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In The News
>Latest weather: More sun, high in the mid 60s today in Worcester
-Hurricane Ian makes landfall in western Cuba as a Category 3 storm, threatening a path of destruction
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Rosen's Roundtable No. 488 (28:19): Jet ski ban, inclusionary zoning
+6:00: Radio Worcester (7:01): City Councilor Khrystian King gives an update on the City Manager search
+6:00: Worcester Business Connect No. 34 (14:02): Big Belly Barbecue
+6:00: Westborough man charged with possession of child sex images
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - September 27th
+Noon: Search for new Worcester city manager goes back to City Council
+Noon: WPI seeks to organize after Clark forms union amid Worcester labor push
+Noon: Local residents make recommendations for White House conference on hunger
+Noon: Northborough orchard ranked among top 10 in the country
+Noon: Oakmont Regional High School, Overlook Middle School cleared after lockdown
+Noon: Foul is Fair, Fair is Foul, and funny in John Stimpson's "Ghost Light"
+Noon: Janice Harvey: New Yorker's Andy Borowitz scores with new book
-Shrewsbury singer Cara Brindisi joins Team Gwen in "The Voice"
-Evaluation of suspect in 2019 stabbing death at O'Connor's is still not complete
-Worcester police on trial, man accuses department 16-year wrongful imprisonment
-Worcester police, firefighters face off in inaugural baseball classic honoring Officer Manny Familia (2:14)
-Grant may allow Worcester to hire dozens of firefighters
-Quinsigamond Community College instructor sued over alleged racial remarks about Nigerians, blacks
-New 45-day closure along I-190 in Worcester starts soon
-Worcester Academy alum named as Obama Foundation Scholar
-High Holiday services held at Central Mass Chabad for Rosh Hashanah
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet from Rutland rides in sidecar for 99th birthday
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Piff (and Mr. Piffles) and Puddles to play Worcester
-The Faces of Worcester: Laura Marotta
-School Profile: North High School (5:36)
-Radio Worcester (17:06): Lisa Mair, Independent running for State Senate
-Councilors seek plan to combat housing crunch in Worcester
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at Walt Disney World
-ICYMI: Motorcyclist killed in Boylston crash
-Worcester hotel sold to real estate investor for $40 million
-Beloved Worcester eatery gets a lifeline to reopen
-An unexpected loss spurs WPI professor to complete student’s unfinished dissertation
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police charge man for loaded handgun without license
-Lost puppy found in Shrewsbury
-Holden DPW building Grand Opening on Saturday
-Grafton Public Library events
-$100,000 Mass Cash winners sold in Southbridge, Fitchburg
-Sterling Cultural Council reports to Select Board
-2 men permanently trespassed from Motel 6 in Leominster following fight that started at Denny’s
-Fitchburg vaccine clinic dedicated to longtime health professional Jeffrey Stephens
>SPORTS: Mac Jones likely to miss multiple games because of injury, ESPN reports
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross football team moves up to 10th and 11th in national rankings
-Meggan Fourie of Holy Cross Field Hockey is your Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Orioles bash Red Sox, 14-8
-WooSox win rain-shortened game over Red Wings, 6-1
-WooSox Rewind: Worcester stumbles in final homestand, in danger of finishing season under .500
-Green Hill Municipal GC in Worcester drives forward by giving all bunkers a facelift
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: U.S. warns Russia of "catastrophic" consequences if it uses nuclear weapons
-NASA spacecraft crashes into asteroid in defense test
>BUSINESS: Unum subsidiary opens office in Worcester
-Worcester developer buys site in Shrewsbury for $970,000
>SHOPPING/DEALS: Another Amazon Prime Day? Prime Early Access Sale preview, deals to shop now
>NEW ENGLAND: School bus sustains "heavy damage" in two-vehicle accident on Cape Cod
>COLLEGES: Clark prof assists local educators in teaching about slavery
-WPI business school Dean Rev. Dr. Debora Jackson named to prestigious professorship
-Holy Cross forum to end hunger in America (1:26:51)
>HEALTH: Do you have COVID and have symptoms? Learn how to get free treatment
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: This nondairy, plant-based ice cream is made in Mass.
>TV/STREAMING: "Days of Our Lives" fans livid as network loses 750,000 viewers after move from NBC to Peacock
>CELEBRITY: New book reveals palace staff's nasty name for Meghan Markle
>HISTORY: WPI grad Elwood Haynes changed the way we travel
>HOMES: $3 million "family compound" on lake in Marlborough up for sale
>ANIMALS: Big dog obsessed with cats gets his very own (3:16)
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, man's car is stolen twice on the same day
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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