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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 122 Diner in Holden heavily damaged after vehicle crashes into it. Video (:40) (pictured)
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike's Ask the City Manager (15:15): Holden settlement, pot holes and social media
+1:00: Truck stuck under Cambridge Street bridge in Worcester (:59)
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: What's the scoop? Frisbie’s Dairy Barn set to open in Sturbridge
+1:00: "We're not following the usual rules" — Parsons Dance set for Hanover
-Worcester seventh grader earns national recognition for solar panel invention (2:57). Article
-Teamsters authorize school bus driver strike. Will it impact Worcester County?
-Multi-car crash on Park Ave. sends car into building; ends in arrest
-Greendale’s Westview Apartment complex, adjacent commercial space sold for $12 million
-Body of man missing since October found in lake in Gardner
-Woman charged in fatal wrong-way crash on Central Mass. highway
-Market on Brussels moves to Exchange Street, rebrands after $500,000 inaugural season
-Women Making History: Powering Worcester's news, entertainment media
-Worcester Public Schools math curriculum heads to final vote after subcommittee approval
-Worcester environmental group moves into new home at old firehouse
-New nonprofit to turn old jewelry into business lessons for youth
>DINING OUT: Popular neighborhood pizza shop reopens in new home
-ICYMI: Fight involving shop tools breaks out at Worcester Tech
-Worcester and Holden reach deal on $35 million sewer payment lawsuit
-Related: Radio Worcester (20:56): Mayor Joe Petty explains sewer debt plan, social media comment decision
-Nurses organize pickets across 5 UMass Memorial Hospitals
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): April Among Friends senior newsletter
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's Friday and Saturday
-NEW! Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-Fire in manufacturing facility damages commercial building
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New evidence prompts recall of prosecutors in Fitchburg murder case
-Templeton woman, 29, arrested for slapping male household member
-Major drug raid uncovers cocaine trafficking operation in East Brookfield
-Sutton gas station changes hands after 75 years
-Residents propose naming Westborough Community Center after recreation leader
-Shrewsbury Board of Health asking for feedback on water fluoridation
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: See events across Worcester and plan your weekend
-Things to Do: Selwyn Birchwood, Burlesque celebration, Drain and more
-Elephants roam the human imagination in EcoTarium exhibit
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 485 (28:26): Anne Higgins, musician
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 60 (28:31): Charles Slatkin & Phil Niddrie
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:33): Did Worcester make the right call by turning off social media comments?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator
>SPORTS: Opening Day: What to know about the Worcester Red Sox
-WooSox "ready to roll" with their sixth season in Worcester
-Red Sox defeat Reds, 3-0, on Opening Day
-Best tight end fits for Patriots in 2026 NFL Draft
-Tom Brady "inquired" if NFL return allowed as Raiders co-owner
>NATIONAL: Certain oil tankers are making it safely through Strait of Hormuz
-Troubled mom charged with murdering boyfriend and his parents
-Tragic: Undertaker grandma found crushed to death in own funeral parlor
>NEW ENGLAND: Reviewing the Kelsey Fitzsimmons trial, ending in acquittal (13:12)
-Kelsey Fitzsimmons speaks after not guilty verdict (3:02)
-Cape Cod man charged with murder of sister (:31). Article
-D.C.F. workers could face trial over Waltham overnight child removal (2:52). Article
>COLLEGES: Bat-inspired aerial robot from WPI for search and rescue (:46). Article
-Clark International Gala, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): United Airlines slashes flights as Iran war sends fuel prices soaring
-The foolproof way to remember everything in your hotel safe
>BUSINESS: This one simple step can protect you from identity theft
-LPL Financial Research: Private credit under pressure: Liquidity mismatches in an A.I.-disrupted cycle
-Weakest case against social media succeeds, and lawyers are now circling
>HEALTH: New COVID variant reaches Massachusetts (:54)
-Woman in her 30s fights Alzheimer's, insurance (3:43)
>HOMES: Report: Homes in Mass. sell third fastest in the U.S. (:23)
>FOOD: Is eating an apple a day actually healthy? A dietitian weighs in
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Zach Galifianakis show on Netflix, "This Is A Gardening Show" (1:52)
-Max Greenfield, Kumail Nanjiani and more join "The White Lotus" Season 4
>MOVIES: Teaser trailer for "Dune: Part Three" (2:30)
>CELEBRITY: Savannah Guthrie's heartbreaking interview (3:28)
-Sickening details of Joseph Duggar's alleged sexual abuse detailed by teen victim in affidavit
>ANIMALS: Cat who was given 6 months to live is a complete miracle (2:26)
>HISTORY: Remembering Dorothea Lynde Dix
>GOOD NEWS: Man stops to buy a drink, wins $200,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, Philadelphia airport assembles world's longest line of cheesesteaks
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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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