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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester Housing Authority claims "political agenda" over brown water issue
-Earlier: Families say their drinking water keeps turning brown at Worcester public housing complex
+6:00: Worcester police open daily incident logs as act of transparency
+6:00: Worcester asked for more express trains, "shocked" by cut instead
+6:00: Community rallies around Sterling family who lost home, cars in overnight fire
+Noon: All-star comedy event to benefit foundation honoring Manny Familia
-Worcester continues deed auctions for as little as $33 in unpaid taxes
-Related: Months after Supreme Court ruling, "equity theft" law still on the books in Mass.
-Earlier: Little-known state law that caused a Worcester woman to lose her paid-off home
-Worcester's Brew City contemplates future after July closure
-Abby Kelley Foster charter school has not had a cheer program this fall, parents say
-Worcester police arrest 4 in "John" sting
-Worcester adopts new stretch energy code for building construction
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (34:09): Hiring a public safety commissioner for Worcester
-Lavender Darcangelo competes in "America's Got Talent" season finale
-Sulmasy prohibited from Nichols College contact, as Coast Guard bars him from campus amid investigation
-Radio Worcester (9:22): Notre Dame Health Care celebrates 30 years of care and compassion
-TODAY! Debate for Worcester School Committee at-large candidates at 7 p.m. Wednesday
-TODAY! DCU Center will host a job fair 2 to 7 on Wednesday
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant introduces complimentary valet parking
-ICYMI: Woman dies after falling 10 stories from Worcester apartment building
-One of the only overnight women’s homeless shelters in Worcester is closing
-Mystery life sciences firm asks developer to triple size of Worcester project
-Park Avenue retail building sells for $1.2 million to neighboring restaurant owner
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Kennedy painting puts history on display
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Holdin' Back plays Polar Park
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster campground deemed uninhabitable, families facing eviction (2:16)
-Sterling board wrestles with earth removal, dog issues
-Court next stage in wake of Leominster maternity unit closing
-Events on the horizon at Shrewsbury C.O.A.
-Nashoba musicians get chance of a lifetime
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Fashion meets medicine at Vintage Fashion Show cancer benefit
-100FM The Pike (7:24): Former Steely Dan and Doobie Brothers guitarist Jeff Skunk Baxter
-Bill Shaner: Why do people have to live outside?
-Janice Harvey: "Whatever" is the word for 91-year-mother-in-law
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 402 (29:33): Affirmative Action, Part 2
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 182 (28:08): Manny Alvarado, Executive Producer, Manny Jae Media
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (58:41)
-Unity Radio's Standups and Standouts (56:39)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former St. V's exec who was a lifelong advocates for people with disabilities
>SPORTS: Cowboys wary of intel Will Grier, Ezekiel Elliott can give Patriots
-Mac Jones talks Jets' Sauce Gardner "private parts" claim
-Holy Cross men's hockey team signs Bryce and Brodie Linton through Team Impact
-Related: Video (:41)
-Revs look toward playoffs amid inner turmoil, on-field difficulties (1:01)
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
NATIONAL: JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Florida hits turbulence, 8 injured
-Tragic: Man dies after being stung by swarm of bees on his own porch
>NEW ENGLAND: Massive cruise ship arrives in Boston (1:58)
-Mass. DoorDash driver ends up in a swamp while following G.P.S.
>COLLEGES: Nichols rises in U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
-At Holy Cross, LGBTQ alumni network serves as a visible sign: You are welcome
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The prettiest hotels to check into this fall
>BUSINESS: Mass. job gains picked up in August
-Mass. seventh among states in clean energy jobs
>HEALTH: Mental health support during and after pregnancy
-What's the difference between an upper respiratory infection and R.S.V.? (1:02)
>FOOD: Mia Cane Juicery and Acai Bar opens on Park Avenue
>HOMES: Would you pay $769,000 to live in this funeral home in Millbury?
>SHOPPING: Amazon sued by F.T.C. for "inflating online prices, overcharging sellers"
>TV/STREAMING: "Goosebumps" revival gets premiere date on Disney+ and Hulu
>MOVIES: The most iconic spooky and scary horror movies revealed
>CELEBRITY: 89-year-old Sophia Loren hospitalized after taking a fall at her Swiss home, suffering several fractures
>ANIMALS: Watch 3 beagles rescued from animal testing lab enjoy freedom
>HISTORY: Today in History for September 27th (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Siblings reunite after brother saves 2-year-old sister from drowning
-Meanwhile, in Provincetown, "disoriented" seal found wandering road
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-Waitstaff and chef positions, new Worcester restaurant
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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
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-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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