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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 62 today in Worcester
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-Auburn native dies in an avalanche while climbing Tibetan mountain
-Local Jewish community reacts to conflict raging in Israel
-Hundreds of volunteers pack 100,000 meals for starving children
-Carpenters union builds picnic tables at Chandler Magnet School
-Worcester Walk to Defeat A.L.S.
-Worcester looks to expand mobile 311 service
-2024 Juneteenth Festival set for June 15th
-Main South community concerned about proposed "methadone clinic"
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Nicole Apostola: Ballpark Commission — To be or not to be
-508, A show about Worcester (23:08): Strategic voting in Worcester at-large elections
-Manny Jae Media (53:02): Mass. Organization of African Descendants Worcester City Council candidate forum, Part 1
-Manny Jae Media (1:10:47): Mass. Organization of African Descendants Worcester City Council candidate forum, Part 2
>DINING OUT: Here's another place you can get fresh poké bowls in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester's Italian community celebrates at annual parade
-WPI researchers devise way to turn plastic into fuel (2:45)
-Longtime Shrewsbury Street car dealer Tommie Simone making tracks to Granite Street
-Mass. rep demanding action on tax lien foreclosures (3:00)
-Earlier: Little-known state law that caused a Worcester woman to lose her paid-off home
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Special state primary, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
-TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting on Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Jefferson Mills in Holden opens its doors (3:51)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sexual assault reported on Fitchburg State campus (2:02)
-Undercover op unravels as woman resists arrest, spits blood on officer
-Sterling special town meeting October 16th to address citizen petitions
-Community gathers for S.E.L.C.O. open house
-Local business raises $1,648.50 for Millbury Senior Center food pantry
-Craft fair October 21st in Millbury
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Halloween Happenings
-100FM The Pike (8:07): Kansas guitarist Richard Williams on the band's Thursday show in Worcester
-Worcesteria: Comedians turn to "Hunger Games" for Polar Park ideas
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra's new winter tour coming to Worcester
-Quinsigamond C.C. President Luis Pedraja on celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 183 (27:56): Maureen Schwab
>SPORTS: NFL executives question Bill Belichick's Patriots future
-Mac Jones has "garbage" supporting cast: confidant
-Megan Schienbein named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL preseason 2
-Assumption women’s ice hockey plays first game in program history
-Second-year coach has Wachusett girls' soccer forging in right direction
-Central Mass. Girls' Soccer Coaches Association Poll
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Concerns mount over Israel’s next move as government vows to siege Gaza (1:59)
-Israel ignored warning "something big" was coming: Egyptian official
-115 bodies found at a funeral home in Colorado (:42)
-Tragic: 5-year-old girl raped, murdered after mom kicked her out of the house
>NEW ENGLAND: Mast snaps aboard historic Maine schooner, killing 1 and injuring 3 (:22)
>COLLEGES: Conference at Clark puts new center "on the map"
-6 new endowed chairs named at UMass Medical School
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best cities around the world for a week-long visit
>BUSINESS: Mapfre data breach impacts people who have never been customers (3:01)
-CSX CEO "excited" for first phase of East-West passenger rail project
>HEALTH: COVID concerns even with negative tests? (2:52)
-Does drinking coffee really dehydrate you? We asked dietitians
>FOOD: McDonald's Halloween Boo Buckets return. Here's how to get one
>SHOPPING: Toys R Us picks experts of pop-up shops for store expansion plan
>TV/STREAMING: The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, Max (HBO) and more
>MOVIES: Trailer for "May December," new Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore movie (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: "True Lies" costars Jamie Lee Curtis, Arnold Schwarzenegger reunite with selfie
>ANIMALS: Woman sprints across busy highway to rescue abandoned kitten (3:02)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 10th (2:00)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Chicago Marathon runner stops to rescue kitten
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, wife charged after driving "recklessly" for 7 miles with husband on hood of car
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Authorities identify Worcester woman killed in Virginia bus crash
-Earlier: 25-year-old Worcester woman, Greenfield family among 5 killed in crash (2:36). Article
-Fireball caused loud boom heard across Mass., NASA says (4:24). Article
-City suspends market's liquor license
-Here’s why Worcester can’t put traffic lights, beacons at a dangerous crosswalk
