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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 69 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Demolition begins at former Big D property on Mill Street
+5:00: M.B.T.A. won't reconsider Worcester-Boston express train cut until spring
+Noon: Route 20 closure tonight due to construction
+Noon: Ten Things to Do: Mood music, morbid movies, Monster Trucks and more
+Noon: "Expedition Bigfoot" star discusses mysterious monsters nearby
+Noon: Fake blood, real friends: Staff remember Spooky World's Berlin home
-Worcester Planning Board approves 73-unit Shrewsbury Street apartment building (pictured)
-Clark University revises student housing complex in Main South
-Turtleboy News blogger arrested, charged with witness intimidation in Karen Read case (1:57)
-Related: Turtleboy blogger Aidan Kearney charges, timeline of events
-Related: Courtroom video (45:02)
-Prayers for Israel offered at Chabad Lubavitch vigil in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (8:51): Former Israeli government press director on Hamas’ attack
-Worcester's three-deckers featured in new Kelley Square mural
-Nicole Apostola: At-Large City Council forum
-Related: Video (1:52:40)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:50): Jordan Levy’s legacy and current issues in Worcester
-Worcester City Council, mayoral campaigns report post-preliminary finances
-GBH News Worcester bureau hosts first Worcester mayoral debate
-Manny Jae Media (1:12:49): Tracy O'Connell Novick for School Committee
-"AGT" finalist Lavender Darcangelo's journey continues, taking many hearts with her
-Unsolved: Worcester — Vanished from Restaurant Row. Video (13:25). Audio (13:24)
-Powerball winning ticket sold in California for $1.76 billion jackpot
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed on Thursday
-Brody's and City Line in showdown for Best Breakfast Place label
-ICYMI: Connecticut man charged in the shooting of woman at Worcester party: Police
-Fitchburg man sentenced to 18-20 years after child rape conviction
-Wreaths Across America brings mobile unit to Worcester
-WPI researchers invent robot lizard to "sneak into small spaces"
-Manny Jae Media (1:57:14): Worcester police forum at Worcester State University
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden auctioning surplus equipment, materials, and vehicles
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Special town meeting October 16th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian using Main Street crosswalk in Spencer is struck by car, driver cited
-Boat capsizes on Mill Pond in Westborough; firefighters bring pair to safety
-New Millbury School Committee member appointed
-Rufus Putnam building turns 200
-Scenes from the Volunteer and Beer event in Clinton
-Options outlined for former Industrial School in Lancaster
-West Boylston police log October 2nd to 8th
-Boylston police hosting Street Cop's Criminal M.A.P.P Training on October 23rd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Last Call: Of Grave Concern's Glenn Church
-Listen Up: Jeremy Moses Curtis delivers beautiful "Midlife Chrysler"
-Art exhibitions illuminate Latino experience in Worcester
-They are legend: Podcast hosts share tales of New England lore
-Grafton artist’s work is part of Art in Bloom at Grafton Historical Society
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 184 (17:18): Claire Schaeffer Duffy and Tina E. Gaffney
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was "a faithful and dedicated founding member of St. George Church"
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick sticks with Mac Jones with Patriots' season at stake
-Bruins open season with 3-1 win over Chicago
-Related: Bruins legends walk the gold carpet before season opener (:46)
-'Sader Stories (38:44): Get to know Head Volleyball Coach Kathleen Colpoys
-Crusaders picked fourth in Patriot League preseason men's basketball poll
-Former Holy Cross star was a Celtics draft pick who chose the priesthood over the NBA
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: More presumed human remains found in Titan submersible wreckage
-Florida family selling bleach mix as COVID cure sentenced to prison
-Tragic: Woman dies when tire crashes into windshield on interstate
>COLLEGES: YouTube innovator from Clark moves umpires from behind the plate into the spotlight
-Assumption faculty and alumnae discover new species of algae
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Escape the crowds in these 6 underrated spots in France
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business confidence falls in September
-I was lied to about my job being remote -- can I quit and get unemployment?
>HEALTH: Doctor explains new warning about probiotics (3:11)
-Mass. doctor discusses keys to catching breast cancer early (2:18)
>FOOD: Raspberry Rally Girl Scout cookies won't be sold in 2024
>HOMES: Leominster flood victim's struggle shows most people aren’t prepared for water damage (3:24)
>SHOPPING: U.S. shoppers buckling for first time in a decade: ex-Walmart C.E.O.
>TV/STREAMING: "The Crown" Season 6 premiere date, plot details revealed
>MOVIES: Taylor Swift: Eras Tour concert film to open a day early
>CELEBRITY: Jada Pinkett Smith breaks silence on Will Smith Oscars slap
>ANIMALS: Scared puppy mill rescue refused to enter house until... (4:35)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 12th (1:58)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Cat found in California was missing for 12 years
-Meanwhile, on TikTok, idiotic "bone smashing" trend is so horrifying it could ruin your face
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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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