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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 (:35). High of 58 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: North High hoop champs meet Gov. Healey, tour Statehouse
+6:00: Resident petition inspires City Council discussion of noise in parks
+6:00: Mayor Petty: City Council powerless to stop annual $1,300 stipend for police
+6:00: Radio Worcester (18:30): Mayor Joe Petty talks body cam stipend, municipal broadband and more
+6:00: Worcesteria: Sounds of Belanfonte, fighting opioids, city mysteries
+6:00: NEW! Unsolved: Worcester -- "Stabbed in the Heart - Bruce Wood". Video (17:43). Audio (19:15)
+6:00: North Brookfield Selectmen rescind restrictions on drag show for pride event
+6:00: Worcester-area poets share their joys, frustrations of poetry
+6:00: Listen Up: Charley Carrozo counters pain with love on "Blinded Times"
-Worcester police looking for missing 13-year-old girl
-Holden firetruck falls into sinkhole after Main St. gas leak
-Worcester teachers to confront School Committee over stalled contract
-Wrongful death suit filed against Cabela's for selling Worcester man, 20, revolver without F.I.D., license
-Vote on Worcester police body cam pay raise put on hole
-2 suspects in Worcester warehouse party shooting that injured 6 plead not guilty
-Worcester man is 14th person charged in large-scale drug bust
-Victim advocate honored for 20 years with Worcester D.A.
-Worcester broadband task force: $250 million cost for city network
-Field of potential candidates for Worcester School Committee continues to grow
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "Solved or Unsolved? - The Murder of Vicki Lehtinen". Video (17:13). Audio (18:40)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Police warn of Taylor Swift ticket scam for Eras Tour at Gillette
-Photo book a Valentine for readers
-Bridging the gap: Worcester singer Elion Virtuoso crossing genres
-Janice Harvey: Road trip stirs memories of Worcester childhood
-First Person: The Library of Disposable Art — Drift Glass
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: The Results are in...I'm Afro-Latina
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Guns in America
-Shaun Connolly: Bad Advice
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 381 (22:47): Barrett & McCarthy, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who graduated from college in her 50s and "never met a slot machine she didn't like"
-ICYMI: Worcester K9 Boomer sniffs out employee gun theft in Auburn, police say
-Worcester eatery opening new location on Lincoln Street in Worcester
-Worcester police to get pay bump for body camera program: Contract
-Meet Robin, UMass Memorial's new pediatric robot
See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden's Kosta Drosidis rewrites baseball record book at Anna Maria
-Holden water use restriction begins May 1st
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Steve Boulay, Joseph Thomas to leave Shrewsbury Planning Board
-2 men arrested by Shrewsbury police on O.U.I., gun charges
-3-way race set for Clinton Select Board seats
-Auburn rallies around teen seriously injured in accident
-Auburn and Leominster locations are among the Bed Bath & Beyond locations closing
-Uxbrige man pleads guilty to theft from the Defense Department
-Sutton’s Owen Boyns performs in Spring Musical at Western New England University
-Family Fun Fishing Day to be held May 6th in Uxbridge
>SPORTS: Celtics falter late, fall to Hawks on last-second 3
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 8-6
-How Aaron Rodgers trade to Jets impacts A.F.C. East odds entering 2023 season
-Holy Cross' ’Sader Stories: Charlotte Wittstock
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox drop series opener to Railriders, 8-6
-The 210 Awards for the Worcester Railers 2022-2023 season
-T&G Hometeam boys' hockey all-stars for winter 2022-23
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
>NATIONAL: Authorities find 8 bodies in Cancun resort as drug cartel violence rages
-Cruise line let passenger's body decompose, lawsuit says
-Tragic: 4 children killed in hatchet attack at Brazil daycare
>NEW ENGLAND: Vermont man pleads not guilty to 14 charges following 3-day manhunt
-Small earthquake shakes Central N.H.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This might be the most popular summer travel destination
>FOOD: New Perry's Deli opens in Tatnuck Square
>HEALTH: This sleeping pill may be key to battling Alzheimer's
-Study suggests you don't really need to walk 10,000 steps a day to live longer (:44)
>BUSINESS: Gas price increases expected slow in May, fall through end of 2023
-SHOPPING: Wayfair Way Day sale -- Shop 40 best deals on furniture, decor, more
>COLLEGES: TODAY! ClarkFEST brings alive the Clark academic experience
-Anna Maria AMCAST (33:48): The Catholic Worker
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>TV/STREAMING: Dick Van Dyke to make soap opera debut this fall — at age 97
>MOVIES: Scarlett Johansson says she’s done with Marvel films
>CELEBRITY: Harry Belafonte, activist and entertainer with a "rebel heart," dies at 96
>HISTORY: The Food Farm was an early Shrewsbury supermarket
>ANIMALS: Worcester area adoptable pets -- Meet Finnegan and more
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pug completes hiking feat known as the New Hampshire 48
-Meanwhile, in Israel, cow wanders into hardware store, spills paint
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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