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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:06). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester police ask for help IDing Tatnuck Square burglary suspect (pictured)
+5:00: Worcester among school districts affected by M.C.A.S. A.I. grading glitch
+1:00: Doherty High student struck by vehicle driven by school employee
+1:00: Worcester man in country illegally admits to helping ring smuggle families across border
+1:00: Things to Do: "Phantom," RioFlow, Rasa String Quartet and more ...
+1:00: "Without An Evil Eye" in focus as production from Israel has premiere in Westborough
-Aaron Pennington still wanted 2 years after allegedly killing wife in Gardner (2:05). Article
-Lawyer demands city of Worcester turn over records in sex crime investigation
-Report: Another deficit projected for Polar Park fund this year
-Most serious charge dropped against motorist who struck girl, 13, on Shrewsbury Street
-Empty lot now fills Main Street block where commercial building burned
-1 case against Turtleboy is dropped
-Worcester police bust 2 in midday Lincoln Street drug deal
-Street sign dedicated to late Worcester activist Bill Coleman
-Aislinn Doyle: October 23rd School Committee meeting preview
-15 missing runners found safe after police search at cross-country meet in Sturbridge
>POLITICS: Former superintendent Maureen Binienda seeks second term on School Committee
-City Council hopeful Tony Economou looks to reclaim District 1 seat
-Adwoa Sakyi-Lamptey eyes new perspective for Worcester School Committee
-At-large School Committee candidate Sue Mailman is not afraid to stand alone
>DINING OUT: Mass. Hidden Gems: Get wooed by meatballs at this Worcester restaurant
-ICYMI: 4 Worcester businesses destroyed in Main Street mall fire (1:55). Article
-Panera founder and Clark grad donates $20 million to school
-Worcester police cruisers keeping solid blue lights on (2:01). Article
-Charlton foster mom whose wife operated day care gets 10 years for raping 12-year-old
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): October Senior Center events
-National Grid service day helps out at Camp Kinneywood
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Thai House of Holden reopens after renovation
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton journalistic legend bids farewell to the town
-Shrewsbury town meeting strikes down plan for referendum on water fluoridation
-Tavern in the Square coming to Fitchburg
-Fire destroys small barn on Wheeler Road in Princeton
-Millbury sewer rates rising 5 percent
-Webster man’s 5-month crime spree ends with 29 charges
-Worcester Walks: Berlin Meadows beckons with woodlands trails and more
-Clinton police arrest man after finding psilocybin mushrooms during late-night traffic stop
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Samuel Adams Utopias 2025 beer reaches 30% A.B.V., illegal in 15 states
>SHOWTIME: Burlesque stars to bring the glam at Cannery Hall show
-"Diner, Drive In & Die" returns to Ralph’s for alien-themed scare
-New Greek icon gallery opening at Clinton museum
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: What do you actually bring to the table?
-Tom Marino: Worcester status quo caucus' war against police oversight
-Unity Radio's Journey for EforAll (53:25): Barry Bacon, Owner, Spicy Water Distillery
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a champion for the homeless and substance abuse communities
>SPORTS: Patriots’ rise through NFL ranks is awakening a long-dormant feeling
-NFL Week 8 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics drop season opener to 76ers, 117-116
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 2025-26 captains
-Holy Cross baseball announces 2025 Fall World Series
-Women’s Pro Baseball League selects Boston for inaugural season
>CARS: Ford and Dodge among the nearly 1.1 million vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: "Nobody's Girl" details Virginia Giuffre's alleged abuse from Epstein
-Get the Facts: The latest data on mass shootings in the U.S.
-Tragic: Child drowns after father drives car across flooded street to get home
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 people rescued from Mass. island after jumping from burning boat
-New post-M.C.A.S. gradation exams for Mass. students?
>COLLEGES: How Holy Cross classmates found an unexpected path into medicine
-Worcester State symposium highlights demographic shifts and community advocacy in Latino education statewide
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 U.S. cities every antique lover should visit
-How do airlines decide who gets bumped?
>BUSINESS: Amazon aims to replace over half a million U.S. jobs with robots: report
-LPL Financial Research: Cockroaches, canaries and credit markets
-Subprime borrowers face record car loan defaults
>SHOPPING: Is the traditional kid's Christmas gift list officially over in this digital era?
>HOMES: September brings more home sales to Central Mass.
>HEALTH: Music could help ease pain from surgery or illness
-Having gum disease and cavities is linked with higher risk of stroke, studies find (1:38)
>FOOD: Fall baking with kids — 3 fun & easy recipes using seasonal ingredients
>TV/STREAMING: First look at NBC’s "Wicked" primetime musical special
>MOVIES: "F1: The Movie" lands December streaming debut on Apple TV
>CELEBRITY: Jelly Roll shows off dramatic 200 pound weight loss
-Ellen DeGeneres gives peek inside her and Portia de Rossi's ultra-private Cotswolds estate
>HISTORY: WGBH’s "Dancing Disco" contests featured all the right moves
>ANIMALS: Meet the black cat that's stealing hearts and making a difference in Salem (2:21)
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses numbers from a license plate to win $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in Alaska, man takes video of home floating away while INSIDE (2:11)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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