-"The end of an era": Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
-DCU Center to keep name for now, as credit union extends sponsorship for $4.2 million
-Markey secures Mass. Dems’ nod over Moulton, igniting generational showdown in Senate primary
-Related: 2 Democrats, 2 paths: Markey and Moulton in Worcester (2:06)
-Despite recent stabbings on the Common, Downtown Worcester events to continue
-Nichols plans to absorb Anna Maria fire science, other programs
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
-Here's the last day of school for every Worcester County public district
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Segregation lawsuit, school budget questions, Holy Cross heads to Texas
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Chinese Restaurants (5:41)
-Popular eatery's second location officially opens in Westborough
-ICYMI: Anna Maria's abrupt closure was a "knife in the heart" for faculty
-World Cup watch parties set for Worcester Common
-Ghanaian restaurant in Worcester ready to give World Cup fans taste of home country (2:07)
-Worcester jury finds driver guilty in 2022 death of man in wheelchair
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Among Friends senior newsletter
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Annual town meeting 7 p.m. June 8th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 juveniles hospitalized after e-bike collides with vehicle in Clinton
-Group seeks probe into Rutland July Fourth cancellation
-3 charged after stolen dirt bike recovered, illegal gun seized in Webster
-Worker in Southbridge McDonald's french fry case due in Dudley court
-Douglas man under surveillance arrested on trafficking charge after picking up crack
-Leominster man accused of civil rights violation after open bottle report at Allen’s
-39 Elm Street emerges as flashpoint in Southbridge Town Council race
-Westborough High students learn beekeeping basics in innovative class
-Fixing crowns and funding communities: Dudley Woman's Club closes out fundraising year
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
-Former Manor and Draught House owner launches Prohibition Beer
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Black Veil, Basement Sessions, Johnny Blue Horn and more
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1377 (30:00): The Rolling Stones, Gracie Abrams, The Black Keys and more
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Too many administrators bloat Worcester school budget
-Shaun Connolly: Spend the $609 to go to a World Cup game
-Laurel: At your service at the class volleyball game
-Manny Jae Media (50:55): 508 LIVE!
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:47): Is Worcester safe? Crime perception and city challenges
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to award-winning baker who worked at Crown and Widoff's bakeries
>SPORTS: Here's the full lineup for Drake Maye's charity softball game today at Polar Park
-Ex-Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands new job — with private equity firm
-Red Sox beat Cleveland, 9-1
-Bravehearts single-game tickets on sale now
-Holy Cross baseball’s season ends at Austin Regional
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, 7-2
-St. John's senior star, brother with autism team up on baseball field
>NATIONAL: Couple found dead were victims of Tom Selleck impersonator scam
-Why are more young people angry about A.I.? Researcher says there's been a "meaningful shift" with Gen Z (1:56). Article
-Tragic: High school graduate's home burns down during graduation ceremony
-Concertgoer dies week after being kicked in head by crowd surfer at rock festival
>NEW ENGLAND: State police hit with $25 million lawsuit (2:11)
-Maine lawn mower accident leaves child critically injured
>COLLEGES: 2 Clark students earn awards for research in Brazil, Poland
-How can UMass make up for money cut by federal government? (9:25)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 costs travelers forget to budget for
-Yosemite ditches reservations, descends into chaos (2:03)
>BUSINESS: Reality-mimicking A.I. fuels spike in scams (1:59)
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (57:34): Kwame Appiah, founder, Kumasi Soccer and Unity Street Soccer
>HOMES: The best plants for beginners to grow
>HEALTH: Doctor explains what residents should know about mpox
-Opthamologist's advice for protecting eyes from summer sun (3:09)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:22): Spicy Cajun shrimp pasta
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Sacha Baron Cohen, Rosamund Pike Netflix movie, "Ladies First" (2:39)
>MOVIES: "Obsession" craze explained: Shocker horror hit makes 100 times its budget
>CELEBRITY: All the celebrities invited to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding
-Mandy Moore names former child star who got her into "underage drinking"
>ANIMALS: Pig stops highway traffic to save her own life (2:33)
>HISTORY: Lake Boon was once a major tourist destination
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops for bread, wins $500,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Idaho, man balances running chainsaw on his chin for over 4 minutes
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