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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:24). High of 68 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester schools' fix for bus delays? Take over the fleet
+6:00: McGovern, Sossa-Paquette face voters in race for Worcester Congressional seat
+6:00: Listen Up: D.O.S. delivers subtly smart "We Are Robin"
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 3rd
+Noon: Top Seven Things - Brian Stokes Mitchell, Diwali, Clara, Led Zep and more
+Noon: 6 time Grammy winner visits Worcester restaurant
+Noon: Son feels guilty he cannot love his aging mother in "The Treasurer"
+Noon: Railers beat Newfoundland, 4-3
-20-year-old Shrewsbury woman killed by unlicensed hit-and-run driver while walking home from work (2:24). Article
-Car crashes into ATM on Park Ave. in Worcester
-"You relive it all," Worcester pastor speaks out after police release body camera video of his tasing (2:55). Article
-Canal District restaurant to close for good after 4 1/2 years (pictured)
-Table Talk Pie Store moving to temporary location Thursday
-New Worcester transportation agency's goal is streets for everyone
-Worcester Housing Authority tackles food insecurity with new free meal program
-Radio Worcester (10:57): Councilor Khrystian King on where we are with the search for Worcester's next permanent city manager
-District Councilor Sarai Rivera on the Columbus Statue
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 491 (27:55): Community Preservation Act
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 6 - "Murdered on the Eve of Escape". Audio (21:38). Video (19:10)
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 5 - "Gunned Down in the Darkness of Clason Road Beach". Audio (19:02). Video (13:15)
-True crime podcast "Unsolved: Worcester" shines light on cold cases
-No Powerball winner. Saturday's jackpot an estimated $1.5 billion. Wednesday's numbers
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Best Bourbons under $25 (31:47)
>SHOWTIME: First Unitarian gives black composer Margaret Bonds' "Credo" premiere
-Poetry Town: "Land Acknowledgement"
-First Person: The End of My Music Career
-Last Call: Mike Ladd of Worcester's Fiddler's Green seisiuns, Chimera
-The Faces of Worcester: Anthonee "AJ" Rivera
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who served a family as live-in nanny and housekeeper for 60 years
-ICYMI: Worcester woman found dead in Georgia was killed by trucker, authorities say
-Local restaurant to appear on Channel 5's "Chronicle"
-Worcester Regional Airport welcomes one millionth passenger (:27)
-10 Worcester properties we’re in danger of losing, according to Preservation Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Market Basket grand opening delayed due to supply chain issues
-Bigfoot in Leominster State Forest? Man has been hunting for decades (3:04)
-Shrewsbury Police Department October statistics
-Question 5 in Holden is a $5 million debt exclusion
-Auburn Fire Rescue to honor retiring Captain Stephen Anderson
-Clinton Savings Bank names new chief lending officer
-Millville, small-town America that "gets in your blood"
>SPORTS: Astros pitch 2nd no-hitter in World Series history
-Cavs edge Celtics, 114-113, in OT
-TODAY! Coffee with the Crusaders at Fuel America 7:30-8:30 Thursday
-2022 NFL Week 9 Schedule, TV, announcers
-Bravehearts open new online merchandise store
-How will the 25 CMass. football teams fare in the state playoffs?
-State boys' soccer seedings, schedule
-State girls' soccer seedings, schedule
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 10-year-old trapped with the Uvalde school shooter repeatedly called 911 for help
-Miss USA program under investigation after contestants claim pageant was rigged
-Tragic: 2-year-old North Carolina boy finds loaded gun, kills himself
>NEW ENGLAND: Man, woman found dead in Conn. home
-Mass. lawmakers reach deal on $3.7 billion economic development bill
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria announces partnership with Boston Mutual Life
>HEALTH: Dr. Michael Hirsh and this Winter's Triple Threat
-Taking your blood pressure meds may reduce risk of dementia
-Free COVID vaccinations on Thursday: 10-3 in Downtown Worcester
>FOOD: Thanksgiving dinner will be a lot more expensive this year, report finds
>BUSINESS: Ad shows how Yes on Question 3 helps family owned business (:30)
-Job openings hit 10.7 million despite Fed attempts to cool economy
-Former Seder & Chandler partner to open new firm in Mercantile Center
>TV/STREAMING: Hallmark Christmas movies coming to Peacock in new streaming deal
>MOVIES: "A Christmas Story Christmas" trailer: Ralphie returns for the first time in almost 40 years
>CELEBRITY: We have been saying Adele’s name wrong
>HOMES: Real estate roundup for Greater Worcester
>ANIMALS: Elephants in zoo have smashing "gourd" time with giant pumpkins
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Patriots lineman and his wife host shower for local single mothers
-Meanwhile, in Munich, American man carried live albino alligator in suitcase
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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