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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 78 today in Worcester
-Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester market owner arrested for selling items illegally (pictured)
+5:00: $10 online lottery bet pays $50,000 for Rutland man
+5:00: Boylston becomes latest town to dump Flock cameras
+Noon: Worcester man arrested in Auburn sexual assault case
+Noon: Worcester native Steve Davis in thrilling jazz recording from 2008
+Noon: Music, fashion, spoken word highlight Worcester's Got African Talent
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Moana," "One Night Only," and more
-Actor Denis Leary details chilling 9/11 experience that helped lead to TV hit "Rescue Me"
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Recalling the T&G's special edition in the hours after the 9/11 attacks
-U.S. marks 25 years since the 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Earlier: Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Earlier: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
-On license plate cameras, Worcester police say access to info closely monitored
-"Groundbreaking": Saturday, weeknight court hours coming to Worcester
-Betcha Didn't Know (15:41): Former Worcester Mayor Ray Mariano's hidden passion
-A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
-Popular pretzel shop opens another Worcester location
-Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
-Canal Diggers Road Race marks 20 years with Bill Rodgers, community celebration
-Worcester organizations awarded $142,000 for food pantry, kitchen upgrades
>DINING OUT: Local restaurants grab top 3 spots in list of 7 Mass. fish fry spots where Friday night means golden haddock and coleslaw
-Worcester restaurant honored at city council meeting
-ICYMI: Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
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>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 3 charged after fight at Webster boat ramp
-Charlton Select Board to review Flock camera use at next meeting
-Leominster woman arrested for punching, striking Market Basket employee with purse after she was caught stealing
-Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
-Anna Maria College was home to prominent memorials. Where will they go?
-Wachusett Free Press celebrates first anniversary
-100th anniversary update at Sovittaja Park
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
-Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
-Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
-Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
>OPINION: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 111 (28:11): Bwema Matata on migrant trauma
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester artist, illustrator, educator, collector and storyteller
>SPORTS: A.J. Brown to miss "at least" 4 weeks with high ankle sprain
-Patriots Stock Watch: Drake Maye’s final interception was one of the most costly in years
-DeVon Price hired as assistant coach for Holy Cross men’s basketball
-Win 2 tickets behind home at WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 7-4
-Ranking top high school football teams in Worcester for 2026 season
>NATIONAL: Pilot of the Amazon cargo plane that careened off runway warned it was coming in too fast
-N.Y.C. releases 9/11 records showing officials misled residents about air quality around Ground Zero
-Lindsay Clancy-obsessed mom, accused of hanging 2-year-old son, also had plans to kill her husband: prosecutors
-Tragic: 5 teens die after car plunges off steep cliff
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy attorney renews motion for not guilty ruling
-Mass. has a plan to end hunger, but it's missing the most important piece
-Channel 25 celebrates 30 years on the air (4:02)
>COLLEGES: Clark student practices circus arts
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 of the most unusual road signs around the world
-Hersheypark shuts down after 120 summers — and says goodbye to legendary ride
>BUSINESS: Anthropic researcher quits over A.I. fears, warns "it could kill us all". Video (1:27)
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-Grimes & Co. acquires Needham-based C.P.A. firm, adds C.O.O.
>HOMES: 5 metros where you can still get a luxury home for under $1 million
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
-What is emotional regulation? A child psychologist explains
>FOOD: Walmart meal bundles might be the easy weeknight dinner hack your family needs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "The Howard Stern Show" on HBO (1:33)
>MOVIES: 6 movies show how Hollywood has grappled with 9/11
>CELEBRITY: Céline Dion opens up about stiff person syndrome and performing again
-Beyoncé celebrates 45th birthday in London wearing diamonds and sequins
>ANIMALS: Couple goes to Lowe’s for soil, leaves with a cat... (3:45)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman's lottery numbers pay off after 20 years
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, man steals lottery tickets during job interview, cops say
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Classifieds
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+Town Accountant, town of Holden
-Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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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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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Servers, West Boylston restaurant
-Prep cook and waitstaff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Full-time police officer, West Boylston Police Department
-Bartenders, Worcester Restaurant Group
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