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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: UMass Memorial Medical Center N.I.C.U. celebrates Halloween
+6:00: Halloween's ghouls and ghosts are good for the living
+6:00: Worcester offers Frankensteins Recycling property for industrial development in Main South
+Noon: Greater Worcester Community Foundation awards $2.1 million in grants to nonprofits
+Noon: Bob Marley is coming back to Mechanics Hall December 29th
+Noon: Pilgrim Soul's "Painting Churches" illuminates "who we all are"
+Noon: "Star Trek," "Breakfast Club" stars headline Rhode Island Comic Con
+Noon: Janice Harvey: With fall comes a fussy factor that's off the charts
-Police officer describes chaotic aftermath of fatal shooting at Worcester State
-Related: Randy Armando Melendez Jr. ID’d as victim of Worcester State shooting
-Related: Teen fatally shot at Worcester State days after 19th birthday, GoFundMe says
-Related: D.A. asks for photos, videos after fatal Worcester State shooting
-Mentor for Shrewsbury High School robotics team arrested on child porn charges (1:43). Article
-The rise in Worcester’s population and household income is creating opportunities and challenges
-Rock and Roll Hall of Famer John Mellencamp to play at Worcester's Hanover Theater
-Have you seen this car? Worcester police are looking for it
-TODAY! Eighth annual Hill-O-Ween 5-8 Tuesday on Union Hill
-Related: Road closures for Hill-O-Ween
-Here are Worcester trick-or-treating hours on Halloween
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Halloween Special. Worcester's rattling three-decker. Video (14:43). Audio (14:43)
-Jewish community leader calls Worcester's Palestine rally "alarming"
-Earlier: Hundreds attend Palestine Peace Rally Sunday in front of Worcester City Hall
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for October
-Moose becomes talk of Rutland after strolling by school (1:51)
-Worcester city election mail ballots running at record breaking pace
-Progress Worcester Super P.A.C.: Donor list public in state filing
-Early voting at main Worcester Public Library through November 3rd
-Manny Jae Media (52:14): Mayor Joe Petty
-Morris "Moe" Bergman touts "voice of reason" in at-large bid for City Council at-large seat
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closes Tuesdays and Wednesdays because of staffing
-ICYMI: Masked men rob Worcester liquor store at gunpoint, 2 arrested
-Gunshot victim dies after being left at Worcester hospital
-Abby's House begins shelter expansion in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Trick-or-treating hours 5-8
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Grand opening of H To O Supply
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton police explain haunted house closure
-Sutton American Legion Park renovation receives grant
-Shrewsbury Multicultural Festival on Saturday
-Northborough police log, October 27th edition
-Florida company drops plans to open a Grafton cultivation facility
-Sponsors needed for Grafton Food Bank Sponsor-a-Family program
-Applications due November 4th for horology scholarship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Chamber Music Society receives $1 million anonymous gift
-U.K.'s DragonForce returns to Worcester
-Shaun Connolly: Satan, Baby
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 76 (28:19): Aftermath Of Elections
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 908 (28:31): Edith Morgan on her families' flight from Hitler's Germany in 1933
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who taught at South High for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Mac Jones, defensive backs make key mistakes vs. Dolphins: Report card
-Celtics beat Wizards, 126-107
-Bruins beat Panthers, 3-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Matt Duchemin named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 3
-Hungarian husband-wife hockey duo chase American dream on ice
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Heavily armed man kills himself rather than carry out attack at amusement park: cops
-Tragic: Man dies after choking on live octopus dish
>NEW ENGLAND: Army decided Maine shooting gunman shouldn't have a gun after erratic behavior in July
>COLLEGES: "Clark has always been a beacon"
-Worcester State faculty showcase fascinating range of art in “A Different Stage”
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 inexpensive ski resorts in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: These are the fastest-growing jobs in Mass.
-Supporters praise paid family and medical leave program while businesses eye contribution increase
>HEALTH: Study links elevated pollution levels to breast cancer
-New data reveals how many Americans have gotten updated COVID vaccinations
>HOMES: Oddest homes in America include "Goth home" and the "Flintstone House"
>FOOD: Chick-fil-A cookbook — Recipes combine menu items, other ingredients
>SHOPPING: Massive recall issued for nearly 1,000,000 pressure cookers due to burn hazard
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch and stream on Halloween
>MOVIES: Best horror movies of the 21st century so far
>CELEBRITY: Matthew Perry's "Friends" co-stars release joint statement on actor's death
>ANIMALS: Howl-o-Ween "pawty" helps raise funds, share mission for Worcester Animal Rescue League
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 31st (1:40)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How a baby girl survived bilateral renal agenesis
-Meanwhile, in Hawaii, drunk man picks a fight with his own reflection (:33)
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+Multiple positions, YWCA Central Mass.
-Multiple positions, O'Connor's Restaurant
-Chef wanted, Worcester bistro
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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-Bar backs at Canal District restaurant
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