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>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Turtleboy News blogger arrested, charged with witness intimidation in Karen Read case (:54). Article
+6:00: Related: Turtleboy blogger Aidan Kearney charges, timeline of events (pictured)
+6:00: GBH News Worcester bureau hosts first Worcester mayoral debate
+6:00: Brody's and City Line in showdown for Best Breakfast Place label
+6:00: 'Sader Stories (38:44): Get to know Head Volleyball Coach Kathleen Colpoys
+Noon: TODAY! Candidates for at-large city councilor debate at Mechanics Hall
+Noon: Prayers for Israel offered at Chabad Lubavitch vigil in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester's three-deckers featured in new Kelley Square mural
+Noon: Listen Up: Jeremy Moses Curtis delivers beautiful "Midlife Chrysler"
+Noon: Last Call: Of Grave Concern's Glenn Church
-Connecticut man charged in the shooting of woman at Worcester party: Police
-Fitchburg man sentenced to 18-20 years after child rape conviction
-Wreaths Across America brings mobile unit to Worcester
-Former Holy Cross star was a Celtics draft pick who chose the priesthood over the NBA
-WPI researchers invent robot lizard to "sneak into small spaces"
-Worcester officer among 9 honored at Hanna Awards
-Manny Jae Media (1:57:14): Worcester police forum at Worcester State University
-African Community Education supporting new migrant families
-TODAY! Equity from the Start Community Forum 5:30-7:30 at Worcester Senior Center
-Marketplace at The Village noon-5 on Saturday
-Rep. Peter Durant beats Bruce Chester, will face Jonathan Zlotnik in election to fill vacant state Senate seat
-Radio Worcester (20:14): Domenica Perrone wants to create opportunities for Worcester City Council At-Large
-Molly McCullough returns in 2023 in bid For new Worcester schools seat
-Worcester Ballpark Commission lives on despite manager's request
-Related: Nicole Apostola: Ballpark Commission — To be or not to be
-Powerball jackpot at $1.73 billion after no big winner Monday
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — Vanished from Restaurant Row. Video (13:25). Audio (13:24)
-ICYMI: Auburn native dies in an avalanche while climbing Tibetan mountain
-Local Jewish community reacts to conflict raging in Israel
-Hundreds of volunteers pack 100,000 meals for starving children
-Carpenters union builds picnic tables at Chandler Magnet School
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Special town meeting October 16th
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Jefferson Mills in Holden opens its doors (3:51)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Millbury Historical Society open 6-8
-West Boylston fall town meeting set for October 16th
-West Boylston Fall Fest returning bigger and better
-Drilling company buys Northborough property for $1.2 million
-Berlin, Clinton get grants for body cameras
-The Item's public safety logs
-Sheila Beane appointed Sterling senior center director
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Halloween Happenings
-At Cook’s Pond, some of Worcester's beautiful spots a short walk away
-Janice Harvey: No matter where you go, Worcester stays in your blood
-100FM The Pike (10:21): Mike Hsu talks with Monty Python's John Cleese about "The Late John Cleese"
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 183 (27:56): Maureen Schwab
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 40-year-old Worcester woman who "faced life challenges with courage few of us can imagine"
>SPORTS: Tom Brady weighs in on Bill Belichick's approach with struggling Pats
-What does "starting over" look like for the Patriots?
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: A.P. explains Day 4 of the Israel-Gaza war (2:10)
-1,000 birds dead after flying into Chicago building on same night
-Tragic: High school senior on bike killed by school bus driver
>NEW ENGLAND: Mount Washington records first measurable snowfall of the season
-Rhode Island man sentenced to 40 years for murdering his grandmother
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (11:12): Cookbooks and queer theory
-Worcester State's The Beat (22:46): What's in the Woo — Habitat for Humanity
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 hotels in the U.S. with Michelin-starred restaurants
>BUSINESS: UPS, FedEx, USPS cut rates ahead of holidays
-Employees looking for "lazy girl jobs" for best work-life balance
>HEALTH: Hospitals on alert due to uptick in COVID cases (2:50)
-Mass. doctor on rise of tuberculosis cases at local hospital (2:29)
>FOOD: Walmart says Ozempic craze slims demand in grocery aisles
>SHOPPING: October Prime Day deals worth the splurge
>TV/STREAMING: "Naked Attraction" not so shockingly becomes Max’s most popular series
>MOVIES: "Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One" comes to digital, but when will it be on Paramount+?
>CELEBRITY: Olympics legend Mary Lou Retton "fighting for her life" in I.C.U. due to pneumonia
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever on camera sneaking into neighbor's pool (3:06)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 11th (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Paxton woman marks 95th birthday
-Meanwhile, in Arkansas, body camera records officer's foot chase with trespassing chicken
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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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