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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Class-action lawsuit against Peterson Oil settles for $14 million
-Have pennies? Get 2 for 1 today at Price Chopper and Market 32
-U.S. News study: Nearly 25% of Worcester County nursing homes not making the grade
-Worcester County sheriff's officer honored as Correctional Officer of the Year
-Street closures, parking restrictions set as "Walking Dead" returns to Worcester
-Vatican says Worcester woman a step closer to being named a saint
-Worcester Education Development Foundation to host Coats For Kids fundraiser
-Former Boston Public School Bus Director from Millbury charged with bribery
-Worcester County Wonders: Meet the woman behind Worcester's 19th-century wedding cakes
-T&G This Week: Getting readers involved in the news
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
>DINING OUT: 10 places to get a Pilgrim sandwich in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Worcester D.A. identifies victim of fatal driveway crash in Leicester
-Ex-Assumption student sentenced for cyber extortion
-Bartender who saved patron's life honored at Celtics game
-Table Hoppin': Quinsigamond Village Bakery opens on Greenwood Street
-How will Worcester nearly double its speed building new housing? Officials discuss the plan
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
-November Senior Center events
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leicester police ask for help finding missing man
-West Boylston administrator resigning for new job
-Leominster man arrested for threatening to cut neighbor into pieces with butcher knife at mobile home park
-Fitchburg man arrested for slamming girlfriend's arm in car door at car wash
-New Northborough hotel to open on former Motel 6 site
-Operation Firewall leads to arrests in Grafton, Millbury and Sutton
-N&T Mechanical moves from Clinton to Sterling
-Winter parking ban in Auburn is in effect
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Odacavo, Salisbury Singers, Harley's Funhouse and more
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (38:25): Russo Brothers Jazz Quintet
>OPINION: Laurel: Down to the last leaf of autumn in Worcester
-First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., not all heroes wear haloes
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 218 (27:47): How to get on city boards and commissions
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former special education teacher in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was a "magician" against Jets
-NFL Week 11 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Canadiens, 3-2
-Holy Cross football takes down Bucknell, 37-20. Postgame interview (3:55)
-Holy Cross women’s hockey takes down Maine, 3-1
-Holy Cross men's hockey beats Air Force, 3-2
-Holy Cross women’s basketball heads to Marist
-Holy Cross men’s basketball to participate in Brown Bears Invitational
-Railers beat Trois-Rivieres, 2-0
-MLS officially flipping calendar to match European leagues
-Uxbridge wins fifth straight state field hockey title
>NATIONAL: 4 cops shot in rural Kansas while responding to residence
-A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week
-Tragic: Boy, 11, shot dead in road-rage horror on way to school
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. unveils plans to celebrate America's 250th birthday (1:57)
-Few surprise state inspections at assisted living residences, state records show (3:51)
>COLLEGES: What's in Holy Cross alum Katherine McKenna's bag?
-WPI Podcast, Episode 20 (36:44): Decoding pain | Benjamin Nephew and Emmanuel Agu
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most dangerous U.S. states for solo travelers revealed
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley says he can’t fill 5,000 mechanic jobs paying $120,000 per year
>SHOPPING: Black Friday hours at Mass. malls
>HEALTH: This is the age when cancer rates level off and even drop
-Health care premiums could increase for 300,000 Mass. residents (3:36)
>FOOD: Bananas may be making your smoothies less effective, scientists say
>TV/STREAMING: Former "Dancing With The Stars" host Tom Bergeron will return as a guest judge for 20th Anniversary episode
>MOVIES: "Now You See Me 3" leaves "Running Man" in the dust at box office
>CELEBRITY: Akon arrested in Georgia, mugshot revealed
-"Home Improvement" alum allegedly threatened to kill ex-girlfriend: restraining order
>ANIMALS: Matted stray cat gets a complete makeover from the inside out (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: 19-year-old defeats former civics teacher in unusually supportive county election (2:27)
-Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, dog accidentally shoots owner in the back as he was cleaning gun
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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