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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
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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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-Vice President of Property Management, Worcester Housing Authority
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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