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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 73 today in Worcester
-Why has it been so warm this fall? Meteorologists discuss the beautiful fall weather (16:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Local Social Security employee arrested in sex for money scheme
+5:00: Car crashes into building on West Boylston Street in Worcester
+5:00: Veterans Inc. gala held in Worcester
+5:00: Holy Cross basketball teams announce television schedules
+Noon: Protest planned after Gaza ceasefire resolution blocked from Worcester City Council agenda
+Noon: Clergy sex abuse survivors urge release of Attorney General's report
+Noon: Worcester Historical Museum celebrates Women's Convention 175th anniversary
+Noon: Listen Up: Self-titled album shows how much band Twelveyes has grown
+Noon: How to watch Celtics’ banner raising, ring ceremony on Opening Night
-Man suspected of killing his wife in Gardner still at large 1 year later (2:14). Article
-Fitchburg shooting victim identified as shooting suspect appears in court (2:34)
-Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Webster, D.A. says
-Search warrant in Worcester leads to arrest for drugs, guns
-Dave’s Hot Chicken to open Worcester location this week
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-North High School Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (1:31)
-Teen creates a simulated Worcester in transit-inspired game
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Get out the vote 2024: Who's running in Worcester County?
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:43): Worcester City Council unanimously rejects controversial petition
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Worcester restaurants (5:16)
-ICYMI: Man killed in crash on I-290 in Worcester remembered for passion for art
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from the UMass Memorial Respiratory Care Department (:45)
-This group of Black men is on a mission to transform Worcester
-Bill Belichick visits Whitsinville corn maze honoring his winning seasons with Patriots (:28). Article
-Central Mass. Food Trucks: A hot dog you can't refuse from The Dogfather
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Water man break on Salisbury Street
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jurors hear opening statements in West Brookfield quadruple-homicide trial
-Political signs set on fire in Sterling (2:26). Article
-Worcester County Wonders: Breakfast and a show at Southbridge Municipal Airport
-Sutton Town Manager Screening Committee chooses agencies
-Auburn and Rutland set trick or treating hours
-Millbury Women's Club Ladies Night Out November 15th
-Clinton plans to film all municipal meetings
-Grafton Select Board appointments
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Interview with Massachusetts filmmaker James Lamond
-Nature exhibit Flora and Fauna opens at Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
-Shakira to play Fenway Park on May 29th
-Octobering in Worcester County
-Tom Marino: A mockery is being made of Worcester City Council
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:07)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a dedicated Worcester Psychotherapist
>SPORTS: Patriots are running out of excuses as issues pile up
-Bill Belichick fires back at Jerod Mayo after calling Patriots "soft"
-Radio Worcester (23:02): Cedric Maxwell on 30 years in the booth and Celtics pressure to repeat
-Boston names bridge for Bill Russell (2:30). Article
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (2:36): Abbie Lane and the Deaf Awareness Game
-A simple, selfless Liam McLinskey shuns the spotlight — and lets his play do the talking
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 2
>CARS: Ram, Dodge, Kia, GM, Hyundai among 86,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Video shows helicopter radio tower crash that killed 4 people (1:05)
-Some recipients get 2 Social Security checks in November
-Tragic: 2 boys, 12 and 13, die in separate haunted hayride tragedies
>NEW ENGLAND: M.C.I.-Shirley inmate pleads guilty to attempted murder of prison guard
-Question 1 debate: Auditing the Massachusetts Legislature
>COLLEGES: Clark protesters "die-in" at Mournful Hillel Event
-A career dream come true for Anna Maria's Jason Shell
-WPI to hold seventh Community Based Global Learning Summit for a Better World
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): C.D.C. releases list of least sanitary cruise ships
>BUSINESS: Business sayings to live by
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings should be fine, but expectations beyond this quarter are high
-10 Things I know about ... Raising entrepreneurial kids
>SHOPPING: Last full-size Kmart closes
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Get your summer garden ready for the cold
>HEALTH: Parkinson's a "scary" condition for Worcester doctor
-Families sacrifice time and money caring for loved ones. A new caregiver calculator reveals the high cost
>FOOD: Dunkin’s spooky season treats are back with new tricks
>TV/STREAMING: The best Halloween movies on Netflix are these 3 Hitchcock
>MOVIES: "Smile 2" grinning from ear to ear, No. 1 on its opening day
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis "stable" amid dementia battle, ex Demi Moore says
>HISTORY: Clark University in 1905
>ANIMALS: The happiest dog rescue stories (10:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Man gets called into work, wins $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, Canadian speed-eater downs 2 pounds, 7 ounces of hot sauce in 3 minutes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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