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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 78 today in Worcester
+Noon: Want to see vibrant foliage in New England? Now's a great time! (3:08)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: D.N.A. cracked a Worcester cold case. The convicted killer wants out of prison
+Noon: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from N.E.A.D.S. Service Dogs in Princeton (:38)
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making your weekend plans
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on streaming: "Coyote vs. Acme," "The Uprising" and more
-11 clergy members identified in the Worcester Diocese abuse investigation
-Related: Worcester Diocese abuse survivors push for sweeping legal reforms
-Earlier: Attorney General's report names Worcester Diocese as survivors blast priest names being withheld (1:38). Article
-Earlier: State report finds more than 200 children abused in Worcester Diocese
-Earlier: Report says Worcester Diocese shelved investigations, misled public, shredded notes
-Earlier: What the bombshell report reveals about the Worcester Diocese: 7 takeaways
-Recycler to central, southeast Worcester: Clean up act on contaminants
-Public bathrooms in Worcester? City Council agrees they're needed
-Worcester man indicted after decades living as dead citizen
-Worcester Vice detectives arrest 2 in Mott Street gun and drug investigation
-Today! Worcester Black Excellence Awards Friday
-The purpose behind Worcester’s honoring Black Excellence Celebration
-Lottery open for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
-You can rappel down the side of a 110-foot Worcester building for charity. Here's how
-Worcester library director Jason Homer leaving for Baltimore
-Radio Worcester (15:09): Worcester Irish Cultural Festival returns to Polar Park
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet visits Leominster restaurant (4:44)
-Getting chicken tenders at the restaurant that invented them (:59)
-ICYMI: Experts say muted body cams during response to City Councilor Kate Toomey's crash raise questions
-Earlier: 911 call, witness account raise more questions about car crash involving Councilor Toomey
-Earlier: Newly released Worcester police report provides details on councilor's crash
-Season's greetings a childhood memory as cheery Pleasant Market owners retire
-Worcester home prices rise as sales, inventory fall in August
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Town celebrates 2 community awards
-Walking tour of Holden's Historic District Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek video after dog killed by vehicle
-Man arrested after he was found inside R.V. at Davis Auto Repair in Leicester
-Photos: Truck seen removing Flock cameras at Grafton intersection following town deactivation
-Scoreboard coming to Grafton High School ballfield
-After car plows into Shrewsbury police headquarters, new road design planned for municipal campus
-Done deal? As M.W.R.A. looks to draw more from Quabbin, some feel powerless
-Healthy living event Saturday to bring music, wellness resources to Sturbridge Common
-Dexter Drumlin offers a dreamscape of seasonal colors
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Jazzed Up Duo Friday at the VUE, Saturday at Val’s
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: "Spamalot," 38 Special with Tim Charron, and more ...
-Broadway's Laura Benanti, Patrick Page bring shows to Boston (3:20)
-Decades by DeZyne to headline Pet Rock Festival
-Salem celebrating 400 years as Haunted Happenings kick off (2:16)
>OPINION: Greeting cards? Joe Fusco Jr.'s wife, Cyndi, has the winning hand
-Kyra Brissette and Andrew Zucker: State tests are leaving students unprepared for today’s information challenges
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:37): New reporting on Councilor Toomey's crash
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (59:33): The upcoming Worcester visit of Father Greg Boyle, S.J., founder of Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a nurse practitioner for over 40 years
>SPORTS: Is Patriots quarterback Drake Maye dealing with shoulder injury?
-Jayson Tatum ready to lead new-look Celtics in aftermath of Jaylen Brown trade
-Holy Cross women's hockey team ties Assumption, wins shootout. Postgame interview (1:35)
-Holy Cross men’s hockey set to open season with home series against Maine
-100 FM The Pike (9:03): Coach Bill Riga on the upcoming season and Cross City Classic
-Holy Cross men's hockey season preview
-Sader Stories Podcast (22:58): Men's hockey season preview
-"Don't carry the weight": Assumption golfer opens up about mental health
>CARS: Auto insurer sending refunds to thousands of customers (2:41)
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike survives 2 lethal injection doses (:36)
-Who qualifies for $500 A.C.A. refund check? Payments start going out
-Gen Z and millennials turn to gambling and A.I. to tackle debt
-Tragic: Woman diagnosed with rare form of leukemia after being prescribed antibiotics for tonsillitis
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman sitting on bench outside Boston hospital killed by car (1:40)
-Poll: Voter support for auditing legislature holding steady
-Other states sue Massachusetts over abortion shield laws
>COLLEGES: At Worcester State, balance on the court, in the classroom and beyond
-WPI researcher Robert Krueger coauthors report on data sovereignty in Latin America
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): How hotels are engineering our emotions
-This North American city is an underrated bagel capital
>BUSINESS: Prescott Street office building sells for $16 million
-LPL Financial Research: Stock market’s wall of worry gets taller
-Local credit union names third C.E.O. this year
-Developer proposes 2 70,000-square-foot warehouses for underutilized Westborough office complex
>SHOPPING: New in the Woo: The Little Vintage Studio
>HOMES: 3 easy ways to eliminate kitchen clutter, stop overspending
>HEALTH: H.P.V. vaccine linked to sharp drop in cervical cancer death (3:02)
-Consuming sugar early in life linked to higher risk of anxiety (3:26)
>FOOD: Lobster roll debate over controversial ingredient divides New England
-30% of Americans eat fewer fresh vegetables after "explosive diarrhea" virus outbreak: poll
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Love is Blind: Boston" on Netflix (1:56)
-"Survivor" alum Rick Devens wins "Big Brother 28"
>MOVIES: Holy Cross professor: "Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma" winks and blows a blood‑soaked kiss at horror films of queer past
>CELEBRITY: Rob Lowe names his best on-screen kiss
-Dennis Haskins, "Saved by the Bell" principal, dies at 75
>ANIMALS: Terrified kitten dodging traffic makes an incredible turnaround (1:44)
>HISTORY: Monticello D.N.A. evidence points to Thomas Jefferson and Hemings
>GOOD NEWS: Joe Jonas surprises child waiting for transplant at Boston hospital (:44). Article
-Meanwhile, professional stuntman performs 47-second handstand while on fire
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>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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