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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:26). High of 61 today in Worcester
-Latest on timing, rain totals and wind speeds (4:30)
-Worcester under flood watch with up to 6 inches of additional rain possible
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Defense in murder trial to cite domestic violence, postpartum depression
-Auburn man charged after crash knocks out power to much of town
-College police chief, lieutenant placed on leave
-Amid backlash, Charlton Police Department is standing by Flock cameras
-Wolverine Grill opens its doors, giving Leicester students a restaurant of their own
-Police recover $18,000 gold necklace after robbery from Hannoush Jewelers
-Worcester O.U.I. arrest adds new case to Webster man’s decades-long criminal record
-Why does voter turnout lag in Worcester? Some say it's a self-fulfilling cycle
-Radio Worcester (13:12): Simply Delicious Catering launches $14 ready-to-heat meals in Worcester
-New express car wash debuts in Worcester
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>DINING OUT: Boston-based halal chicken restaurant now serving lunch in Downtown Worcester
-See the Worcester eatery people say makes some of the city's best Chinese food
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Vacancy on Council on Aging
-New owners to take over Sweets & Java
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Trial of man accused of murdering cellmate in Gardner delayed
-Maple & Main honored by Shrewsbury Commission on Disabilities
-Auburn road work underway this week on 6 streets
-Uxbridge man charged with violating restraining order for friending protected party on Facebook
-2 arrested after raid of Southbridge apartment nets over 214 grams of cocaine, ecstasy, and gun
-Brimfield Auto Show returns for 18th year
-Southbridge Council sets goals, evaluation standards for town manager
-Westborough middle-school football growing in popularity
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
-Things to do: David Sedaris, Martian New Year party, "Snow White" ...
-Davis Mega Maze opens with new adventures and attractions (:49)
-Mass. Hidden Gems (1:21): The MIT Museum in Cambridge
>OPINION: Tanisha Sullivan: All-party primaries would bring more competition and a more vigorous democracy
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 611 (28:08): Carl Rushton, Part 1
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:44): Union Station, Worcester’s camping proposal and the future of downtown
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who was a career special education educator
>SPORTS: Patriots-Jaguars preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots Mailbag: Evaluating TreVeyon Henderson, Mike Onwenu’s injury and more
-NFL Week 3 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross football takes down Lafayette, 38-30
-Holy Cross women's hockey team beats Delaware, 4-0
>NATIONAL: TikTok reaches $100 million settlement with Alabama over youth addiction claims
-OpenAI reveals more rogue A.I. incidents — attempted hacks of government, education websites
-Tragic: Girl, 4, dies after being found upside down in water-filled trash can
>NEW ENGLAND: Judge OKs Birchmore's journals as evidence in Farwell trial (1:38)
-Hollywood gripped by Lindsay Clancy murder trial with the biggest studios plotting projects
-How robot dogs and other tech change how police respond (2:50)
>COLLEGES: Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:33): Enoch
-WPI gets $3.3 million to help turn industrial waste into a new source of rare earths
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Omni Mount Washington Resort & Spa (4:04)
>BUSINESS: Worcester looks to boost GreenTech Park development with tax break zone
-Gov. Healey, conservative group clash over project labor agreement costs
-Features in some credit card ads are actually standard (1:58)
>HOMES: Mass. energy savings bill could emerge as October surprise
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports warns smart appliances can expose your data (1:51)
>HEALTH: F.D.A. approves once-weekly insulin injection for type 2 diabetes
-Radio Worcester (11:33): What happens during a sleep study? Dr. Anthony Izzo explains Saint Vincent's Sleep Lab
>FOOD: McDonald’s releases limited-time menu of international fan faves
-Food & drink pairing: Loaded maked mac & cheese biscuit cup
>TV/STREAMING: How "Deadliest Catch" handled Todd Meadows' death on TV
-11 best new movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz movie "Day Drinker" (1:35)
>CELEBRITY: Conan O'Brien addresses uproar over drastic hair change
-Inside Richard Gere gerbil rumor
>ANIMALS: Bougie rescue pigs absolutely hate getting muddy (1:52)
>HISTORY: Allen homestead in Shrewsbury remained in the same family for nearly 300 years: The history
>GOOD NEWS: Meet the twin doctors who co-lead the E.R. of a hospital (2:33)
-Meanwhile, in Billerica, Krampus crashes Select Board meeting to support Flock cameras (3:22)
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>HELP WANTED
-Full-time police officer, town of Leicester
-Buildings and grounds laborer, Holden D.P.W.
-Interns at Unity Radio
-Bartender and server, Ground Round in Shrewsbury
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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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