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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 63 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
+4:00: A new fence welcomes T riders to Worcester's Union Station
+4:00: The 11 best restaurants in Worcester
+Noon: Serious pedestrian crashes down in Worcester so far this year, after alarming 2024
+Noon: Judge orders Worcester man who shot at family, police committed to Bridgewater for 6 months
+Noon: Turtleboy seeking to disqualify special prosecutor in witness intimidation cases
+Noon: The "Good Boss" visits Worcester to help break the cycle of homelessness and addiction
+Noon: Music Worcester continues "The Complete Bach" Project
+Noon: Library marks Banned Books Week with documentary, "read-in" and more
+Noon: Listen Up: New singles shine spotlight on Gold Star Blvd., Jay Sully
+Noon: Crocodile River Music's African Music Series welcomes Orchestra Gold
+Noon: Last Call: Jill Pottle, Painter and arts instructor
-Worcester courthouse reopens; death investigation continues
-Earlier: Man dies after fall from upper floor of Worcester courthouse
-Worcester mother breaks silence after months being jailed by I.C.E.
-Suspect in Shrewsbury slaying remains held at Women's Correctional Center in Chicopee
-A fire closed its newest restaurant after 4 days. Now, Niche Hospitality is trying to retain its staff during the months-long Vivienne closure
-Quinsigamond Community College offers free dental services to seniors, veterans
-Black Excellence awards celebrate achievement, leadership
-Worcester food truck festival to feature famous frankfurter on wheels
-A competitive eater made a stop at Clark University. Here's what happened
-Welcome to North High School (1:32)
-Aislinn Doyle: October 9th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:01): Drones, civil commitments and a controversial campaign mailer
>POLITICS: Petty leads Worcester mayoral fundraising with $104,122
-TODAY! Candidates for at-large Worcester City Council seats to debate Wednesday
-Meet the candidates: Alex Guardiola pushes for transparency
>DINING OUT: Review of Pho Sure on Shrewsbury Street
-ICYMI: Teen driver to be charged in pedestrian crash that injured husband and wife from Ireland
-Worcester Business Journal names the 2025 Outstanding Women in Business
-Worcester schools hold steady in state accountability ratings
-Fake name, real phone leads to $15,000 tire scam arrest: Police
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): October Senior Center events
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Traffic advisory for movie filming today in Shrewsbury
-Community remembers chief who was happy to be there
-Paxton restores services after override success
-New owners settle in at Table 12 in West Boylston
-Town counsel says Millbury Planning Board did not violate the state's open meeting law
-Westborough Fisher Street pedestrian bridge reopens
-Have a good laugh for a good cause
-Willard House announces the fourth annual David G. Gow Memorial Scholarship
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
>SHOWTIME: Niki Luparelli hosts Haunted Speakeasy in Worcester
-Art in the Heart of Main South October 18th
-Out & About: October in the Woo
>OPINION: Luis G. Pedraja: Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates past, embraces future
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 104 (28:24): Development and prosperity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to South High teacher who passed at 32
>SPORTS: NFL moves Patriots-Saints Week 6 game to earlier start time
-Patriots sign Jashaun Corbin to practice squad after Antonio Gibson injury
-Jayson Tatum’s stunning rehab and more Celtics training camp thoughts
-Holy Cross mourns the loss of Charles Buchta
>NATIONAL: Staffing concerns at F.A.A. air traffic control facilities amid shutdown (:53)
-Peace talks continue as Israel-Hamas War marks 2 years (2:16)
-Here are the F.B.I.'s 10 most wanted fugitives for 2025
-Tragic: Single mother killed by stray bullet during birthday trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Jet Ski operator injured after wave throws him from watercraft
-4 officers injured, 13 people arrested following protest on Boston Common (1:54). Article
>COLLEGES: Assumption faculty members promoted in Fall 2025
-Worcester State celebrates diverse identities at annual Unity Day
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Casino offering ghost-hunter $5,000 to investigate paranormal activity
>BUSINESS: Longtime Worcester wealth manager co-founds new business downtown
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings season preview — Little suspense
-Mass. business owners’ pessimistic view of economy worsened in September
>HOMES: How to grow a giant pumpkin, with help from science
>SHOPPING: Post office to increase prices on some services ahead of the holiday season
>HEALTH: Above the Bar — A game-changing fitness experience
>FOOD: Beef prices reach record highs as droughts leave cattle inventory depleted
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "The Perfect Neighbor" (2:11)
>MOVIES: "Say Anything" director tricked John Cusack for boom box scene
>CELEBRITY: Dolly Parton's sister says she was "up all night praying" for ill country superstar in alarming post
-Jonah Hill shows off stunning weight loss in movie set photos
>ANIMALS: Litter of terrified kittens rescued from a parking garage (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman wins her second big lottery prize in 2 months
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, Halloween display depicting house on fire sparks calls to 911. See it
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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