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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast! High of 56 today in Worcester
+6:00: Bakery plans to open permanent Worcester spot (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester police seek to identify person for questioning
+6:00: "Moving" experience: Poet laureate inspires Worcester students
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 6th
+Noon: Party like it's Halloween, and the 1920s, at The Haunted Speakeasy
-Leicester man accused of striking and killing man in a wheelchair in Worcester, has 6 crashes, 2 OUI arrests on record
-$100,000 lottery prize won in Worcester
-Clark University graduate students, administration fail to reach agreement during 3-hour bargaining session amidst ongoing strike
-Related: Construction workers walk off Clark job site in solidarity with grad union strikers
-Housing court sides with tenants of partially collapsed Mill St. building
-Permits OK'd for 218-unit apartment project on Shrewsbury Street
-Coes Reservoir closed until further notice
-Former Unum building getting new life in downtown Worcester
-Worcester's Italian Heritage Parade returns Sunday
-Worcester police LGBTQ liaison officer raises concerns with body camera program
-Man arrested after stolen vehicle found in Shrewsbury driveway
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" features scene filmed in Worcester
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Walker Hayes, Jamey Johnson, "Mean Girls" and more ...
-Preston Wayne of Time Beings, Odds reunites with Superfonics
-Tysk Tysk Task offers cathartic new album, "You're Sorry More"
-New trails for Hike Worcester Week
-The Faces of Worcester: Melissa Pope
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Marine from Worcester who served in Iraq
-ICYMI: 2 tenants of collapsed Worcester apartment booted out of hotel, sleep in church overnight
-Restaurateurs to bring rotating dining options to Worcester's Glass Tower
-4-story storage facility proposed next to Higgins Armory, after $800,000 purchase
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fugitive wanted for bank robbery snagged in Ayer
-Online group "Buy Nothing Grafton" has created a community for those who need it
-Indiana manufacturer moves into Auburn building after $4.8 million sale
-2 longtime employees at popular West Boylston restaurant take over as family steps back from operations
-Shrewsbury energy consultant acquired by Maine competitor
-Groundbreaking ceremony held for Jack's Mill historic mixed-use development in Clinton
-Clinton warehouse sold to Florida firm for $49.3 million
-Fitchburg man found not guilty of child rape on last of five charges after 2019 mistrial
-Fitchburg shopping center sold in 26-acre commercial property sale
>SPORTS: Bailey Zappe soaks in extra reps ahead of possible first start for Patriots
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross giving away tickets to Saturday football game at Coffee with the Crusaders Thursday morning
-Bravehearts to hold baseball clinic at Bancroft School October 17th-21st
-"Nothing else matters": Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown on bringing banner 18 to Boston
-Red Sox win season finale, 6-3
-Dennis Eckersley bids farewell in final game as Red Sox broadcaster
-Bill Ballou's final baseball column of the season
-High school football Gridbits: Offense clicking as Millbury hosts Sutton in battle of unbeatens
-Former Doherty star Aidan Abolfazli has Worcester State soccer on roll
>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: Missing family of 4 found dead following kidnapping: Sheriff
-Tragic: Dad visiting son at college fatally shot while grabbing coffee at hotel
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. cannabis worker dies after inhaling marijuana dust
-Police, OSHA investigate after worker falls at JFK Presidential Library, dies from injuries
>FOOD: Adult Happy Meals are at McDonald's -- and they're lovin' it
>BUSINESS: OPEC+ makes big oil cut to boost prices; pump costs may rise
-The number of U.S. job openings fell by more than 1 million in August
>HEALTH: Antidepressant use during pregnancy doesn’t harm child development, study says
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>SHOPPING: After decades of door-to-door sales, Tupperware is now available at Target
>HOMES: See all Worcester County home sales from September 25th to October 1st
>TV/STREAMING: 11 best new movies on Netflix in October
>CELEBRITY: Hilary Swank, 48, reveals she is pregnant with twins
>HISTORY: Mike Benedetti: Worcester Death Trip
>ANIMALS: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: See new local dogs, cats & more
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 8-year-old boy honored for saving classmate at school
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, watch as a stray dog tries to steal from toy store
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Classifieds
+Part-time Bartender at Worcester bar
-Director of Planning and Economic Development, Town of Holden
-Kitchen positions + Line cooks at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Operations Ice Technician & Supervisor at DCU Center and Worcester Common Oval
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-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 former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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