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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Crompton Park pool opens after glass cleanup
+4:00: Oxford man sentenced to federal prison for drug distribution
+Noon: Traffic advisory in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man serving on state commission accused of enticing teen boy, trafficking meth
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Horizon: An American Saga Chapter 1" and more
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr. "sporting" bad baseball memories
-Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world
-Mom, a surgeon at UMass Memorial, saves ump’s life at son's Little League championship (2:05). Article (Pictured)
-Worcester County resident has measles, first case in Mass. since 2020
-Related: Expert says 1 case of measles is too many
-Whitinsville health care workers not paid for over a month say their checks bounced (2:59). Article
-Earlier: Whitinsville nursing home workers get paychecks after Channel 4 investigation (1:34)
-Earlier: Nursing home employees say they're owed thousands in back pay (2:43). Article
-Cost the primary obstacle to internet access in Worcester
-Canal District Wines closing after 3 years in Worcester Public Market
-Lamartine Street is latest epicenter of development concerns around Polar Park
-Swimming pool rentals make a splash in Central Mass.
-Worcester Earn-A-Bike to hold "as-is Adult bike sale"
-Central Mass. receives cut of $6.7 million in federal funding to fight veteran homelessness
-Radio Worcester (13:21): Rep. McGovern on whether President Biden is out
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (42:09): Heat protection for Worcester’s vulnerable population
>DINING OUT: Restaurant featured in Channel 25's Zip Trip to Worcester (3:08)
-ICYMI: City officials working with Stop & Shop on store closure (1:34)
-Another Worcester pedestrian hit while city councilors debated pedestrian safety
-Aerial footage of demolition of Doherty Memorial High School (3:04)
-How Worcester's ex-Superintendent earns more in retirement under state waiver program
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): "Dentistry in early New England" presentation Monday
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver arrested after chase through 2 states; Charlton police cruiser struck
-Blessing of the Animals to be held on Shrewsbury Town Common
-West Nile virus confirmed in Blackstone, Clinton
-Worcester Diocese to merge 2 Oxford parishes
-Oxford Senior Center director joins Mass. Heroines for service to elderly
-Senate approves $500,000 for 1 Grafton Common building
-Couple brings experience to Maple Ave. Diner in Rutland
-Regular trash pickup in Spencer slated to resume next month; trailer on order
-Auburn Police Department stats for June
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Cool concerts, hot poetry, bicycle challenge...
-Boylston author's mystery "The Last Line" has murder in a theater
-Celebrate "Christmas in July" indoors and outdoors in Worcester
-Unity Radio (1:00:05): Now I Thrive
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 428 (27:20): Liz Ganz & ABH
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to widely admired publicist in New England collegiate sports
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick "fully invested" in NFL coaching return in 2025
-Worcester gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik has medal hopes for Paris
-100FM The Pike (5:29): J.P. Ricciardi on Yankees slump and favorite baseball movies
-5 former Bravehearts selected in baseball draft
-100FM The Pike (6:56): Parkinson's Awareness Night tonight at the Bravehearts
-Bravehearts fall to Nashua, 7-3. Next home game: 6 p.m. Friday. Parkinson's Awareness Night
-Castan Sommer elevated to Holy Cross men’s ice hockey associate head coach
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or SUV! (:42)
-Hyundai recalls Santa Fe, Genesis, Elantra models in U.S.
>NATIONAL: Amazon Prime Day breaks record, U.S. online sales hit $14.2 billion
-1 dead, 2 missing after tourist helicopter crashes in Hawaii
-Tragic: Teen mauled to death by bear in front of boyfriend while on hiking trip
>NEW ENGLAND: Boston police officer shoots suspect who hit him with stolen vehicle, authorities say
-"Significant part" of damaged wind turbine blade falls into ocean off Nantucket coast
>COLLEGES: A transformative experience for Assumption faculty and students in El Paso
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the world’s most beautiful Baroque buildings
>BUSINESS: Yankee Candle to lay off 100 workers in Mass.
-LPL Research: Key themes for stocks in the second half of 2024
-Radio Worcester (12:59): UniBank to open full-service branch at The Revington
>HOMES: Real estate agents share popular home features in 2024
>SHOPPING: Big Lots store closings — 35 to 40 locations to shutter amid struggles
>HEALTH: You don’t have to move into a nursing home. There’s a better way
-Radio Worcester (17:35): Worcester health update — Maddie Castile on gun violence, heat safety
>FOOD: Food trucks — Good guy finds his way with jerk chicken business
>TV/STREAMING: 15 nostalgic TV shows to watch when you just want to relax
>MOVIES: 15 movie sequels better than the original
>CELEBRITY: Comedy legend and actor Bob Newhart dies at 94
>HISTORY: These are the 3 biggest tornadoes to ever hit Massachusetts
>ANIMALS: "Paws"itive mental health benefits of adopting, having pets
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. Powerball player finds out she won by scanning ticket at store
-Meanwhile, "Rock, Paper, Scissors Challenge" is latest viral, vomit-inducing food obsession
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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