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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 84 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Family rescued after boat sinks in Shrewsbury
+7:00: Worcester to open University Park spray park on Saturday
+7:00: Heavy traffic on Mass Pike following crash in Westborough
+7:00: 100 FM The Pike (5:46): the Breakdown Lane
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Sunday's "Salute to Disney" concert postponed due to rainy forecast
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "M3GAN 2.0," "How To Train Your Dragon," and more
+Noon: Astronomer C.E.O. and Coldplay fan Andy Byron has Central Mass. tie
-Worcester named one of the best places to live in 2025
-"Still so shocked!": Worcester woman thought she won $100,000, but actually won $1 million on scratch ticket
-Legal battle over $21 million donation to Holy Cross comes to a close
-TCB preserves 85 units of affordable housing in Downtown Worcester
-Worcester man gets 6 years for loaded guns, silencer
-Paxton couple gets a surprise from a "bear-y" handsome visitor
-Area man's family disputes teen dogwalker's allegations of kidnapping (3:02)
-Earlier: Dog sitter lured into Southbridge home, kidnapped, police say
-Doherty Valedictorian Dea Kamberi eyes government career
-Marching for childhood cancer; 100-mile Ruck returns
-This Week in Worcester: Not believing lies is anti-police sentiment in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (22:45): Mayor Petty talks housing, petitions and Latin American Festival
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:09): Supermarkets, festivals and power of petitions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): At Dinky’s Blue Belle Diner, breakfast served with a side of community
-ICYMI: Police raising funds to support officers seriously injured in alleged O.U.I. crash (1:20). Article
-Man stabbed multiple times at Shell Station in Worcester
-After stalled makeover, Commerce Building owner seeks to unload downtown property
-City council presses for answers on Mill Street safety, costs, steps
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Corner Shop awards scholarships
-Long term employees make Lamoureux Ford special (3:50)
-Abigail Lei awarded Grange scholarship
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury adopts housing production plan
-Leominster shoots down horse racing and Fairgrounds overlay district proposal
-Millville transit firm to pay $1 million over alleged MassHealth fraud
-Sutton Cultural Council launches summer concert series
-Clinton School Superintendent Steven Meyer garners praise at review
-Need a gift basket? Check out Rosie's
-Board chooses new Lancaster fire chief
-Luther Burbank Middle School honor roll announced
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: ArtsWorcester's "One" exhibit, Poet's Cauldron and more
-100 FM The Pike (13:56): Jeremy Piven
-Coldplay's Chris Martin has cheeky reaction after exposing apparent "affair" at Boston concert
-WooBox public art project celebrates community and brings pop of color
>OPINION: John Keough: The Worcester gaslight council continues to shine
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Puerto Rican flag on the Statue of Liberty
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 469 (28:09): State Senator Michael Rodrigues
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who served in the Navy for 20 years
>SPORTS: NFL assistant sees Patriots’ Christian Gonzalez as "next great one"
-Fans get money's worth with upcoming Futures Collegiate League All-Star festivities
-Bravehearts well represented as Futures League All-Star Game rosters announced
-First-place Bravehearts win again, 10-2. Wyatt Hoffman named Open Sky Community Services Player of the Game
-Bravehearts' next home game: 6:30 Saturday. Buy tickets here
-Holy Cross promotes Joelle Prata to associate head coach for women's lacrosse
>NATIONAL: Suicide in Jeffrey Epstein's jail cell is "impossible," says mobster
-4 people die in Florida from flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters
>TRAGIC: Physical therapist burned alive inside hyperbaric oxygen chamber at his practice
>NEW ENGLAND: 17-year-old boy arrested in killing of paddleboarder in small Maine town
-Mass. S.J.C. confirms conviction of 5-time drunk driver after Channel 4 report (2:08)
>COLLEGES: Tour New York City’s Garment District with developer Tom Creighton of Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 of the most beautiful places to visit in Spain
>BUSINESS: AT&T $177 million settlement: When could customers get paid?
-LPL Financial Research: Midyear stock market outlook — Path to upside clouded with uncertainty
-With Rhode Island acquisition, Aubuchon hardware now in every New England state
>HOMES: Can I light a fire in my backyard? What to know about fire pits, bonfire rules
>SHOPPING: More than 67,000 cases of deodorant sold at Walmart, Dollar Tree and on Amazon recalled
>HEALTH: People with dementia living longer in 5 regions of the world (:22)
-Dermatologists warn complex shower routines may harm skin (1:05)
-Study: Longer daytime naps associated with higher risk of death (1:30)
>FOOD: KFC's "comeback" plan includes free buckets of chicken: How to get one
>TV/STREAMING: CBS is ending "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" next year
>MOVIES: Lilo & Stitch becomes first 2025 title to cross $1 billion globally
>CELEBRITY: Tom Cruise, Ana de Armas make a splash with private Spanish getaway
-See the style looks from the ESPYs red carpet: Simone Biles, Brooks Nader, Ilona Maher and more
>ANIMALS: Huge fluffy dog with longtime cat obsession finally gets his own (1:58)
>HISTORY: 2 famous dancing cops brightened up Mass. streets while directing traffic
>GOOD NEWS: Restaurant raises money to buy employee new e-bike after theft
-Meanwhile, in Portsmouth, deer crashes into restaurant (:13)
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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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