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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 82 today in Worcester
-New England is shaping up to have a great year for foliage (3:03). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 67-year-old Brian Curtis Derby was worker killed in rock collapse in Sterling
-Earlier: Search continues for worker killed in Sterling rockslide (1:48). Article
-Earlier: Worker dies after quarry wall collapses on excavator in Sterling (4:53)
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (9:32): Blue Light Bandits talk about block party festival Saturday in Worcester
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (7:53): Breakdown Lane
+Noon: The Hanover Theatre's audiences coming back as shows set records
+Noon: Polish Festival noon to 8 on Saturday in Worcester
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Pachinko" on Apple TV+ and more
-Worcester's in-house busing sports savings, full staff of drivers
-Worcester's breakout Olympic star Stephen Nedoroscik will join "Dancing With the Stars"
-Worcester city councilors: WPI shows "alarming lack of transparency"
-Earlier: WPI's plan to buy hotels reignites debate about tax exemption for universities
-Earlier: Radio Worcester (13:34): Worcester leaders criticize WPI’s hotel plan, citing economic impact
-Residents raise a stink about smell in area town (2:21). Article
-TODAY! Friendly House Backpack Giveaway & Back-to-School Bash on Friday
-3 Worcester organizations win grants from opioid settlement funds
-As trial of murderer's ex-boyfriend nears, texts referencing violence, children discussed
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (37:21): WPI hotel controversy, School Committee budget clash and police chief Civil Service
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:28): WPI hotel conversion sparks outrage
>DINING OUT: Restaurant says college students returning to campus is a boost for business
-ICYMI: Bus route breakdown in Worcester
-West Nile detected in new Worcester sample
-Worcester Public Works Commissioner Jay Fink resigns
-Amidst "crisis" of violent crashes, Worcester City Council slow-walks action for safer speed limits
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Days tomorrow
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster man arrested for O.U.I. with child in car
-Frustrated Family Dollar employee arrested for assault of elderly customer in Gardner
-34-year-old man arrested for heroin distribution in Webster
-Shrewsbury Police Department receives 20 Manny Tubes from Manny 267 Foundation
-Friends of the Grafton Public Library Back-to-School used book sale this weekend
-Clinton/Lancaster Girl Scouts working towards Bronze
-C.P.R. course for Grafton residents August 27th
-Big Y construction begins in Uxbridge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Six things to do: Film, music, magic ...
-All together now as Space Jam marks second year at Electric Haze
-Winging it: Pigeons Playing Ping Pond lead Palladium show, jam party
-Liz Goodfellow: Worcester Speaks No. 3 — Maria Ravelli
-Unity Radio (50:33) — The Woo 508
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 90 (27:53): Thitu Muiruri
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who worked at Fallon Clinic for 30 years
>SPORTS: Worcester's Amir Jenkins to play for Team USA in FIBA World Cup
-Where Patriots stand on ESPN’s ranking of all 32 NFL coaching staffs
-NFL Preseason Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross quarterback Joe Pesansky ready to step into the spotlight
-Holy Cross Athletics' Dining with Dani, Episode 2 (1:16): Tyler Boston
-WooSox beat Norfolk, 5-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: 4 children shot driving stolen car in Minneapolis: Police
-Tragic: Beloved dad shot dead by neighbor after daughter "touched mulch"
>NEW ENGLAND: Ranking Massachusetts rail trails — Great to God Tier
>COLLEGES: At Clark, 10 things to know for fall
-Holy Cross professor: Catholics debate removing paintings by priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Your Boston to Europe flight just got a lot cheaper
>BUSINESS: Touring Amazon’s huge new distribution center in Charlton
-LPL Research: Stock and bond market FAQs from the field
-Credit union brings V.P. back to serve as next chief lending officer
>SHOPPING: Walmart+ members can get Burger King discount, free Whoppers
>HOMES: Homes in Worcester County sold for higher prices recently: See how much here
>HEALTH: Common respiratory virus is on the rise, C.D.C. warns
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:03): Got Stress? Get it Gone!
>FOOD: Pieces of metal found in Perdue frozen chicken lead to recall
>TV/STREAMING: Chick-fil-A is launching a streaming service
>MOVIES: Best "Alien" movies, ranked
>CELEBRITY: How Mariska Hargitay helped solve thousands of sex crimes
>HISTORY: Cooking on the American homefront during World War II (22:50)
>ANIMALS: Scared dirty highway dog turns out to be gentle giant (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Bus driver gives barefoot passenger her own shoes (2:00)
-Meanwhile, in California, bear wanders into teacher's classroom
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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