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Big League Halloween Planned At Polar Park: Patch PM

Plus: Homeless sweep | charges in anti-Islam incident | New BBQ spot | More

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Polar Park in Worcester will open for a free Halloween trick-or-treat event on Sunday.
Polar Park in Worcester will open for a free Halloween trick-or-treat event on Sunday. (Neal McNamara/Patch)

MASSACHUSETTS — It's Wednesday, Oct. 27. Here's what you should know this afternoon:

  • The Worcester Red Sox have a free Halloween event lined up.
  • An anti-Islam incident in Framingham is getting attention from CAIR.
  • A Milford man will be sentenced this week in a 2017 fatal stabbing.

Scroll down for more on those and other stories Patch has been covering in Massachusetts today.

Today's Top Story: Home-run Halloween

The Worcester Red Sox will open their home field, Polar Park, to families on Halloween for an event. The team will have trick-or-treat stations set up across the downtown Worcester stadium, plus other fun attractions.

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Monday's Other Top Stories

CAIR Lauds Framingham PD Response To Anti-Islam Incident: The man assaulted a Marlborough couple at the Framingham Trader Joe's, according to police.

Milford Man Guilty In Fatal 2017 Stabbing Of Holliston Man: A fight along Green Street in Milford in 2017 ended in the death of Timothy Commerford.

The Don's BBQ Opening In Watertown: "The Godfather of the brisket" will bring a Texas-style BBQ and southern comfort food to Greater Boston this week.

They Said It

"People lost everything; it was bad."

  • Shawn, a former resident of a Blackstone River homeless camp that was cleared last week by MassDOT and a private railroad. Outreach workers say the sweep cut off the homeless from services.

Election 2021

Candidates spar over Baker-adjacent super PAC: Framingham Mayor Yvonne Spicer attacked rival Charlie Sisitsky over a PAC spending money to support him. Sisitsky hit back, charging that Spicer is receiving a lot of donations from outside Framingham.

Jermoh Kamara Returns For 2021 Worcester School Committee Run: Kamara missed winning a seat in 2019 but about 400 votes. Here's why she's running again in 2021.

Kate Toomey On 9th Run For Worcester City Council: Toomey is one of the longest-serving Worcester Councilors. Here's why she's back for more in 2021.

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