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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Shrewsbury High School robotics team mentor arrested on child porn charges (1:37). Article
+6:00: Have you seen this car? Worcester police are looking for it
+6:00: Worcester city election mail ballots running at record breaking pace
+6:00: Eighth annual Hill-O-Ween 5-8 Tuesday on Union Hill
+6:00: Clinton police explain haunted house closure
+Noon: Randy Armando Melendez Jr. ID’d as victim of Worcester State shooting
+Noon: Related: Teen fatally shot at Worcester State days after 19th birthday, GoFundMe says
+Noon: Related: D.A. asks for photos, videos after fatal Worcester State shooting
+Noon: Moose visits Rutland elementary school (:23)
-Armed suspect wanted for Worcester State fatal shooting (1:06). Article
-Earlier: 1 dead, 1 injured in shooting caught on cellphone camera at Worcester State (1:53). Article
-Masked men rob Worcester liquor store at gunpoint, 2 arrested
-Gunshot victim dies after being left at Worcester hospital
-Hundreds attend Palestine Peace Rally Sunday in front of Worcester City Hall
-Abby's House begins shelter expansion in Worcester
-Saint Vincent Hospital brings back volunteer program
-New England Donor Services hosts 5K at Polar Park
-Ambulance company buys Worcester building for $1,150,000
-Worcester County towns, cities set trick-or-treating hours
-Main South C.D.C. holds annual costume party on Halloween
-T&G editor says he held Fattman story because it lacked confirmation
-Earlier: Ryan and Stephanie Fattman agree to record fines to settle campaign finance cases
-Early voting at main Worcester Public Library through November 3rd
-How much money have the district City Council candidates raised?
-Radio Worcester (36:04): Mayoral race special with incumbent Joe Petty, City Councilor Khrystian King and Guillermo Creamer
-Meet the Candidates: Luis Ojeda, district city councilor
-Meet the Candidates: Feanna Jattan-Singh, district city councilor
>DINING OUT: Here's how long most diners go without trying a new restaurant
ICYMI: Worcester's Latine community celebrates at Día de los Muertos festival
-Bill Shaner: "Teen-age accuser" takes her power back
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center
-Grand opening of H To O Supply
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Holden receives grant for Spring Ledge Farm
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Mexican food coming to Wachusett Plaza in West Boylston
-Opening date for Maple & Main in Shrewsbury announced
-Clinton brewery to open second location inside Devens biomanufacturing campus
-Item photos: Children get to experience treats and trucks
-Community Harvest Project Harvest Home Festival and 5k November 5th
-$6.3 million in state grants awarded in Worcester County
-Lancaster Community Center, library get grants
-Radio Worcester (10:55): ProActive Response Group empowers Fitchburg with active shooter training
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury teacher semifinalist for GRAMMY Educator Award
-Worcester Chamber Music Society performs “A Sense of Place” November 10th and 12th
-Book release event held for Victoria Waterman at Worcester Historical Museum
-Night Lights will explore cosmos
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 106 (28:42): Linda Kotsopoulos, Nu-Tiques At The Barn
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Assumption professor who taught for over 50 years
>SPORTS: Patriots lose to Miami, 31-17
-Kendrick Bourne feared to have M.C.L. injury
-Holy Cross star Jacob Dobbs selected as finalist for Campbell Trophy (:46)
-Railers lose to Admirals, 4-0
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Pence suspends presidential campaign
-Tragic: Pro hockey player dies after "freak accident" during a game
>NEW ENGLAND: A.G. reaches $2.5 million settlement with autism providers
-FBI data shows 25 most dangerous cities in Massachusetts in 2022
>COLLEGES: Gov. Healey awards WPI $2 million for Department of Defense collab work
-Holy Cross professors on why the Pope’s monthlong October meeting is making headlines?
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Would you dare visit these spooky 6 places around the world?
>BUSINESS: Workers feel more confident asking for raise, job hunting, survey says
-Radio Worcester (10:24): B.B.B. scam alert warning — Using voice search could lead to a scam
>HEALTH: Shortage of new drug to fight R.S.V. — What are the consequences in Worcester?
-Mass. doctor on warning signs you're addicted to work (2:58)
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, October 22nd to 28th
>FOOD: Origins, ingredients, popularity of candy corn
>SHOPPING: 9 essential items you should only buy at a dollar store
>TV/STREAMING: Just 1% of Netflix subscribers use this perk
>MOVIES: "Five Nights at Freddy’s" heads for monstrous $78 million box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift win billionaire status thanks to Eras Tour
>ANIMALS: Guy falls into "toxic love" with his stalker foster cat (5:19)
>HISTORY: Today in History for October 30th (1:36)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman reunited with $12,000 left on train
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear caught on video crashing family barbecue, feasting on 10 burgers and Diet Coke
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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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