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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:52). High of 73 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Screen Time: '80s flashbacks with "Cobra Kai," "Clueless" stars
+6:00: City Clerk Vangjeli: It's like "30 Election Days" in Worcester
+6:00: Sheriff Evangelidis takes to podium to debate at JFK Library
+6:00: Don Landgren: Only one thing's certain on the electoral map ...
+6:00: Thursday event will celebrate WRTA's zero fare policy
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 4
+6:00: Updated football state playoff, non-playoff schedule
+6:00: What you need to know about the Tuesday morning's lunar eclipse
+Noon: New retail space, drive-thru proposed for former car dealership on Gold Star Blvd. (pictured)
+Noon: Marvin's Corner Lunch — Worcester's largest diner — offers plenty of charm
+Noon: See inside iconic concrete salon in Worcester selling for $100,000
+Noon: Northborough restaurant is forced to close due to sewage issue, illegal bedrooms
+Noon: WPI names new president
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 7th
+Noon: Worcester fashion front: Witty. Fierce. Sublime. Ambitious. Proud.
+Noon: What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:48): Dean Martilli
-5 juveniles arrested in Auburn with 3 loaded guns after police chase in Worcester
-Car goes up in flames after crash on I-290 in Northborough
-Auto auction purchase turns into Paxton man’s nightmare
-The move to remote work during the pandemic turned downtowns like Worcester’s into ghost towns
-Here's where Worcester will be collecting leaves on Monday
-Vocero Hispano: 11-4-2022 al 11-10-2022
-Election Day is Tuesday. Here's what's on the ballot in Central Mass.
-What the Worcester CPA tax surcharge will cost based on Worcester stuff
-Explaining Massachusetts' 4 ballot questions in 200 words or less
-Showdown for Worcester County sheriff nears between Evangelidis, Fontaine
-DePalo, Galonek vying for Governor's Council
-Powerball jackpot just shy of $2 billion ahead of Monday's drawing
-Related: Holy Cross Economics Professor shares some dos and don’ts if you win the lottery
>FOOD: Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland now accepting orders for Thanksgiving (:51)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Laurel: Portrait of a superhero for Veterans Day
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Michelle Memnon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a jack of all trades who was an artist at heart
-ICYMI: Firefighters extinguish hazardous material fire inside Worcester plant
-Serious crash sends 2 to the hospital
-Auburn snack company makes every nutty confection you can imagine (4:54)
-Down Lonely Street: Longtime Worcester businesses depart from Main Street downtown
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fired Up in Rutland takes wood-fired pizza on the road
-Detour on part of Shrewsbury Street in Holden begins Monday
-Barre museum returns ancestral artifacts to Lakota tribes
-Bank supports local food pantries with Neighbors Helping Neighbors
-Mlllbury Public Library events
-Grafton student leads effort to raise depression awareness
-Blackstone Valley Chamber holding senior collection drive
>SPORTS: 8 takeaways from the Patriots blowout win over the Colts
-Tom Brady sparks game-winning drive in first contest since divorce
-Holy Cross men's basketball opens Monday, with Gerrale Gates leading the way
-Holy Cross women's basketball enthusiastic, motivated, ready to build on last year’s success
-Railers winning streak hits 8
-Bruins part ways with controversial player
-Celtics hit 27 3s in win over Knicks
>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: Small plane crashes into Lake Victoria in Tanzania, 19 dead
-Last total lunar eclipse for 3 years arrives Tuesday
>NEW ENGLAND: 5 people wounded, 1 dead following multiple shootings across Boston
-Rhode Island man convicted of forcing women into prostitution sentenced to 18 years
>HEALTH: Alcohol death toll is growing, U.S. government reports say
-Medicare enrollees warned about deceptive marketing schemes
>COLLEGES: Nursing and health care open house at Anna Maria
>BUSINESS: Twitter to begin rolling out $7.99 subscription fee for blue check verification after election
>SHOPPING: Holiday sales expected to rise, but shoppers will rely on savings and credit to afford gifts
>HOMES: Mortgage rates have more than doubled this year
>TV/STREAMING: "SNL" Recap
>MOVIES: "Black Adam" tops box office again on quiet weekend
>CELEBRITY: Duran Duran, Eminem inducted Into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
>ANIMALS: Stray senior dog stayed under a tree to hide from humans (3:06)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 18-year-old leaving Celtics game hears screams, saves drowning man
-Meanwhile, parrot steals reporter's AirPod on live television (:43)
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-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
-Major Gifts Officer and Case Manager at Abby's House
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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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