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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:00). High of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Polar Beverages inks distribution deal with Johnny Damon, Bo Jackson drink company
+8:00: Worcester's Bedlam Book Café marks 5 years with community party
+8:00: Central Mass. unemployment rates dropped further in September
+8:00: Radio Worcester (44:08): Radio Roundtable on the impact of local media on municipal election
+Noon: TODAY! Worcester mayoral candidates to take the Mechanics Hall stage for debate Wednesday
+Noon: How much $$ have Worcester mayoral candidates raised? Who are the donors?
+Noon: Hall Club celebrates 125-year history as influential women's group
+Noon: Fantastic dining at Worcester Technical High School (6:57)
+Noon: Central Mass. orchards offer pick your own apples
+Noon: Brothers in horror: The writing and art of Jeffrey and Scott Thomas
+Noon: Listen Up: Singer Mali offers a magnetic "Lodestone"
+Noon: Last Call: Derek Rook
-Worcester legal and civic luminary dies
-Investigators continue to look for man sought in wife's death (1:41)
-Related: Family of slain Gardner mom urges "coward" husband to turn himself in (:52)
-Earlier: Police find car, but not man sought after wife shot in the face (1:19)
-Days after license suspension, Downtown Worcester venue announces it's closing for season
-Q.C.C. president to remain in Worcester after California college chooses internal candidate
-Interim Worcester Police Chief Paul Saucier hopes for permanent position
-Saint-Gobain seeks to build new warehouse in Greendale
-Worcester County Sheriff’s Office Winter Coat Drive kicks off (2:12)
-City Council discusses traffic, rules for street vendors discussed
-Worcester seeing high number of mail-in ballots for upcoming municipal election
-The016.com's exclusive offers for campaign's final 2 weeks
-Radio Worcester (15:05): Maureen Binienda runs for Worcester School Committee, vows to increase safety and accountability
-Domenica Perrone’s run for at-large City Council seat focuses on public health, inequities
-Radio Worcester (20:25): Laura Clancey and Sue Mailman on the Gene Haas naming rights debate
-ICYMI: Meet the person trying to bring movies back to Worcester
-Who you gonna call? Worcester ghost hunter shares trade tricks
-Worcester man arrested for drug trafficking, driving charges
-Public meeting on renaming Castle Park for Barbara Haller
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police seek public's help in IDing break-in suspect
-TODAY! Rendezvous with Rachel Revere at the Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Flu clinic Thursday at Senior Center
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster nurses worry maternity closure threatens hospital
-Spencer man wins $10,000 a month for 10 years
-Shrewsbury awarded $185,000 Green Communities grant
-Boylston's Audrey Feldman shows it's never too late to train for your first marathon
-Grafton affordable housing public input sought
-Millbury's Stowe Farm gets spooky at Halloween party
-West Boylston police log October 16th to 22nd
-Nashoba school trips get initial OK
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Kickstart my heart: Cara Brindisi plans Winter Solstice concert, new album
-Worcester Walks: A slightly spooky late October hike on the Parsons Cider Mill trail
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 449 (27:56): Zachary Wentzell, Part 1 of 2
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 404 (26:58): Amanda Wittman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who died in a motorcycle accident in Conn.
>SPORTS: How the Patriots can pull a Miami miracle vs. Dolphins
-Bruins beat Chicago, 3-0
-Holy Cross Hall of Fame Reflections: Chris Brown, class of '83
-Mass. Pirates in serious talks to move franchise to Lowell
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: U.N. aid group says 29 staffers killed in Gaza
-Housekeeper found dismembered in Colorado murder-suicide
-Tragic: Special-needs twins, 5, found dead after mom jumps to her death
>NEW ENGLAND: Man dies after driving into Lake Winnipesaukee in Moultonborough, N.H.
-I.R.S. to test free tax-filing platform in 13 states, including Mass.
>COLLEGES: TODAY! Human Rights Center at Worcester State to mark 40th anniversary with acclaimed Latina activist
-Eduardo Chavez, grandson of labor organizer Cesar Chavez, brings film and insights to Worcester State
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 captivating European border cities worth visiting
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal: Recognizing women business leaders
-W.B.J.'s Outstanding Women in Business: Marlina Duncan enters messy situations fearlessly
>HEALTH: Doctor on how long germs last, when you're most contagious (3:23)
-Pharma firms testing weight loss drugs for kids amid Ozempic craze
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, October 15th to 21st
>FOOD: Domino's gives free Emergency Pizza when you "need it most"
>SHOPPING: Spag’s was a Shrewsbury legend for more than half a century
>TV/STREAMING: "Office" showrunner doesn't deny revival rumors
>MOVIES: The 14 best zombie movies and shows to watch in 2023
>CELEBRITY: "Shaft" star Richard Roundtree dies at 81
>ANIMALS: Bella the cat breaks Guinness' world record for having loudest purr
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 24th (1:56)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman becomes firefighter in Manchester years after department saved her life
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, watch a bear break into home, steal lasagna from the freezer
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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