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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
-Worcester market owner arrested for selling items illegally
-Worcester man arrested in Auburn sexual assault case
-Boylston becomes latest town to dump Flock cameras
-Holy Cross professor asks, "How many jobs might A.I. replace?"
-How many people live in subsidized housing in Worcester County?
-Today! Canal Diggers Road Race marks 20 years with Bill Rodgers, community celebration
-Service with smiles rolls up sleeves on United Way Day of Caring
-Worcester airport adding nearly 200 parking spaces as passenger traffic climbs
-A.G.s drop suit after H.U.D. concedes on fair housing funding
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Best bets for sandwiches in Worcester? Here are 5 local favorites
-Local restaurants grab top 3 spots in list of 7 Mass. fish fry spots where Friday night means golden haddock and coleslaw
-ICYMI: 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
-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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden to Harriet Island
-Holden police introduce newest officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): $10 online lottery bet pays $50,000 for Rutland man
-Shrewsbury, Westborough and Sturbridge hold 9/11 memorial services
-Bay Path High School teachers and parents deliver petition to school committee
-Man arrested for tampering with fire alarm at Motel 6 in Leominster
-Oxford man arrested for contacting woman an hour after he was served restraining order protecting her
-Shrewsbury Police Department August statistics at a glance
-Charlton weighs competing sites for new senior center
-In Dudley, Koebke family making a difference in farming for generations
-Bites, Books and Blooms gala returns to Gladys Kelly Library in Webster
-Ken Sellers sworn in as Oxford fire chief
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
-Music, fashion, spoken word highlight Worcester's Got African Talent
-Worcester native Steve Davis in thrilling jazz recording from 2008
-Betcha Didn't Know (15:41): Former Worcester Mayor Ray Mariano's hidden passion
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 30 (27:21): Meatball, Part 2
-Dolly Parton's first posthumous song drops 2 weeks after country icon's death
>OPINION: Marianne Lyons Delorey: Artificial intelligence and building design
-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 a 39-year veteran of the Worcester Police Department
>SPORTS: Romeo Doubs "just wasn’t locked in" during awful Patriots debut
-Red Sox lose to Royals, 3-2
-Former Doherty star Kofi Asare makes his mark with the Florida Gators
-Weekly Notes: Holy Cross football at Miami (Ohio)
-Win 2 tickets behind home at WooSox game, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox falls to Lehigh Valley, 4-1
-Ranking top M.I.A.A. football teams in Worcester area for 2026
-Get ready for football with a breakdown of all 48 Central Mass. teams
>NATIONAL: Remembering 9/11 25 years later, in Boston and New York (11:33). Article
-"Cat In The Hat" trend sparking safety concerns in schools
-Tragic: Car plunges 50 feet from overpass, killing driver
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy holdout juror had history of domestic violence allegations
-Homicide suspect shot and killed by law enforcement in Erving, State Police say
-Deep-pocketed donors flood the ballot-question field with cash
>COLLEGES: In pursuit of a cleaner campus at Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Changes coming to Logan as T.S.A. works to make screenings faster (1:55)
-Why your window seat sometimes doesn’t have a window
>BUSINESS: W.B.J. announces inaugural Real Estate Awards
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-Aspen Aerogels, Solmetex sites sold in $36.4 million deal
-When should you update your will?
>HOMES: What an oil company is telling customers to do as prices rise (2:10)
>SHOPPING: The cost of every new Apple product that debuted this week
>HEALTH: C.D.C. warns of increase in rabies, task force drops vaccines (2:17)
-What parents should know about A.D.H.D. evaluations (1:15)
>FOOD: Study reveals best days to score deals at major U.S. supermarkets
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Why Hollywood has never made a great 9/11 movie
-New movies on streaming: "Moana," "One Night Only," and more
>CELEBRITY: Giada De Laurentiis reveals gnarly injury ahead of "Dancing With the Stars" premiere
-Martha Stewart reveals final conversation with J.F.K. Jr. before his death
>ANIMALS: Americans reveal the places they’re sick of seeing pets: survey
>HISTORY: Spilling the Tea with John Hancock - Video 8 (1:47)
>GOOD NEWS: Firefighters finish mowing man's lawn after he falls ill doing yard work
-Meanwhile, in Michigan, residents issued driver’s licenses, state I.D.s with stranger’s face: "Who is this man?"
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>HELP WANTED
+Part-time Senior Center bus driver, town of Holden
-Town Accountant, town of Holden
-Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
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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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>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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