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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:47). High of 42 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 15-year-old girl
-Man accused of brutally killing his partner in Millbury charged with murder
-Iconic Owl Shop building in Downtown Worcester selling for $525,000
-Worcester superintendent Rachel Monárrez will join Healey transition team committee
-Ray Mariano: Violence up in Worcester schools, police report says
-A decade of cupcake struggle and success in the Canal District
-Food waste ban expected to hike expenses for local businesses
-Beechwood Hotel names new executive chef
-Tractor-trailer rollover causes shutdown of I-290 eastbound in Shrewsbury
-Worcester paid $275,000 to man allegedly assaulted by police outside Beer Garden
-Earlier: As DOJ inquiry begins, key Worcester police lawsuit goes to mediation
-Earlier: Worcester Police Department has paid out millions in lawsuits over the years
-Radio Worcester (16:16): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista on his appointment & the DOJ investigating the WPD
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 10: The Mysterious Murder of Nereida Melendez - Part 2. Audio (17:04). Video (14:37)
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Meet Joker
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Poetry Town: "Hurry Back Before Cuco Gets You"
-"Nutcracker" boasts youngest lead, home-grown Prince
-Cara Brindisi, Kara McKee headline Festival of Lights December 2nd on Common
-Taylor Swift addresses Ticketmaster disaster: "It really pisses me off"
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:03:13): Jennifer Hernandez of Gem Marketing
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 124 (30:00): Inaccessibility
-The Faces of Worcester: Jonathan Pena
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who worked as a seamstress for more than 60 years
-ICYMI: Lodging house in Worcester’s Main South, site of 47 police incidents since July, shut down by city
-Worcester hotel may be converted into homeless housing
-Worcester restaurant set to close this weekend releases menu for final days
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 1 killed in head-on collision on Route 140 in Gardner
-Gardner location among Starbucks where workers plan strike
-Turkeys are the freshest at Jordan’s Turkey Farm in Rutland (3:41)
-Road race Saturday morning in Boylston forces road closure
-Composting 8-2:30 Saturday in Holden
-Lower tax rate, higher valuations make for slightly higher tax bills ahead in Sterling
-Driver hospitalized in wrong way crash on I-395 in Oxford
-Bolton barn goes up in flames
-Aubuchon sells remaining holdings in Fitchburg shopping plaza for $6 million
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Pelicans for ninth straight win
-Patriots ready for Week 11 matchup with the Jets
-Walter Reynolds' versatility, attention to detail boosts Holy Cross football team
-West Boylston rolls into Division 7 Super Bowl
-Related: West Boylston football team gets police and fire escort to school after advancing to state championship (:46)
-Oxford again falls just short in Division 8 football state semifinal
-St. Bernard's powers past Cohasset for berth in Division 7 Super Bowl
-Railers beat Greenville, 3-2
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross celebrates coeducation anniversary with Women of Faith Speaker Series
-Study lead by UMass Medical School clinical scientists provides evidence of protective link between oral microbiome, COVID
-Assumption Sports Marketing students discuss big opportunity (5:35)
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-Used car prices fall but monthly payments spike
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Elizabeth Holmes gets more than 11 years in prison for Theranos scam
-Twin infants, toddler among 5 dead in murder-suicide in Phoenix
-Tragic: Toddler starved at home after father, 59, died in New York apartment, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman charged with murder committed to Worcester State Hospital
-Haverhill HS football season canceled after video of alleged hazing surfaces
>HEALTH: An "alarming level" of children are seeking mental health care & some enduring long waits
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Retail sales rise more than expected in October
-Worcester Business Connect No. 38 (21:02): Culture Redesigned
>FOOD: Bird flu could cause record prices for Thanksgiving staples like eggs and turkey
>SHOPPING: Mass. retailers forecast 10% spike in holiday sales
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester November 6th to 12th
>TELEVISION: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Tár," "Moonage Daydream," "Smile" and more
>CELEBRITY: Andy Dick sentenced to 90 days in jail, will register as a sex offender
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 4-year-old boy alerts 911 that his mom was having a seizure
-Meanwhile, Coors Light has a new nail polish that changes color if your beer is cold enough to drink
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-Multiple positions at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Police Officers, Town of Leicester
-Hosts, Servers and Bartenders at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
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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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-Prep cook and wait staff, Shrewsbury Street bistro
-Public safety communications, town of Auburn
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