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In The News
-Here are 5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Worcester's Fat Foot Films' 'STRAY' goes streaming on Reveel
-Worcester researchers study link between gut health, Alzheimer's (1:24)
-Worcester Little League coach honored with Military Volunteer Service Award
-Board of Health 'dysfunction' gives some Worcester councilors pause
-Clark prof weighs in as majority of young adults in U.S. live with parents for first time since Great Depression
-ICYMI: Polar Seltzer fans can win a year’s supply
-Where to drop off your ballot in Worcester
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music & Live Streaming List by Jay Berman
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston Board of Health to make its own Halloween recommendation
-Grafton 6th graders hope their creations will help cure cancer
-Rotmans owner pays down $2+ million in debt
-Cars: The whole team at Bertera Nissan looks forward to serving you
-CMS touts lower premiums and benefits of Medicare Advantage plans this year
-New York Jets add former Holy Cross star Jimmy Murray to active roster
-Homes: 4 open houses coming up in Worcester
-TV/Streaming: Apple will extend free trials of Apple TV+ for three months
-Shopping: Dollar General to open new higher-end stores targeting wealthier shoppers
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pennsylvania man gets high school diploma before 100th birthday
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, Danbury OKs renaming sewage plant for John Oliver
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+Noon: Patriots-Broncos game postponed, teams will have a bye week
-Worcester health officials work to ward off 'twindemic'
-As remote learning continues, districts boost outreach to students
-Parents in Worcester protest requirement of flu vaccine
-ICYMI: The largest layoffs in Central Mass.
-Massachusetts reports 587 new cases, 10 additional deaths
-Several regions sound alarm as U.S. reports most daily cases in nearly 2 months
-Commute & Travel (brought to you by Fuller RV): Family buys RV, travels country amid pandemic
-Proper vitamin D levels may reduce complications
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:25). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Strip club’s licenses revoked after deadly Worcester shooting
+5:00: Spencer police arrest man following reported indecent assault involving juvenile
+5:00: 3 arrested in armed, masked assault in Webster
+5:00: Why was a medieval weapon launching pumpkins in Grafton?
+Noon: Worcester gaming business loses license after 211 found in space permitted for 16
+Noon: Community Legal Aid marks 75 years of fighting for equal access to justice
+Noon: Things to Do: Tinsley Ellis, Frameless, "Prodigal Son" and more
+Noon: Studio Theatre Worcester brings "Ghostlight on the Fifth" play to life
-Body cam shows Westborough police chief found in umarked cruiser with bottles of vodka (1:36). Article
-Authorities identify patient who died in crash of ambulance he stole in Worcester
-Worcester strip club faces violation hearing after deadly shooting
-Enrique Delgado-Garcia case: Why weren’t academy leaders charged in his death of Worcester police recruit?
-Earlier: Court hearing held for State Police troopers charged in death of Worcester recruit
-9 ballot questions later, here's what comes next
-Peter Durant claims victory in Senate race over challenger Shannon Teabo
-Ronald Waddell Jr. wants to help young men heal, rebuild their lives
-3 affordable Worcester condos offered to first-time homebuyers
-This Is Worcester: Old bricks, new life
-Indian Lake reopens after cyanobacteria levels decline
-Worcester Police Department log for Monday, November 2nd
-Dianne Williamson: Dinner with Friends | The city of perpetual potential
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Spilling the Tea for November
-What's cooking? A low-cost way to put your restaurant in front of thousands of local customers!
-Table for Woo | Rio Viejo Cocina de México
-ICYMI: Records show Karen and Kurt Solomon were behind on mortgage before deaths
-Developer's $10 million gamble pays off for Elm Park
-Main Street developer accused of concealing "life-safety hazard" at old Kane building, withholding pay
-Grease is the word: Third cooking oil theft tied to Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Townwide cleanup Saturday
-Owner of Val's Restaurant looks to the holidays and beyond
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 taken to hospital after dump truck, S.U.V.s collide in Lancaster
-Dog dies after outdoor fire spreads to home in Orange (:15)
-Worcester woman arrested on drug charges after she was found asleep in car in Gardner
-Competing accounts of Bay Path leadership emerge at School Committee meeting
-Inaccurate price estimate puts anticipated renovations to Northborough Town Hall in jeopardy
-Dudley Town Hall to stay open for Senior Center programs on closure days
-Sherwood Middle School custodian honored as among the district’s finest
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue on Friday and at Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: No hushing D-Tension & the Secrets
-Rockers Honey Revenge, Dead Poet Society set for Worcester concert
-The Disco Biscuits score big with Halloween "Beetlejuice" performance in Worcester
-Gateway Players to stage Scrooge spinoff in Southbridge in December
>OPINION: Kate Hayes: You’re capable. You’re also carrying too much
-Laura Soukkavong: Thank you to the people behind the State Police uniform
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 938 (28:56): Ann Stamm
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:55): Surprising midterm election results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam veteran from Worcester who worked for the Worcester D.P.W.
>SPORTS: Will Patriots make meaningful addition before trade deadline?
-NFL Week 9 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Milwaukee, 109-102
-Holy Cross women’s basketball to face Dartmouth in 2026-27 home opener
-'Sader Stories Shorts (1:51): Kat Fogarty named associate women's basketball coach
-Holy Cross women's ice hockey ready to take on Merrimack
-WNBA Finals Game 7 viewership reaches nearly 30-year high
>TRAVEL: Flight attendant reveals 6 little-known things you can ask for on a plane
>CARS: First snow in Worcester | Who's at fault when a car slides into yours?
>NATIONAL: Google will cut schools from search access if they reject A.I. Gemini
-"Important pieces" of doomed Learjet separated before crash that killed 9: officials
-Scientists say comet theory on the origin of life might be wrong
-Tragic: Mom and daughter killed in suspected bear attack on "casual walk" minutes from home
>NEW ENGLAND: Defense rests in Farwell trial, closing statements expected Friday (1:38)
-No guarantee lawmakers will comply with public records law
>COLLEGES: WPI project-based learning framework
>BUSINESS: CVS to split into 2 companies in major healthcare shakeup
-Private sector added 86,000 jobs in October, exceeded expectations: A.D.P.
-LPL Financial Research: Has A.I. become a rates story?
-Global investment firm buys Leicester warehouse for $1.52 million
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports finds banned baby products on resale sites (1:25)
>HOMES: Worcester home sales, prices and inventory rise in September
>HEALTH: How to start exercising when you have been inactive
-A.C.A. and Medicare in 2027: What’s changing and how to prepare
-F.D.A. recalls thousands of blood pressure bottles after it failed quality tests
>FOOD: Kale chips recalled nationwide due to potential thallium contamination
>TV/STREAMING: Justin Timberlake to lay bare major career scandals in bombshell doc
-Trailer for new Netflix celebrity doc, "Rob Lowe: The Outsider" (2:02)
>MOVIES: Teens snub movie stars like Tom Cruise in favor of unknown actors like "Obsession" breakout Inde Navarette
>CELEBRITY: Jessica Lange, 77, teases acting retirement
-Amy Schumer and Chris Fischer finalize divorce 10 months after separating
>ANIMALS: Blind dog still fetches the newspaper every morning (4:04)
>HISTORY: Video of Boston’s abandoned Tremont St. Subway tunnel
>GOOD NEWS: 100-year-old Patriots fan hasn't missed home game in 57 years (2:05)
-Meanwhile, 5 spooky odd news mysteries for Halloween
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