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>Latest weather: Heat peaks today, high will feel like 99 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-UPDATED: Teen dies, 4 others injured as stolen SUV behind "chaotic" 3-car crash on Main Street (:45). Article
+1:00: Motorcyclist killed in crash at Grafton and Sunderland intersection Saturday
-Bad 3-car crash with multiple injuries at Main and Chandler streets in Worcester
-State budget includes $500,000 for East Park Little League field improvements
-So many new people in Worcester, not enough housing
-Press Box hosting meat raffle to support backpack giveaway
-Stick your toes in the sand on Shrewsbury Street: Flying Rhino's annual beach party is this weekend
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
-Ray Mariano: Some city councilors don’t return calls, help when called
-Don Landgren cartoon: Hot times in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area teacher, musician and restaurateur
-ICYMI: 2 missing Worcester teens may be together, police say; 3 others sought
-Fantastic drone video of Worcester created to celebrate city's 300th anniversary (1:59)
-Worcester Monopoly owners in bitter legal dispute with artist who painted Smiley Face mural
-New COVID cases, hospitalizations rise in Worcester week after warning of new subvariants
-Worcester's never-ending war on police transparency
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Several overcome by heat during Revolutionary War re-enactment in Stow
-Worcester health director stepping down for town manager role in Millbury
-Millbury receives hike in Chapter 70; funds for drone, activity bus
-Students help build a pollinator garden through WooServes program
-Cullinane makes history at Sterling Fire Department
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Toronto, 4-1
-For Worcester Braveheart Jack Goodman, being drafted by Texas Rangers a "really surreal moment"
-Errors cost Bravehearts in 13-10 loss
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Syracuse, 7-3
-Ranking the Top 50 Boston Athletes of the Past 50 Years: No. 10 Through 1
-Breaking down Patriots' Madden NFL 23 ratings
-Petrovic has 6 saves for Revolution in 0-0 tie
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 3 men charged following death of woman who allegedly was denied medical services
-Wildfire near Yosemite National Park explodes in size
-Tragic: Sinkhole forms in swimming pool, killing man in Israel
>NEW ENGLAND: A look at the Mass. ballot question that would create a "Millionaire's Tax"
-Juvenile charged with murder in death of 14-year-old Maine girl
>BUSINESS: ABCC increases number of Worcester package store licenses
-T-Mobile settles to pay $350 million to customers in data breach
>SHOPPING: New England-based Olympia Sports is closing its remaining 35 stores
>HEALTH: BA.5 is causing more COVID reinfections, data suggests, but they don't appear to be more frequent
-Experts still torn on whether you should swab your throat when taking COVID tests
-Free vaccinations/boosters Sunday: 11-7 at YMCA, 766 Main Street
>HISTORY: 1990 ad for former Commonwealth Hotel in Worcester
>HOMES: Housing market chills as mortgage rates, prices scare buyers
>TV/STREAMING: "The Walking Dead" scraps movie plans, announces Rick & Michonne limited series
>MOVIES: Jordan Peele's "Nope" rakes in over $19.5M on opening night
>CELEBRITY: Kid Rock cancels show, rowdy fans trash venue
>ANIMALS: Horse comes running when little boy calls her name (3:19)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Teen saves friend from drowning during church retreat
-Meanwhile, Subway offers free sandwiches for life for fans who get footlong tattoo
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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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