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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 62 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester's Italian community celebrates at annual parade
-WPI researchers devise way to turn plastic into fuel (2:45)
-Longtime Shrewsbury Street car dealer Tommie Simone making tracks to Granite Street
-Mass. rep demanding action on tax lien foreclosures (3:00)
-Earlier: Little-known state law that caused a Worcester woman to lose her paid-off home
-Worcester man indicted for passport fraud, illegal reentry
-Worcester Public Schools adopt I Love You Guys safety framework
-Worcester Tech students put their skills to work at Elm Park
-What does Indigenous Peoples Day mean and is it a federal holiday?
-Fitchburg State issues safety warning after sexual assault in library (:32)
-508, A show about Worcester (23:08): Strategic voting in Worcester at-large elections
-Manny Jae Media (53:02): Mass. Organization of African Descendants Worcester City Council candidate forum, Part 1
-Manny Jae Media (1:10:47): Mass. Organization of African Descendants Worcester City Council candidate forum, Part 2
-Meet the Worcester candidates: Donna Colorio, mayor/city council
>DINING OUT: Here's another place you can get fresh poké bowls in Worcester
-ICYMI: A lifelong series of heart problems turn Worcester woman into a staunch advocate
-Worcester psychologist known for volunteerism awarded key to the city
-Local toddler needs life-saving transplant, needs your help
-Worcester Armenian community comes together for Artsakh
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): American Legion Post 42 meeting on Tuesday
-Holden residential project brings 34 apartments online
-Related: Jefferson Mills in Holden opens its doors (3:51)
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Item photos: Crowds turn out to stroll across the Wachusett Dam
-Primary to fill Sen. Gobi's seat is Tuesday
-Clinton offers businesses aid after COVID
-Sterling church faces fines after fire lane removed; church responds
-Shape Spencer’s future: Join the community workshop on October 26th
-Frederick Douglass comes to life at Asa Waters Mansion
-Scarecrows for Solutions benefits Grafton Garden Club
-Accessibility Awareness is October in Lancaster
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: An evening with artist Michael Wackell October 13th
-Concert Review: Worcester Chamber Music Society’s "Time Changes"
-Worcester Art Museum civil case
-Fall in Worcester: Queer creativity, artistry and unity
-Shaun Connolly: Horrorscopes
-Unity Radio's Standups and Standouts (59:40)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Frances McAvey, “Mrs. Mack”
>SPORTS: Mac Jones benched again, Patriots shut out by Saints
-Patriots-Saints takeaways: Pats hit rock bottom with embarrassing loss
-Report: Team USA "aggressively pursuing" Celtics star for 2024 Olympics
-Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour returns to Worcester
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Israel orders "full siege" of Gaza
-Death toll rises to more than 1,000 after Afghanistan earthquakes
-Tragic: Man accidentally shoots grandson at wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: 12-year-old sets fire in East Bridgewater church
-N.H.’s billionaire, owner of company started in Worcester, moves up on Forbes list
>COLLEGES: WPI Cracking the Code Career Day October 27th (:59)
-Worcester State celebrates Unity Day with artwork, pride, flag raising and student voices
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weird, wacky and odd museums to visit this spooky season
>BUSINESS: Worcester businesses say no way to proposed minimum wage increase
-Gen Z women sound the alarm on the "work hot" office trend devastating their romantic lives
>HEALTH: Is "fit but fat" a thing? New research suggests yes
-Germs thrive in these body "hot spots": Study finds "grandma hypothesis" true
>FOOD: Never eat 4 popular foods, safety experts warn
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: "The Office" reboot in the works: Report
>MOVIES: "Hocus Pocus" at 30 — How the Sanderson sisters bewitched audiences despite underwhelming run at the box office
>CELEBRITY: Jerry Seinfeld hints at possible "Seinfeld" reunion during Boston show
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pets up for adoption — Angelika and more
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 9th (1:57)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 95-year-old WWII veteran receives high school diploma (2:20)
-Meanwhile, in Slovakia, dog captured on camera behind wheel of speeding car, driver fined
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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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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