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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Developer plans 2 7-story buildings, one on former site of Notre Dame Church
+6:00: Rutland man pleads guilty to fraud of medical nonprofit
+6:00: Things to Do: Ruby Rose Fox, Armenian Festival and Southall and more
+Noon: Alerted by alarms, family escapes overnight fire on Oxford Street North in Auburn
+Noon: Shrewsbury estate bilked out of nearly $200,000 in gold coin case: Feds
+Noon: Traffic stop results in 5 drug arrests in Sutton
+Noon: Local activists join call for Middle East ceasefire, peace
+Noon: TODAY! Greendale Fall Job Fair 4-7
+Noon: The monsters are due on Tory Fort Lane: haunted displays delight
+Noon: Singer-songwriter Ruby Rose Fox set to perform at the Mystery Cabaret
+Noon: Winsome robots win hearts at Scrapped and Found
+Noon: Worcester District City Council Debate (1:43:40)
-Worcester schools consider big donation from convicted felon's foundation (pictured)
-Downtown Worcester eatery celebrates grand opening
-Worcester Bazaar brings night market feel to city
-Man calls for justice after bail’s reduced for drunk driver charged with killing his daughter
-Day care center chain with locations in Shrewsbury, Westborough fined for labor law violations
-Councilors: Rooming houses, shelters "affecting quality of life"
-Worcester Housing Authority moves forward with Lakeside Redevelopment Project
-UMass Memorial, TJX have the most job postings among Central Mass. companies
-Manny Jae Media (34:48): City Manager Eric Batista on voting access, city hiring practices and housing crisis
-Worcester County Sheriff’s Office hosts 10th annual winter coat drive
-Neighbors concerned over new methadone treatment center in Worcester (2:05)
-Worcester Walks: Exploring the trails on the Worcester-Holden border
-Candidates for Worcester district City Council seats debate in Mechanics Hall
-Related: Nicole Apostola — District City Council forum
-Meet the Candidates: George Russell, District 3 City Councilor
-Manny Jae Media (1:02:00): Guillermo Creamer for Mayor & City Council At-Large
>DINING OUT: TODAY! Phantom Gourmet recording in Worcester on Thursday
-ICYMI: Worcester police looking for missing 17-year-old
-Worcester man faces rape charge after woman mistakes his car for her Uber at Boston nightclub
-I-190 lanes closing in Worcester during morning rush
-Revisiting the story of Worcester's Titanic survivor
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Confidential document shredding 9-noon Saturday
-Card making classes October 23rd and 30th at Senior Center
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Radio Worcester (7:31): Bluestone Residential reviving historic Jefferson Mills
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster Rite Aid marked for closure in new court filing
-Lake Quinsigamond “no wake” buoy destroyed
-Shrewsbury Multicultural Festival November 4th
-Oxford heart transplant patient grateful for stranger who drove him to operation
-No fee-reduction for Rice Road project in Millbury
-Millbury Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Rutland American Legion will be hosting a dedication on Saturday, November 11th
-Spencer selectmen approve Pine Grove Cemetery agreement
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: "Spider Gates": A prose poem
-Worcester broadcast veteran Bob Rivers named to Radio Hall of Fame
-Listen Up: The Jacklights the last ones standing with "Final Girl"
-Brothers in horror: The writing and art of Jeffrey and Scott Thomas
-Last Call: Tia Kinsman
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who "found immense fulfillment in teaching English as a Second Language"
>SPORTS: What's the plan with Malik Cunningham, Patriots' backup QB job?
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross Hall of Fame Reflections: Briana McFadden, Class of '10
-“Pandemonium at the Palladium 2” December 9th in Worcester
-2023-24 Worcester Railers roster
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Calls for peace grow as airstrikes pound Gaza Strip (1:26)
-Rep. McGovern joins 6 House reps calling for ceasefire
-Tragic: Autistic toddler drowns while weed-smoking parents were inside apartment
>NEW ENGLAND: Gov. Healey unveils $4 billion proposal to build, preserve housing
-Portland cruise ship explosion injures crew member
>COLLEGES: Nichols names Bill Pieczynski interim president
-Clark bards forge bonds verse by verse
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 must-visit historical sites in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: A Tale of Three Polls
-Report: Parents could save money, work more with early child care subsidies
>HEALTH: Running may treat depression as well as antidepressants, study suggests
-What are the latest developments in breast cancer treatment? Central Mass. experts explain
>HOMES: Worcester County median home sale price jumps 10% as sales hit 13-year low point statewide
>FOOD: Everything you need to know about baking in the air fryer
>TV/STREAMING: Inside the "Frasier" reboot on Paramount+ (22:09)
>MOVIES: Taylor Swift "Eras Tour" concert movie opens Friday in Central Mass.
>CELEBRITY: Burt Young, Oscar-nominated "Rocky" actor, dies at 83
>ANIMALS: 12-year-old kid has saved 4,800 shelter dogs (3:53)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 19th (1:18)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple, 96, marry after meeting at senior living facility
-Meanwhile, in Indianapolis, monkey on the loose seen drinking beer
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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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