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In The News
-Latest weather: Showers, thunderstorms followed by fall air, high of 70 in Worcester
+6:00: Suspect arrested after escaping police in Charlton with 1 handcuff, 1 shoe (:25)
+6:00: 20-year-old Worcester man arrested for illegal firearm
+6:00: Worcester police restart ticketing for distracted driving
+6:00: Teamsters Local 170 calls for end of St. Vincent nurses strike
+6:00: Rosalie Tirella: Worcester’s SMOC vs. The PIP and how they help/helped our homeless
+6:00: Win 4 tickets to Tom Brady's return in Railers raffle
+6:00: Music Worcester taps Dorrance Dance for season opening show
+Noon: Emergency crews respond to propane tanker rollover in Sutton
+Noon: 2 Afghan families preparing for move to Worcester
+Noon: 5 Things You Need To Know Today In Worcester - September 28th
+Noon: Worcester ranked among worst cities for people with disabilities
-Police investigating alleged axe attack with serious injuries in Webster
-Worcester high school student arrested in vandalism case apparently related to TikTok trend
-Worcester man wins $1 million on scratch ticket he bought in Auburn
-Preservation Worcester releases its Most Endangered Structures list
-After years of vacancy, historic Olympia Theatre in Worcester bought by local family for $527,400
-WBJ Editorial: Worcester must play a better hand at the bargaining table
-Phantom Gourmet visits downtown Worcester restaurant (4:40)
-Central Mass. restaurants are hesitant about the latest efforts to repeal the ban on Happy Hours
-Last Call with Jennifer Lee, local baking phenom
-On-foot pursuit leads to Worcester man facing drug charges
-Studio Theatre Worcester returns with stunning production of "Doubt"
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Indian Lake in Worcester reopens
-Radio Worcester (21:10): Jermaine Johnson on his run for Worcester School Committee
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable #454 (28:07): Wootown and COVID
-ICYMI: 9-year-old Worcester girl saves family dog from pit bull attack
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury dedicates new Beal school
-Good Samaritan, Millbury Police rescue injured owl
-Boylston PD bids farewell to chief after nearly 45 years of service
-Lancaster man gets 11 years for string of bank robberies around Central Mass.
-Auburn Fire Rescue call log September 13th to 19th
-Sports: Holy Cross football team ranked 24th nationally
-Worcester bids farewell to Polar Park for 2021 with another series win
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Enter Patriots sweepstakes for chance to win 2 tickets to Tom Brady's return
-Everything you need to know from Week 3 of high school football
-Cars: It's still summer at Bertera Nissan (3:03)
-RV rentals and sales, including at Fuller RV in Boylston, are shaking up the travel industry
-National: John Hinckley, who shot President Reagan, to be freed from oversight
-Tragic: Girl died after theme park ride operators failed to buckle her in, report finds
-New England: Team Hoyt, hospital workers to be honored during 125th Boston Marathon
-Food: At the Big E this year, deep fried tacos (6:51)
-Health: Unseasonal, severe RSV outbreak in Worcester, state baffles doctors
-Business: Worcester’s Latino business community aims to bring attention to disparities laid bare by the pandemic
-Colleges: Assumption announces naming of health sciences center
-Animals: Dog who was paralyzed decides she's going to run again (6:25)
-Shopping/Deals: Experts warn to stock up early on gifts, Christmas trees
-TV/Streaming: Best new shows coming to Disney+, hulu and ESPN+ this fall
-Movies: New on DVD: Batten down the hatches for "Forever Purge"
-Celebrity: R&B superstar R. Kelly convicted in sex trafficking trial
-History: The armory at Grove and Salisbury streets in Worcester
-Homes: 5 new homes for sale in Worcester
-Meanwhile, in Webster, 2 horses run amok
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
+6:00: Shrewsbury schools launch test and stay program
+6:00: Worcesteria: Need some breathing room away from unvaccinated, chronically unmasked
+6:00: Radio Worcester (18:30): Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus talks COVID, fire department report, Polar Park and Development
+6:00: What's the wait time between the flu shot and booster?
-Public school mask requirement extended to November 1st
-Doctor on why mask mandate was extended in schools (2:32)
-Booster shots at hundreds of locations across Mass. (1:53)
-Radio Worcester (13:26): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh talks COVID, hospital capacity and natural immunity
-Different requirements are growing more common and more confusing
-ICYMI: DCU Center to disregard best practices, will not require proof of vaccination or negative test for most events
-Mass. confirms 4,095 new cases, 14 more deaths over the weekend
-Clearing up the timeline of vaccine, booster developments (3:04)
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Hospital staff celebrates patient who beat COVID after 7 weeks in ICU
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
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-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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