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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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-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
-Daytime weekend bartenders at Worcester bar
-Major Gifts Officer and Case Manager at Abby's House
-Secretary/Receptionist Wanted, at First American Realty
-Water Restoration Technician, at SERVPRO
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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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>HELP WANTED
+Director of Communications, WRECC
-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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