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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:55). High of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: Worcester wrongful conviction case now in U.S. Appeals Court
+7:00: Man faces drug charges after tresspassing in Worcester park
+7:00: Clark offering tuition discount for Worcester city employees
+Noon: Auburn police arrest 23-year-old in child pornography case
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Concerts, films, food trucks ...
+Noon: stART on the Street festival ready for its finale on Park Avenue
-Ceremony in Worcester: Remembering those who died on September 11th, 2001
-Shrewsbury's September 11th Remembrance (9:11)
-Radio Worcester (10:30): Worcester Regional Airport sees growth with strong Florida flights and larger planes
-Man wanted for murder in Brazil arrested in Worcester
-Dejan Belnavis and Karel Mangual plead not guilty to double murder
-Worcester man arrested for commercial break-in on Green Street
-How a Worcester girl visited all 351 city and town halls in Mass.
-Worcester Cumberland Farms sells $100,000 ticket
-Worcester Walks: Land, woods, waterways at Coal Mine Brook Park
-Radio Worcester (14:07): WPI faces continued backlash over Gateway Park conversions
>DINING OUT: Reader poll — Best food truck in Central Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman and man
-Worcester City Council lowers citywide speed limit to 25 mph
-Legendary singer coming to Hanover Theatre
-All Star Comedy at DCU Center to benefit the Manny Familia foundation
-Worcester police asked to do more to get safety locks in the hands of gun owners
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Sponsorships open for Holidays in Holden
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Puffer Heininger Woods grand opening on Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car carrier with pickup, other vehicles on board flips in Westborough
-Wales woman who saved neighbor from house fire given Madeline Amy Sweeney Award
-Leominster still rebuilding a year after catastrophic flooding (1:41). Article
-Princeton dog, trainer earn perfect score
-MassDEP fines Sutton realty company for asbestos and solid waste violations at commercial property in Webster
-Charity golf tournament in memory of Jim Ruschioni
-Plant lover starts community swap
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Intro to Central Mass. Breweries
>SHOWTIME: Ice Nine Kills singer brings Silver Scream Con 3 to DCU Center
-Tattooist Brad Touchette to share his horrific visions at Silver Scream Con 3
-The "mighty" secret behind Worcester's Hanover Theatre
-Send your poems to Worcester Magazine's Poetry Town
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (54:33)
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 326 (28:42): Kathleen Roy
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester teacher who was a member of the Greendale Y.M.C.A. for 40 over years
>SPORTS: Julian Edelman explains how important Week 1 win was for Patriots
-NFL Week 2 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (31:23): Varsity Club Hall of Fame inductee Tara Welch
-Red Sox beat Orioles, 5-3
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 7-0
-Amazon nears major deal to broadcast NBA, MLB and NHL games: sources
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the car for you (:43)
>NATIONAL: Teen shot by 14-year-old classmate at Nebraska high school
-I.R.S. collects over $1 billion in back taxes from wealthy dodgers
-Tragic: Sisters, 2 and 4, drown in pond
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read appeals case to Supreme Judicial Court
-Man sets himself on fire outside Four Seasons hotel in Boston, witnesses say
>COLLEGES: WPI's computer science career outcomes interview (3:52)
-Anna Maria First-Year Focus: Luke Joseph
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 unique and unexpected museums to visit around the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Local credit union hires second executive from C.E.O.’s former firm
-LPL Financial Research: Second quarter earnings recap — Good, not great
-Neural Network podcast (25:32): Markets without money with Dr. Zick
>SHOPPING: Target shopping cart "redesign" prompts outrage from parents
>HEALTH: How to help kids handle anxiety as new school year begins (2:00)
-42 Attorneys General call for Surgeon General's warning on social media
>FOOD: McDonald's McFlurry gets a new look after iconic spoon nixed
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing With the Stars" Season 33 cast revealed
>MOVIES: Kevin Costner talks future of "Horizon" films after first 2 movies flopped
>CELEBRITY: Jon Bon Jovi stops woman from jumping off a bridge in Nashville
-Full list of nominees and winners at V.M.A.s
>HISTORY: Former Union Depot in Worcester, 1912
>ANIMALS: Men who love cats (9:07)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "Grand-fluencer" shares her secret to a long life
-Meanwhile, daughter writes scathing obituary for "terrorizing" mom: "Ding dong, the witch is dead"
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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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