In and around The 016 - Thursday, October 13th

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  In The News

  >WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:42); 2-3 inches of rain possible through tomorrow 

  >TOP OF THE NEWS  

  +6:00: 3 Worcester restaurants place on Yelp’s 100 best in New England

  +6:00: Plantation St. name won’t change any time soon, thanks to Worcester City Council vote

  +6:00: Mass. Interfaith set for multifaith service centered on climate action

  +6:00: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester

  +6:00: "Eleni" author Nicholas Gage shares 'Writer's Odyssey" in Grafton talk

  +6:00: Holy Cross women's basketball is going to Ireland (:48)

  +6:00: Food prices are still surging — here's what's getting more expensive
  
  

  +Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - October 13th

  +Noon: Radio Worcester (13:28): City Councilor Etel Haxhiaj on establishing an Emergency Trust Fund for Emergency & Disaster Victims

  +Noon: Five Things to Do: Coco, Perpetual Groove, Erin Harpe and more

  +Noon: Worcester artist Ghrimm Xavier set for exhibit at Electric Haze

  +Noon: The Faces of Worcester: Giselle Rivera-Flores
  
  

  -Family Health Center of Worcester employees are resigning following furloughs, layoffs

  -Proposal to remove "Plantation" from Worcester roadways creates debate (1:58)

  -Related: Councilor says Plantation Street name change discussion is "superficial"

  -City Council holds up search for permanent Worcester city manager

  -Vegan Cafe to open popup at Worcester Public Market

  -Saint-Gobain's Worcester Tent Sale returns after 2-year hiatus 

  -Here are Worcester's trick-or-treating hours on Halloween

  -Seventh annual Worcester Hill-o-ween 5-7:30 Halloween night on Union Hill

  -Worcesteria: It's trick-or-treat scaremongering time!

  -267,000 square foot industrial facility breaks ground in Leicester

  -Worcester man arraigned on firearm charges in Roxbury shooting

  -Worcester Library main branch starts expanded hours for winter, spring

  -John Monfredo: The most important 20 minutes of your day ... Read with your child

  >MOVIES: First trailer drops for "Spirited," a Ryan Reynolds-Will Ferrell Christmas movie filmed in Worcester
   

  >BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday

  >SHOWTIME: Blink-182 to reunite for first time in nearly a decade

  -Café Neelu at Fuel America presents Coast to Coast music showcase

  -Author Scott Britz-Cunningham eyes impact of technology with "Interface"

  -Rappers Arichussettes, Jim OG team deliver grungy, hard-hitting "Yakboyz"

  -Bad Advice: Neck pain? Relax, you're in good germ-covered hands 

  -The Faces of Worcester: Desharn Minton

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Holy Cross baseball coach 

  -ICYMI: 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

  -Nicole Apostola: Bidding for the naming rights to this post is now open

  -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): $17.5 million convention center and travel stop to be built off Route 20 in Sturbridge

  -St. Vincent de Paul Society quietly building the infrastructure of giving back beneath St. Brigid's in Millbury

  -Water main replacement project begins in Holden

  -West Boylston police log September 30th to October 6th

  -Leicester police log September 29th to October 5th

  -Spencer Fire Department open house and pancake breakfast on Sunday

  -Hockey community supports Fitchburg teen injured on ice (2:14)

  -Isaac Phillips ordered held on $5,000 bail in Leominster shooting

  -Marlborough man sentenced for sexual exploitation of 13 children
   

  >SPORTS: Bruins beat Capitals, 5-2, in season opener

  -Mac Jones has a "decent chance" to play in Patriots-Browns game, report claims

  -Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales

  -2022 NFL week 6 schedule, TV, announcers

  -Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (29:07): Title IX reflection with Patricia Sutton Thompson

  -Grid Bits: This is the right time for Oxford, West Boylston football teams to meet
   

  >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: King Charles III to be crowned May 6th

  -Supreme Court to hear case that could raise price of pork

  -Tragic: Tree trimmer dies after being pulled into a wood chipper 

  >NEW ENGLAND: Healey and Diehl debate

  -Climber dies after falling from cliff in N.H.
  
  

  >BUSINESS: Tree House Brewing opens new Tewksbury location

  -Proposed labor rule could give millions of gig workers employee status 

  >COLLEGES: Clark history professor’s new novel plunges into issues of racial justice 

  >HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold October 2nd through 8th in Worcester County

  >HEALTH: U.S. breast cancer rate drops 43% in 3 decades, but racial disparities remain

  -Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 at Worcester Public Library
  
  

  >FOOD: The fastest and slowest fast food drive-thrus, from Chick-Fil-A to Taco Bell 

  >TV/STREAMING: Blake Shelton announces he's leaving "The Voice" next season 

  >CELEBRITY: Sam Smith and Kelly Clarkson break the internet with stunning “Breakaway” duet on "Kelly Clarkson Show" 

  >ANIMALS: Dog who has been at Ohio shelter for more than 2,500 days gets adopted 

  >GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 8-year-old saves brother after dog alerts him to fire

  -Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, watch as a camel takes the drive-through at In-N-Out Burger 

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