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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:52). High of 75 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+8:00: Worcester D.A. releases most recent photo of Gardner murder suspect, Aaron Pennington
+8:00: 28-year-old man arrested for robbery in Worcester
+8:00: Weeklong early voting session at main Worcester Public Library Saturday through November 3rd
+8:00: W.R.T.A. navigates providing services to newly-arrived migrants
+Noon: UPDATED: 18 killed, 13 injured in Maine shootings, governor says (1:06)
+Noon: 5 fun things this weekend: Costume dogs, Nirvana covers, foodfest
+Noon: Ten Things To Do: Costumes, creatures, crazy Halloween happenings
+Noon: Manny 267 Foundation introduces water safety and C.P.R. training for Worcester students
+Noon: Manny Jae Media (36:19): Casita Cultura Latina Día de los Muertos in the Woo Festival
+Noon: Good intentions go awry in the satirical "The Thanksgiving Play"
+Noon: What a tarot card reading told us about the November 7th Worcester election
-Dozens dead as gunman opens fire in multiple locations around Lewiston, Maine (4:14). Article
-Related: Maine mass shooting bowling alley was hosting a youth league
-"Put a hole in her head": Murder warrant issued for Gardner man in killing of wife (1:57). Article
-2 local breweries to close this fall
-Polar Beverages inks distribution deal with Johnny Damon, Bo Jackson drink company
-Celtics legend Bob Cousy dishes on his former team
-State funding to supplement Doherty High School construction
-Central Mass. unemployment rates dropped further in September
-Worcester's Bedlam Book Café marks 5 years with community party
-Central Mass. orchards offer pick your own apples
-Register of Probate Stephanie Fattman to pay record-high penalty to settle allegations that her husband schemed to boost her campaign (pictured)
-Radio Worcester (44:08): Radio Roundtable on the impact of local media on municipal election
-Candidates for Worcester mayor debate in Mechanics Hall
-Related: Video (1:15:19)
-How much $$ have Worcester mayoral candidates raised? Who are the donors?
-This Week in Worcester One-on-One: Candy Mero-Carlson, District 2 City Council candidate
-This Week in Worcester One-on-One: Rob Bilotta, District 2 City Council candidate
-Bill Shaner: There's really no reason to care. And that's exactly why we should
>DINING OUT: Fantastic dining at Worcester Technical High School (6:57)
-ICYMI: Worcester legal and civic luminary dies
-Days after license suspension, Downtown Worcester venue announces it's closing for season
-Q.C.C. president to remain in Worcester after California college chooses internal candidate
-Investigators continue to look for man sought in wife's death (1:41)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Flu clinic Thursday at Senior Center
-Holden police seek public's help in IDing break-in suspect
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Jazzed Up Duo Saturday at Val's
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman leaves Auburn enough money for new ambulance
-Auburn police looking for missing 62-year-old man
-Sutton town meeting rejects expanding center district
-Sterling community gathers to "pray for the future"
-Millbury Public Library will host a Halloween Parade on Friday
-Lancaster farm loaned $45,000 to improve operations
-Touchstone Community School Mess Fest November 4th
-Harvest Fair November 4th in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Hall Club celebrates 125-year history as influential women's group
-Brothers in horror: The writing and art of Jeffrey and Scott Thomas
-100FM The Pike (14:23): The Pike Mac-N-Cheese Off was a cheesy affair
-One of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen helps launch new exhibit
-Listen Up: Singer Mali offers a magnetic "Lodestone"
-Last Call: Derek Rook
-TODAY! Don't Touch My Podcast Season 4 live event: “Bridging the Gap: The Black & Latin Legacy”
-NEW Unsolved: Worcester — Brandon Dirsa and Jazmin Rosario. Video (14:34). Audio (14:33)
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 404 (26:58): Amanda Wittman
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 88 (29:46): Dr. Yaser Najjar on the Israel Palestine Conflict
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local golf pro who passed away at age 28
>SPORTS: Celtics open season with 108-104 comeback win over Knicks
-Dolphins could be without star Tyreek Hill vs. Patriots on Sunday
-Tim Wakefield's wife shares touching message from late pitcher
-Holy Cross quarterback Matthew Sluka named National Offensive Player of the Week
-Mic'd Up with Holy Cross men's basketball coach Dave Paulsen (2:36)
-Railers lose in Norfolk, 5-2
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Nashville police chief's son wanted for cops' shooting, found dead
-Georgia woman wins $3 million settlement for hot coffee spill at Dunkin'
-Tragic: Woman returns from vacation to find her home demolished by mistake
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 bodies found in Vermont search for missing Mass. men
-Man conned 300 Mass. families to pay for his plastic surgery, vacations, gambling: Feds
>COLLEGES: Research, creative works showcased at ClarkFEST
-One government shutdown averted, but is there another ahead? Holy Cross professors weigh in
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 spots on the West Coast most tourists miss
>BUSINESS: Ford and United Auto Workers reach agreement that would end 6-week strike
-W.B.J.'s Outstanding Women in Business: Kim Dawkins turned a rape crisis center into a national model
>HEALTH: Boston brain cancer trial giving patients the gift of time (2:37)
-Restricting calories can help you live longer and healthier life, researchers say
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County, October 15th to 21st
>FOOD: From before the revolution to now, cranberries are a seasonal favorite
>SHOPPING: Think you’ll save with a store credit card? What to know first
>TV/STREAMING: When are Rudolph and Frosty on TV? Here's the CBS holiday programming schedule
>MOVIES: Best Martin Scorsese movies ranked
>CELEBRITY: Meg Ryan talks acting "break" ahead of first film in 8 years
>ANIMALS: Donkey loses love of his life — then finds someone special (3:10)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 25th (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida teen adopted day before 18th birthday
-Meanwhile, in British Columbia, bear walks into gas station, steals bag of gummy bears
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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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