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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 54 today in Worcester
+6:00: Will New England skies cooperate for lunar eclipse? (:31)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Officials still mum on "fatal officer-involved shooting" in Boylston
+6:00: Worcester Fire Department updates status of derailed train (:46). Article
+6:00: Man sentenced for fracturing baby's skull in Hardwick
+6:00: Bobcat attacks police officer in Southbridge (2:18). Article
+6:00: Body cams show dogs attack Webster police officers during raid (1:08) (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+6:00: Ariana Falk to be Worcester Chamber Music Society's new exec director
+6:00: 210 Sports: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 22
+1:00: Efforts to remove derailed fuel train in Worcester (:46). Article
+1:00: At winter's end: Most people give to charity at the holidays, but it's necessary all year
-Train cars full of ethanol derail and crash into Worcester building (2:52). Article
-Boylston neighbors describe "unsettling" incident that ended in person’s death
-Documents detail health, safety violations during city official's time at Community Healthlink
-"The Parenting," filmed in Leominster, brings Hollywood to Central Mass. in Max debut
-Millbury's Destiny Fausta seeks to pave the way for Black women working in construction
-Radio Worcester (15:18): UMass Medical School to host Colon & Rectal Cancer Symposium on March 14th
-Worcester County Wonders: The tale of Bethsheba Spooner, the first woman executed in the U.S.
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant extends Restaurant Week until March 31st
-ICYMI: 60 bullets fired, 1 hospitalized after shooting in Auburn parking lot, police say
-Off-duty Worcester cop accused of assault at youth soccer game (1:20)
-Worcester bakery shares impact of soaring egg prices
-Worcester housing market sizzles, ranks in top 10 nationwide
-Tree falls on car while driver's waiting for food at area McDonald's
-Auburn woman turns $1 into $100 a week for life
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sen. Durant, Rep. Ferguson to hold office hours on Tuesday
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden moving forward on M.B.T.A. zoning
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clinton woman arrested for stabbing male friend in hand
-Leicester man arrested after police seize semi-automatic shotgun
-Shrewsbury Public Library to host "Communicating in Polarized Times"
-Shrewsbury Garden Club accepting scholarship applications
-Nashoba member towns get together to share info
-B.V.T. senior named U.S. Presidential Scholars Candidate
-Bank brings hydration to Paxton library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Worcester brewery celebrates 5 years
>SHOWTIME: Worcester reads banned and challenged books
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (58:10): Tribute to Elvis Presley with Dan Fontaine
>OPINION: Maggie Calvetti: Things I've accomplished this year — What really matters
-Cassinda Scharff: Imposter Syndrome — Am I good enough?
-WCCA-TV's Mayor's Forum No. 49 (28:45): Worcester Railers HC
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:43:41)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime banquet and wedding planner
>SPORTS: Overtime winner lifts No. 20 Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to Atlantic Hockey semifinals
-Holy Cross women’s basketball travels to Navy for Patriot League quarterfinal
-Railers fall in Trois-Rivieres, 3-1
-Saint John's notches third straight overtime win to earn trip to boys' hockey state final
>NATIONAL: Plane crashes in Pennsylvania retirement village parking lot
-Authorities: Armed man shot by Secret Service near White House
-Tragic: Mom accused of starving 1-year-old for nearly 2 days before child died
>NEW ENGLAND: Opioid-fighting windfall sitting unspent in municipal coffers (4:39). Article
-Cape Cod families devastated their homes will be destroyed for new Sagamore Bridge
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Education builds a future to believe in
-Undergraduate Workers Union says Clark is aligning with administration
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Peak bloom for cherry blossoms in D.C. announced
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Worcester StartUp Week showcases innovation, entrepreneurship
>SHOPPING: 10 deals I'm buying at Ulta 21 Days of Beauty — Too Faced, Sacheu, Mario Badescu
>HOMES: 12 dangerous extension-cord mistakes to avoid
>HEALTH: Can daylight saving time impact your mood? Psychologist explains how
-Antidepressants may hasten decline from dementia, study says. Experts are unconvinced
>FOOD: Egg producers accused of raising prices to profit on bird-flu mania
>TV/STREAMING: "Cheers" creators panicked over Shelley Long’s exit
>MOVIES: Bong Joon Ho's "Mickey 17" opens to sluggish $19 million
>CELEBRITY: John Goodman, 72, injured on set of new Tom Cruise movie in London: report
>ANIMALS: Senior Chihuahua tells her family when it's time for bed (1:44)
>HISTORY: WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 118 (28:41): Tiny Guns and Nick Zwirblia
>GOOD NEWS: Dad gets $1.1 million lottery ticket as a birthday gift
-Meanwhile, in Oklahoma, toddler calls police about "emergency doughnuts"
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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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