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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 81 today in Worcester
-Supermoon lunar eclipse tonight (3:33)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester woman arrested for violating grandparent’s restraining order just days after it was issued
+6:00: Will Stephen Nedoroscik win Dancing with the Stars? What his odds are before premiere
+6:00: NESN asks Worcester kids to help design new playground
+6:00: Search for Best Food Truck in Central Mass. down to final 8
+6:00: Son of a Gun set to pay tribute to rockers Guns N’ Roses at Rascals
+Noon: "The Life and Music of George Michael" coming to The Hanover Theatre
+Noon: Grove Village Market to exhibit work by "Action Geek" artist
+Noon: Listen Up: Jeffrey Foucault delves into loss for "The Universal Fire"
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Binienda expresses doubts on Worcester schools discipline data
-Inquiry into death of State Police recruit from Worcester will not be handled by Worcester D.A. (2:45). Article
-Related: State Police Academy once suspended, revamped boxing component
-WPI makes controversial purchase of 2 Worcester hotels official
-Earlier: Chamber of Commerce chief seeks answers from state on $ for WPI bid for hotels
-5 arrested for drug trafficking in Worcester
-Auburn police rescue sex trafficking victim, arrest suspect
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (7:35): Firehouse Cookoff at Polar Park on Tuesday
-Drone video of Doherty Memorial High School construction start to finish (5:31)
-Worcester Olympic star Stephen Nedoroscik presents at The Emmys
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Serve and Be Heard: A civic engagement panel Wednesday in Worcester
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester County Wonders: Summer isn't quite over for Webster's Nashville of the North
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-T&G Student of the Week: Spotlight on young achievers. Vote now
>DINING OUT: Worcester Italian restaurant listed for sale
-ICYMI: Maria Rivera-Cotto gives Worcester’s Latinos legal and community support
-Worcester doctor shares story of prostate cancer diagnosis to raise awareness of the disease
-BBQFest brings the best ribs, pulled pork and more to Wachusett Mountain
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Halloween in Holden set for October 26th
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Rutland police ask for help IDing prison camp vandals
-Rutland officers help stranded motorist
-Fitchburg man arrested after getting arm trapped in R.V. window during break-in attempt
-Shrewsbury Police Department stats for August
-Taylor Swift tribute band to perform at Pawsitively 4 Pink fundraiser
-"Friends" honor Alix Turner with bench, music
-Central Mass. Mom's playground review of Norcross Park in Grafton
-Free fishing classes at ponds throughout Massachusetts this fall
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Interview with Fitchburg filmmaker Kris Salvi
-Worcesteria: stART is gone, so why doesn't it feel like it's over?
-Earlier: "Bittersweet": Worcester holds final stART on the Street
-Jane’s Addiction cancels tour after fight in Boston (:30)
-Radio Worcester (21:22): Mechanics Hall presents "Beyond the Frames" jazz series
-Maggie Calvetti: The reset power of a girl’s weekend
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 463 (28:46): Star Wars fans, part 2
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:27)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who worked at Sullivan, Garrity, and Donnelly Insurance Agency for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots linebacker Ja'Whaun Bentley likely out for season with torn pec
-How Robyn Glaser’s role changed after Bill Belichick’s departure
-Worcester firefighters, police face off in baseball classic at Polar Park (:46)
-210 Sports' WooSox Rewind: Worcester’s 5-2 week keeps slim playoff hopes alive
-John Kowalski scores late equalizer as Holy Cross men's soccer draws with No. 5 Clemson
-Related: Highlights (1:42)
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
-Volkswagen, Porsche, Mazda among 100,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Haunting final photos of Titan submersible revealed
-Carnival cruise grazes ice in Alaska, passenger compares it to modern "Titanic moment"
-Tragic: 4-year-old killed by vehicle in Maine
>NEW ENGLAND: Police go undercover after veteran "swindled" out of $20,000 cash
-3 people found dead at Vt. home; deaths considered suspicious, police say
>COLLEGES: Loving Worcester becomes a career for Clark grad Tom Matthews
-Q.C.C. granted funding bump for third year of workforce training for formerly incarcerated individuals
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in Italy
>BUSINESS: Longtime local bank employee promoted to fill position left vacant by C.E.O.’s rise
-LPL Financial Research: Election implications on the municipal market
-Radio Worcester (12:27): JM Scully Jewelers owner John Scully shares journey and unique handcrafted designs
>SHOPPING: Cheap Halloween costume ideas, decorations at Target, other retailers
>HEALTH: Experts debunk viral sleep trends (1:32)
-Study shows Parkinson's disease may begin in gut (:57)
>HOMES: Couple's Salisbury Street garden is a true work of beauty
>FOOD: Everything to have on your menu when celebrating Oktoberfest (4:03)
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix documentary on Vince McMahon (2:19)
>MOVIES: Richard Gere jokes about racy "Pretty Woman" scene with Julia Roberts
>CELEBRITY: Sean "Diddy" Combs arrested in New York amid sex trafficking investigation
>HISTORY: Worcester Consolidated Street Railway No. 107 on Main Street around 1898
>ANIMALS: Orphaned baby opossum snuggles in her new dad's hoodie (3:33)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 2 local veterans awarded Quilts of Valor
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, watch emu run loose through neighborhood
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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