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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding girl missing since Saturday
-Enrique Delgado-Garcia death investigation remains ongoing
-"Walking Dead" filming returns to Worcester next week
-Auburn police: Search for Darren Cyr has been scaled back
-Racist and antisemitic language found inside Shrewsbury High School restroom
-Superintendent describes plan to build a pipeline of homegrown Worcester schoolteachers
-Worcester health chief Castiel reflects at end of 10-year stint
-Today! Teddy Bear Clinic for children Saturday at UMass Memorial Health
-The Guardian's Week in Review
-Radio Worcester (21:23): Inspector General Jeffrey Shapiro brings oversight mission to Central Mass.
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:04): Sewage dispute and police recruit case raise accountability questions
>POLITICS: Radio Worcester (19:29): Senator Robyn Kennedy on public safety, sewer dispute and school policy
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:38): Councilor Candy Mero-Carlson discusses housing, homelessness and city challenges
>DINING OUT: New sports bar coming to Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester jury convicts Joshua Hubert of attempted murder in 2017 bridge attack
-Earlier: Timeline of the bridge attack. Summer cookout turns to horror
-Worcester college officer arrested at Big E after detective says she punched him in face
-Superintendent Brian Allen sets vision for future of Worcester Public Schools
-Sex trafficking survivor in Worcester sues hotel chains in Mass. (3:41)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Candlelight memorial for Charlie Kirk 6 p.m. Sunday at Town Hall
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Town has vacancies on Conservation Commission
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Classes canceled at Fitchburg elementary school after skunk sprays classroom
-TODAY! Sixth annual Lamoureux Ford Antique & Muscle Car Show 8 to 1
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Police Department's Community Appreciation Day noon to 3
-Woman arrested for stealing pink outfit and Twinkle Toe shoes from Whitney Field Mall
-Crashes on Brigham Hill Road in Grafton spurs traffic study, STOP sign
-Nashoba ready to vote on final construction cost
-New gas station in Sterling moves forward
-Kimberly Blake to challenge Michael Nicholson in Gardner’s mayoral election
-"A place for all of us" dedicated
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Tom Petty Tribute, life in murals, performance poetry
-TLC show at The Big E canceled. How refunds work
-Morrissey shows at MGM Music Hall, Foxwoods canceled after threats
-Radio Worcester (10:33): Yachtley Crew’s Tommy Buoy on new album, hometown vibes
-Applications open for next Worcester Poet and Youth Poet Laureates
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Police reform policies Worcester will never consider
-Richard Klayman: In the early morning, a restless revelation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former publisher of Worcester County Newspapers
>SPORTS: Drake Maye’s early career "eerily similar" to Josh Allen’s
-Red Sox beat Rays, 11-7
-Weekly Notes | Holy Cross Football at Yale
-Holy Cross and Team IMPACT launch formal partnership to support children with serious illness
-WooSox fall to Rochester, 8-7
>CARS: What to know about fixing your car, at home and at shops
>NATIONAL: Travis Decker remains found in Washington state
-Deadly new opioid 100 times stronger than fentanyl seized for first time in raid: officials
-Tragic: Tesla driver and 2 kids burned alive because rescuers can't open electronic doors: reports
>NEW ENGLAND: I.C.E. crackdowns intensify across Boston
-Gov. Healey proposes plan to fund state projects amid federal cuts
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, a conversation with Rep. Ro Khanna
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World announces historic update to Cinderella's Castle
-Southwest Airlines puts new restrictions on wheelchairs
>BUSINESS: Ascentria to move Worcester headquarters to downtown
-I.B.E.W. Local 103 to pay $2 million to settle P.P.P. loan fraud allegations
-Radio Worcester (9:28): Financial expert Ryan Kittredge on smart strategies for lottery winners
>SHOPPING: Halloween prices on costumes and candy are higher this year, thanks to tariffs (2:34)
>HOMES: This $12.5 million Mass. castle is priced ... at a discount?
>HEALTH: Local doctor reacts to new COVID shot recommendations
-Your dirty mouth may up your risk of pancreatic cancer: study
>FOOD: McDonald's lowers prices by adding customer favorites to menu
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Americana," "Eden," and more
-Robert Redford's best movies: The Sting, Way We Were, President's Men
>CELEBRITY: Songwriter Brett James dies in N.C. plane crash
-Jimmy Kimmel supported by late-night hosts Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, Jon Stewart
>ANIMALS: Rescued beaver and otter are totally inseparable (1:54)
>GOOD NEWS: Tom Hanks makes good on a promise to a typewriter shop
-Meanwhile, Spanish man breaks record for fastest backward 100 meters in heels
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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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