinton/West Boylston football rescheduled for Thursday, 3:30 p.m. after day of negotiation
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Congressman Jim McGovern on ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy
-Radio Worcester (8:05): Better Business Bureau warns of caller ID spoofing scams
-Tragic: Bride-to-be dies after breast augmentation to show off dream wedding dress
>NEW ENGLAND: Baby dies after pregnant woman shot on bus in Holyoke (2:29)
-Garbage truck rolls over on Mass. Pike in Hopkinton, dumping mounds of trash on side of highway
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor wins poetry prize
-Entrepreneur Gary Goldberger, a Clark grad, promotes relentless creativity
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 places that go all out for Halloween
>BUSINESS: How do I deal with a weird co-worker who keeps staring at me?
-That Capital One email is real, and it may be worth hundreds (1:44)
>HEALTH: Scientists developing implant to cure cancer in just 60 days
-WWII-era military sleep method could help insomniacs nod off quickly, some claim
>FOOD: Here's how much pizza the average person eats in one year
>SHOPPING: Secura air fryer recall — How to get your money back
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County, September 24th to 30th
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in October
>MOVIES: The 11 best horror movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Julia Ormond sues disgraced Harvey Weinstein for sexual battery
>ANIMALS: Sea lion pup gets saved by his mom (3:35)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 5th (1:56)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 104-year-old skydiver may have record as world's oldest (1:25)
-Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, 219 dogs attend "Paw Patrol" screening, break world record
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mix of sun and clouds, high of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Driver arrested in crash that killed 10-year-old Webster girl (:30). Article
+6:00: Worcester half marathon planned for 2027 return
+6:00: Worcester Guardian Week in Review: stretch code clash, Tech High surge, marathon spirit
+6:00: Specials at Worcester-area restaurants for the cost-conscious diner
+6:00: Music Worcester presents world premiere of work on Frederick Douglass
+Noon: Worcester Caribbean American Carnival canceled for 2026. Here’s why
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Reminders of Him," "The Chronology of Water," and more
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 17-year-old
-Crash on Mass. Pike in Millbury causing traffic delays for morning commute
-Toddler, 4, remains hospitalized after falling 7 stories (1:30)
-Related: Brother of 4-year-old boy hospitalized after falling from seventh floor window in Worcester speaks to Channel 7
-90-unit apartments planned for former Table Talk Pies site in Worcester
-4 witnesses sue Karen Read and blogger Turtleboy (2:31)
-Suspect in Worcester shooting arrested in Rhode Island
-Worcester mayor joins drive against proposed rent control ballot item
-List of 500 highest-paid Worcester employees includes zero teachers. Why?
-Worcester schools report heavy use of student wellness rooms
-Are Central Mass. students meeting reading, writing standards? See town-by-town list
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Latin Restaurants (5:40)
-ICYMI: Suspect in custody, victim in critical condition after shooting near Fitchburg State (1:07)
-13 charged with running Worcester-based drug ring
-Worcester unveils major redesign for busy street
-Worcester proposes $7 million Denholm demolition, $3 million sale to developer Menkiti
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Absentee ballot information for town election
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Pet vaccine clinic 9 to noon May 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Suspect arraigned in shooting near Fitchburg State
-Community rallies around Dudley college freshman fighting rare brain tumor
-Fullam promoted to sergeant in Spencer, pinned by family
-Blackstone firefighters respond to fire at Chinese restaurant
-Southbridge Town Council chair says he will not run in 2027, denies term limit change effort
-Elsa Schiaparelli eyewear back in Southbridge after 2001 theft
-TODAY! Car seat installation and check 3:30 to 7:30 in Rutland
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Author Jose Enrique Delmonte Soñé, Alton Brown and more
-Worcester library notes contenders for Mass. Teen Choice Book Award
-For National Poetry Month, a look back at the Worcester Poets' Asylum
-Poems by Tony Brown, Jenith Charpentier, Rush Frazier and Bill Macmillan
-Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel: The exhibition at CambridgeSide (2:53)
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: 449 Days: We told you
-Tom Marino: The Worcester City Council circles the drain, Part 1
-What's Up Worcester (2:50): Isabella Costa
-What's Up Worcester's Crossroad Conversations (59:43): Nicole Kittredge on life’s challenges, growth and resilience
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former program director for the Women's Initiative
>SPORTS: Celtics vs. 76ers rivalry is one of the best in NBA playoff history
-NBA playoff simulation: Can Celtics make another title run?
-Bruins playoff series with Buffalo to start Sunday
-'Sader Stories: Holy Cross women's lacrosse senior reflections
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Nashville suspended because of weather
>NATIONAL: 2 cousins caught in $9 million Airbnb scam targeting black customers
-Paying for a funeral would force more than half of Americans into debt: study
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in tunnel collapse at construction site
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 found dead after apartment fires in Vermont
-Consultant for the T made more than $710,000 working remotely (1:44)
>COLLEGES: Federal student loan borrowers on the S.A.V.E. plan face big changes
-Clark researchers examine potential impacts of "megaport" on Peruvian Amazon
-Olympiad brings best of Mass. middle school science to Assumption for 22 years running
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What are expedition cruises? (and should you take one?)
-A popular national park just eliminated its reservation requirement
>BUSINESS: Hospital recruiting future nurses in high school (1:53)
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings makes shock exit, sending shares tumbling
-QVC prepares for bankruptcy protection
>HEALTH: Cases of drug-resistant diarrhea superbug on the rise in U.S.
-Pelvic floor health: What you need to know about care, strength and support (3:54)
>HOMES: Where to pick tulips in Mass. and beyond
>SHOPPING: Nail polish remover sold on Amazon recalled. See item
>FOOD: Nutella debuts first new flavor in 60 years
>TV/STREAMING: David Letterman speaks out on CBS replacing Colbert's show
>MOVIES: Clark professor explores how Hindi remakes of popular U.S. films have reflected — and helped shape — global culture
>CELEBRITY: Lizzo shows off 60-pound weight loss with new bikini pics
-Elizabeth Banks went through nearly 10 grueling rounds of I.V.F. before welcoming sons
>ANIMALS: Bullied stray cat finally learns to trust and finds a friend (1:01)
>HISTORY: Original development of Elm Park now digitized
>GOOD NEWS: Gas station clerk saves abducted teen after she mouthed "help"
-Meanwhile, why do nearly 20% of Americans believe they’re "basically psychic"?
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