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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:38); 1 1/2 to 2 inches on rain due late Thursday into Friday in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Here are Worcester's trick-or-treating hours on Halloween
+6:00: Worcesteria: It's trick-or-treat scaremongering time!
+6:00: Bad Advice: Neck pain? Relax, you're in good germ-covered hands
+6:00: Rappers Arichussettes, Jim OG team deliver grungy, hard-hitting "Yakboyz"
+6:00: 267,000 square foot industrial facility breaks ground in Leicester
+Noon: Worcester man arraigned on firearm charges in Roxbury shooting
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 12th
+Noon: Worcester Library main branch starts expanded hours for winter, spring
+Noon: John Monfredo: The most important 20 minutes of your day ... Read with your child
+Noon: Café Neelu at Fuel America presents Coast to Coast music showcase
+Noon: Author Scott Britz-Cunningham eyes impact of technology with "Interface"
-Rotmans furniture store going out of business after decades in Worcester, liquidation sale starts Friday (:20). Article
-Downtown Worcester café closes abruptly
-Fly from Worcester to NYC on JetBlue for $39
-Worcester couple donates skeleton arm to Cambridge restaurant after theft
-Teen charged with setting fire to Dunkin' van in Webster
-Nicole Apostola: Bidding for the naming rights to this post is now open
-Worcester fall leaf collection schedule
-Worcester Public Library books Sunday hours in Salem Square
-Worcester seeks mental health, counseling services at 15 public schools
-YWCA program eyes stopping domestic abuse
>ANIMALS: Pets available for adoption near Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Mechanics Hall youth chorus to make debut at Founders' Day celebration
-Mark Mandeville, Raianne Richards celebrate "A Night At The Museum"
-The American Antiquarian Society gets $300,000 grant for exterior work
-Janice Harvey: Harvey: "O’Brien was dying, and she wasn’t going quietly"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown: (1:03:47): Cara Brindisi of NBC's "The Voice"
-The Faces of Worcester: Desharn Minton
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area veterinarian
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School asks Worcester to change name of Plantation Street
-Mike Benedetti: City Council preview for October 12th
-Worcester ranked among 50 safest cities in America
-Reminder: Trash and recycling in Worcester will be delayed a day this week
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sacred items in Barre library's museum to be returned to Sioux
-Treasures galore at Millbury's inaugural townwide yard sale
-During time of need, Millbury residents showed kindness
-Mountain View Cemetery expansion heads to Town Meeting
-Manchaug Pond Foundation Dam Race is October 15th
-Ceremony marks success for new Holden DPW facility
-Forest Quaglia of Spencer keeps turning pages on growing film career
-Shrewsbury Then & Now: A look back at the Svea Gille
>SPORTS: Rhamondre Stevenson emerging as all-purpose back in second season with Patriots
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross cross country's Eve Feuerbach named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
>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: NASA asteroid strike results in big nudge
-Prosecutors drop charges against Adnan Syed in "Serial" case
-Tragic: 80-year-old California woman mauled to death by dogs while out for a walk, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man shot in face in Vermont hotel shooting
-2 young women who graduated from same university killed in Boston crash
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross student joins White House hunger conference
-UMass Medical School student aims to prevent disease through community-based nutrition policy
>BUSINESS: Mass. biz confidence shaken in September, at lowest point since June
-Radio Worcester (8:58): Quiet Quitting with Karyn Rhodes of Complete Payroll Solutions
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold October 22nd through 8th in Worcester County
>HEALTH: Free COVID testing on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
-Radio Worcester (5:41): Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID, winter and new variants in 2022
>FOOD: Dunkin' rolls out new customer loyalty program and not everyone is happy about it
>SHOPPING: All the best Amazon Prime Day Early Access sales in Shopping & Deals
>TV/STREAMING: A "Community" film is finally happening with original cast
>MOVIES: Worcester girl bewitches audiences in "Hocus Pocus 2"
>CELEBRITY: Angela Lansbury, beloved star of "Murder, She Wrote," dies at 96
>HISTORY: History of the construction of the Wachusett Reservoir (1:26:17)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boy recognized after saving girl from near-drowning at campground
-Meanwhile, in Fall River, tractor-trailer crash sends hundreds of watermelons crashing onto highway
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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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