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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 63 today in Worcester
-National Weather Service forecast predicts warmer than average winter in Mass. (1:18)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Sick Girl," "The Miracle Club," and more
+Noon: Ray Mariano: Race for Worcester mayor weighs heavily for city's future
+Noon: Worcester School Committee debates naming shop after criminal
+Noon: 8 pianists set for 15th annual Duo Piano Gala at Tuckerman Hall
+Noon: Writing Lines: Spoken word, spooky spells and more in literary events
+Noon: First Person: Library of disposable art delves into air-sick bags
-Fake construction worker's heist falls flat at Union Station in Worcester
-Police make arrest in rash of Central Mass. house break-ins
-Shrewsbury estate bilked out of nearly $200,000 in gold coin case: Feds
-City suspends Worcester bar/restaurant's license, will close for 3 days in November
-Developer plans 2 7-story buildings, one on former site of Notre Dame Church
-Local activists join call for Middle East ceasefire, peace
-The monsters are due on Tory Fort Lane: haunted displays delight
-New Chamber-backed Worcester Super P.A.C. enters 2023 election with ads, endorsements
-Haxhiaj-Rivera fisticuffs carry over to district seats’ debate
-Related: District City Council debate video (1:43:40)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (39:59): City Council resolution, how candidates fared in mayoral debate
-Manny Jae Media (53:31): At-Large City Councilor Kate Toomey
-Unity Radio's Thick Chick Comedy (58:28): At Large City Councilor Moe Bergman
-ICYMI: Worcester schools consider big donation from convicted felon's foundation
-Downtown Worcester eatery celebrates grand opening
-Worcester Bazaar brings night market feel to city
-UMass Memorial, TJX have the most job postings among Central Mass. companies
-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): Rutland man pleads guilty to defrauding medical nonprofit
-Alerted by alarms, family escapes overnight fire on Oxford Street North in Auburn
-Traffic stop results in 5 drug arrests in Sutton
-Body found on hiking trail in Orange
-Millbury Public Library Halloween parade October 27th
-Shrewsbury Public Library awarded $30,000 grant
-Rutland has a new Eagle Scout
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Ruby Rose Fox, Armenian Festival and Southall and more
-TODAY! St. Bernard's Church Concert for the Community featuring Decades by Dezyne
-Singer-songwriter Ruby Rose Fox set to perform at the Mystery Cabaret
-Winsome robots win hearts at Scrapped and Found
-Museum of Russian Icons is now The Icon Museum and Study Center
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 554 (28:43): Michael Boover, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester restaurateur
>SPORTS: How likely is it Mac Jones will be Patriots’ starting quarterback in 2024?
-Holy Cross football team to host Lafayette Saturday
-Holy Cross women's basketball team practice report: Simone Lewis
-New England Revolution set to host Philadelphia Union on Saturday
-New England Rovers plan Ireland basketball tour
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Iran warns "time is up" in ominous message to Israel
-Joran van der Sloot admits to grisly murder of Natalee Holloway in 2005
-Tragic: 4 college seniors killed by out-of-control driver in California
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman on way home from food pantry hit and killed by car (2:26)
-What a 3.2% hike means in dollars for Mass. Social Security recipients
>COLLEGES: Clark's third annual Fresh Check Day
-Worcester State professor Mark Beaudry focuses on techniques of cybercriminals in new book
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 walking tours you should do once in your life
>BUSINESS: Worcester midwife seeks to expand maternity care
-W.B.J.'s Outstanding Women in Business: Holly Vaillancourt built a career in buildings
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 237 (26:13): Social Media Challenges
-I’m a dermatologist — your life is at risk if you don’t wash these body parts
>HOMES: Mass. home prices hit all-time high while sales drop to 13-year low
>FOOD: The most popular (and hated) Halloween candy by state
>TV/STREAMING: TV shows and movies perfect for fall
>MOVIES: Best ghost movies for Halloween
>CELEBRITY: "Hocus Pocus" cast coming to Salem this weekend
>ANIMALS: Guy adopts second dog, finds a third on side of the road (3:43)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 20th (1:57)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Lottery player wins $1 million anniversary gift
-Meanwhile, in Southborough, vehicle gets stuck in trash compactor (:18)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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