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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding missing 16-year-old
-Update: Missing child found safe
-Woman charged with stabbing man in the neck at Worcester strip club
-City manager names Paul Saucier Worcester Police Chief
-Bagel Time opens new location on Pleasant Street
-Local executive pastry chef set for Food Network baking competition
-Man gets 2 years in prison for embezzling over $350,000 from area nonprofit
-Mayor Petty hits back after King declares for mayor
-Earlier: Worcester City Councilor Khrystian King to run for mayor
-Worcester city councilor’s supporters are split over refusal to attend meetings
-Worcester School Committee won't revisit LGBTQ support resolution
-TODAY! Police to hold Polar Plunge at Polar Park
-Proposal could change local vocational school lotteries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (25:53): Should City Councilor Thu Nguyen resign?
>FAITH: High school athlete and volunteer sees life’s bigger picture
-DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week: 33 Central Mass. restaurants added
-ICYMI: Worcester man found guilty of killing Boston man in 2020 shooting
-Worcester police arrest fugitive, seize loaded gun
-Worcester officials urging developer to sell property next to Polar Park
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): New fields to be named for war hero
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo — Auto shop down? What’s next?
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 vehicles stolen from Auburn lot, police ask for assistance
-Fire hits Oxford Court, Clinton; "swiftly contained"
-Photos: Snow atop Lake Quinsigamond
-Shrewsbury superintendent proposes $90.2 million school budget
-Alan F. D'Allessandro Jr. running for Millbury Select Board
-Share your family stories on the Clinton train station
-Sutton Historical Society announces 2025 events
-Lancaster nomination papers available
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: All Shall Perish, tenor Ian Bostridge and more ...
-Academy of St. Martin orchestra from England set for Mechanics Hall
-100FM The Pike (6:42): The Breakdown Lane
-Millbury writer launches children's books
>OPINION: First Person: Honor the Women's Rights Convention in Worcester
-Manny Jae Media (24:27): Layon Gray, Director, Producer, Writer and Actor, "Black Angels over Tuskegee"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for 41 years
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Cavaliers, 123-116
-Bill Belichick's first U.N.C. season could get a "Hard Knocks" twist
-Holy Cross men's and women's basketball to face Bucknell
-Railers beat Bison, 3-1
>NATIONAL: Zelenskyy leaves without signing minerals deal after Oval Office blow-up
-Fed judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers were likely unlawful
-Tragic: 4-year-old boy fatally shoots himself in head
>NEW ENGLAND: All travel lanes on Mass. Pike westbound at I-495 interchange reopened
-D.P.U. regulators slash Mass Save plan to trim energy bills (4:45)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria AMCAST (35:48): And the Oscar goes to….
-Trailblazing Jesuit Higher Education Leader Dr. Linda LeMura to deliver Holy Cross commencement address
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 fascinating observatories around the world
>BUSINESS: Mustang Bio closes Worcester facility, moves headquarters to Waltham
-Jobless claims post largest gain in 5 months with government firings set to boost numbers
-Microsoft ending Skype after 20 years as platform failed to keep up with Zoom, Slack
>HEALTH: How viral infections like the flu can affect pregnant women
-Mass. General Hospital doctor on "broken heart syndrome" (2:38)
>FOOD: Why are eggs hard to find, but there is plenty of chicken? (3:30)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "A Complete Unknown," "Love Hurts," and more
-Oscars final predictions: Who will win, should win
>CELEBRITY: See which Mass. actors were nominated for Oscars this year
>ANIMALS: Velcro cat is obsessed with his dad (1:44)
>HISTORY: Abraham Lincoln owned a drum made in Mass.; do you know where it is? (1:31)
>GOOD NEWS: DraftKings player gambles 20 cents, wins $9.28 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man Games return bigger, "weirder"
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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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