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• Highlights Thursday, October 1st
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:39). High of 75 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  +6:00: Worcester man indicted after decades living as dead citizen

  +6:00: Public bathrooms in Worcester? City Council agrees they're needed

  +6:00: Worcester library director Jason Homer leaving for Baltimore

  +6:00: Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open season with home series against Maine
  
  

  +Noon: Worcester Vice detectives arrest 2 in Mott Street gun and drug investigation

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

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

  +Noon: Dexter Drumlin offers a dreamscape of seasonal colors

  +Noon: Things to Do: "Spamalot," 38 Special with Tim Charron, and more ...

  +Noon: Feature: Silver Scream Con 5

  +Noon: Decades by DeZyne to headline Pet Rock Festival
  
  

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

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

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

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

  -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

  -WPI researcher seeks clues to problems in tiny hearts

  -Radio Worcester (29:04): From Girls Club alumna to Board Chair: Pam Daly’s Girls Inc. journey

  -Foundation awards new scholarships 

  -Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for September

  -Last call: Craig Mortley channels social justice work into advocacy at Y.W.C.A.

  >DINING OUT: Getting chicken tenders at the restaurant that invented them (:59)

  -Central Mass. restaurant grabs top spot in ranking of places to get a ribeye in Mass.

  -ICYMI: Internal probe details missteps by police in UMass Medical School officer crash

  -Life sentence for 2021 murder of Erica Lara at Hotel Vernon

  -Worcester announces new campaign against racism after student-athletes targeted (2:10). Article

  -Prosecutors raise questions about self-defense claim in woman's murder trial

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN: Walking tour of Holden's Historic District Saturday

  -October Among Friends senior newsletter

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police seize cocaine from erratic vehicle

  -New Jersey man arrested in Shrewsbury on multiple sexual assault charges involving minor

  -Fitchburg man pleads guilty to distributing child pornography

  -Police: Suspect in string of Westborough summertime car break-ins arrested

  -Uxbridge man charged with violating restraining order for cutting off wife’s access to home security cameras

  -Auburn police seek vehicle after dog struck, killed on Stone Street

  -Select Board: Westborough town manager "exceeding" job standards

  -Oxford voters could decide whether to rename Board of Selectmen
  
  

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

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

  >SHOWTIME: What fans need to know for Zach Bryan's weekend Gillette shows

  -New Smile Gallery celebrates Worcester icon that went around the world

  -Booklovers Gourmet to feature Judy Murphy's "The Colors of Life" in October

  -"What Does Hope Look Like?" exhibit comes to Jacob Edwards Library

  >OPINION: Michael Moore: How state can thwart rogue A.I. cyberattacks

  -Charlotte Pomerleau: My 5-year-old is obsessed with Michael Myers, and yeah, he’s seen the movie

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

  -WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 170 (27:44): Mass. Academy of Math and Science at WPI

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was very devoted to her faith and her Armenian culture
  
  

  >SPORTS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel responds to rumor of rift with Drake Maye

  -Patriots Stock Watch: Maye wasn’t the only letdown in loss to Jaguars

  -NFL Week 4 schedule, TV and announcers

  -Red Sox season comes to an end in 9-2 loss to rival Yankees

  -Holy Cross women's ice hockey to face Assumption Thursday

  -Holy Cross men's basketball practice report (1:15): Colin Richey
  
  

  >NATIONAL: Flight to Israel makes emergency landing after cockpit fight (1:45)

  -Grim new details revealed in Cornell student's account of alleged gang rape

  -Stop Insider Trading Act bill stopped in Senate

  -Tragic: 78-year-old man killed by falling tree during nor’easter (:17)

  >NEW ENGLAND: Will this shocking Mass. murder case finally go to trial? (2:30)

  -Mass. moves to overhaul nursing home oversight. Here’s what could change

  -New poll finds strong voter support for auditing the Legislature holding steady

  >COLLEGES: How much does college cost now? What data shows

  -Assumption launches exclusive Dow Jones Investing in Education partnership
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney ticket prices could surge in October: What to know

  -Missed flights, bad weather and hotel woes rack up travel costs

  >BUSINESS: W.B.J. Real estate forum: Developers see promise, hurdles in Central Mass. growth

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

  -Chicago firm buys Boylston distribution site for $90 million

  -UMass Memorial Health names new chief financial officer

  >HOMES: Septic Smart Week Tip No. 6: Don't overload the commode

  >HEALTH: F.D.A. elevates nationwide blood pressure medication recall to Class II

  -Mass. vax rates help prevent measles outbreaks, gaps persist (3:19)

  >FOOD: The 21 best cider doughnuts in Mass., ranked for 2026 (3:23)

  -7-Eleven, Circle K fail government price-accuracy inspections: study
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: Does Peacock offer a free trial or student discount?

  -Trailer for new Netflix series, "The New Stanford Prison Experiment" (2:10)

  >MOVIES: Tom Cruise "Digger" movie reviews are brutally split

  >CELEBRITY: Elliot Page not getting many offers after "The Odyssey" role

  -Casey Affleck on Matt Damon, Chris Nolan, being a Hollywood outsider

  >ANIMALS: Stubborn swan leads rescuers on chase for very important reason (1:59)

  >HISTORY: What flying really cost in the 1950s and ’60s

  >GOOD NEWS: Sister, 24, donates kidney, saves 22-year-old brother's life after rare diagnosis

  -Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear crashes farmers' market to snack on baked goods (1:12)

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