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• Highlights Friday, October 2nd
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester

  +Noon: Want to see vibrant foliage in New England? Now's a great time! (3:08)
  
  

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +Noon: D.N.A. cracked a Worcester cold case. The convicted killer wants out of prison

  +Noon: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from N.E.A.D.S. Service Dogs in Princeton (:38)

  +Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans

  +Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend

  +Noon: New movies on streaming: "Coyote vs. Acme," "The Uprising" and more
  
  

  -11 clergy members identified in the Worcester Diocese abuse investigation

  -Related: Worcester Diocese abuse survivors push for sweeping legal reforms

  -Earlier: Attorney General's report names Worcester Diocese as survivors blast priest names being withheld (1:38). Article
  

  -Earlier: State report finds more than 200 children abused in Worcester Diocese

  -Earlier: Report says Worcester Diocese shelved investigations, misled public, shredded notes

  -Earlier: What the bombshell report reveals about the Worcester Diocese: 7 takeaways

  -Recycler to central, southeast Worcester: Clean up act on contaminants

  -Public bathrooms in Worcester? City Council agrees they're needed

  -Worcester man indicted after decades living as dead citizen

  -Worcester Vice detectives arrest 2 in Mott Street gun and drug investigation

  -Today! Worcester Black Excellence Awards Friday

  -The purpose behind Worcester’s honoring Black Excellence Celebration

  -Lottery open for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos

  -You can rappel down the side of a 110-foot Worcester building for charity. Here's how

  -Worcester library director Jason Homer leaving for Baltimore

  -Radio Worcester (15:09): Worcester Irish Cultural Festival returns to Polar Park

  >DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Leominster restaurant (4:44)

  -Getting chicken tenders at the restaurant that invented them (:59)

  -ICYMI: Experts say muted body cams during response to City Councilor Kate Toomey's crash raise questions

  -Earlier: 911 call, witness account raise more questions about car crash involving Councilor Toomey

  -Earlier: Newly released Worcester police report provides details on councilor's crash

  -Season's greetings a childhood memory as cheery Pleasant Market owners retire

  -Worcester home prices rise as sales, inventory fall in August

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN: Town celebrates 2 community awards

  -Walking tour of Holden's Historic District Saturday

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek video after dog killed by vehicle

  -Man arrested after he was found inside R.V. at Davis Auto Repair in Leicester

  -Photos: Truck seen removing Flock cameras at Grafton intersection following town deactivation

  -Scoreboard coming to Grafton High School ballfield

  -After car plows into Shrewsbury police headquarters, new road design planned for municipal campus

  -Done deal? As M.W.R.A. looks to draw more from Quabbin, some feel powerless

  -Healthy living event Saturday to bring music, wellness resources to Sturbridge Common

  -Dexter Drumlin offers a dreamscape of seasonal colors
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday

  -Jazzed Up Duo Friday at the VUE, Saturday at Val’s

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Spamalot," 38 Special with Tim Charron, and more ...

  -Feature: Silver Scream Con 5

  -Broadway's Laura Benanti, Patrick Page bring shows to Boston (3:20)

  -Decades by DeZyne to headline Pet Rock Festival

  -Salem celebrating 400 years as Haunted Happenings kick off (2:16)

  >OPINION: Greeting cards? Joe Fusco Jr.'s wife, Cyndi, has the winning hand

  -Kyra Brissette and Andrew Zucker: State tests are leaving students unprepared for today’s information challenges

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:37): New reporting on Councilor Toomey's crash

  -Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (59:33): The upcoming Worcester visit of Father Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse practitioner for over 40 years
  
  

  >SPORTS: Is Patriots quarterback Drake Maye dealing with shoulder injury?

  -Jayson Tatum ready to lead new-look Celtics in aftermath of Jaylen Brown trade

  -Holy Cross women's hockey team ties Assumption, wins shootout. Postgame interview (1:35)

  -Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open season with home series against Maine

  -100 FM The Pike (9:03): Coach Bill Riga on the upcoming season and Cross City Classic 

  -Holy Cross men's hockey season preview

  -Sader Stories Podcast (22:58): Men's hockey season preview

  -"Don't carry the weight": Assumption golfer opens up about mental health
  
  

  >CARS: Auto insurer sending refunds to thousands of customers (2:41)

  >NATIONAL: Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injection doses (:36)

  -Who qualifies for $500 A.C.A. refund check? Payments start going out

  -Gen Z and millennials turn to gambling and A.I. to tackle debt

  -Tragic: Woman diagnosed with rare form of leukemia after being prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis

  >NEW ENGLAND: Woman sitting on bench outside Boston hospital killed by car (1:40)

  -Poll: Voter support for auditing legislature holding steady

  -Other states sue Massachusetts over abortion shield laws

  >COLLEGES: At Worcester State, balance on the court, in the classroom and beyond

  -WPI researcher Robert Krueger coauthors report on data sovereignty in Latin America
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How hotels are engineering our emotions

  -This North American city is an underrated bagel capital

  >BUSINESS: Prescott Street office building sells for $16 million

  -LPL Financial Research: Stock market’s wall of worry gets taller

  -Local credit union names third C.E.O. this year

  -Developer proposes 2 70,000-square-foot warehouses for underutilized Westborough office complex

  >SHOPPING: New in the Woo: The Little Vintage Studio

  >HOMES: 3 easy ways to eliminate kitchen clutter, stop overspending

  >HEALTH: H.P.V. vaccine linked to sharp drop in cervical cancer death (3:02)

  -Consuming sugar early in life linked to higher risk of anxiety (3:26)

  >FOOD: Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England

  -30% of Americans eat fewer fresh vegetables after "explosive diarrhea" virus outbreak: poll
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Love is Blind: Boston" on Netflix (1:56)

  -"Survivor" alum Rick Devens wins "Big Brother 28"

  >MOVIES: Holy Cross professor: "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" winks and blows a blood‑soaked kiss at horror films of queer past

  >CELEBRITY: Rob Lowe names his best on-screen kiss

  -Dennis Haskins, "Saved by the Bell" principal, dies at 75

  >ANIMALS: Terrified kitten dodging traffic makes an incredible turnaround (1:44)

  >HISTORY: Monticello D.N.A. evidence points to Thomas Jefferson and Hemings

  >GOOD NEWS: Joe Jonas surprises child waiting for transplant at Boston hospital (:44). Article

  -Meanwhile, professional stuntman performs 47-second handstand while on fire

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