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In The News
-Latest weather: Mild and dry, high of 73 in Worcester with rain overnight
+9:30: UMass Memorial workers to protest vaccine mandate
-St. V doctors back CEO, health care workers union supports nurses
-Couple from China works to build enterprise in Worcester
-Worcester church hosts Gyro Fair to celebrate Greek culture
-Here's what $400,000 buys in Worcester's red-hot real estate market
-Food: Gentile's Bakery bread now available at D'Errico's Market in Worcester
-Driver sought in Grafton hit-and-run
-Millbury police warn residents of new "coworker" scam
-Injured Holy Cross rower gets back on water
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-A Worcester poster exhibit honors women who run for public office
-Bars & Bands (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester Election Commission working on census-driven map redraw with little help from residents
-WCCA-TV's "Soapbox" (27:16): Page Bik and Deborah Hall, YWCA Central Massachusetts
-ICYMI: Do you recognize these 3 people wanted for questioning in Worcester?
-Man in custody after robbery at Park Avenue TD Bank in Worcester
-Worcester Prius owners warned of catalytic converter thefts
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Grafton & Upton Railroad must pay $52K, train responders in EPA settlement
-Pats fans heading to Millbury barbershop to get ready for Sunday's big game
-Auburn man killed in tractor-trailer crash on turnpike in Maine
-Davis Mega Maze showcases new "Where's Waldo"
-Annual Family Fun Fishing Day held in Uxbridge
-ERA Key Adds Kyriazis as Realtor in Auburn office
-East Brookfield Court renovations, relocation planned
-Sports: Everything you need to know about tonight's Pats-Bucs game
-Brady releases "homecoming" hype video ahead of Foxborough return
-Slow start, turnovers prove costly in Holy Cross' loss to Harvard
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-"A true Worcester treasure in every sense of the word": Community remembers Donald "Dee" Rowe
-Red Sox rally in 9th, on brink of clinching wild-card berth
-Shrewsbury's Brittany Altomare reflects on life on the LPGA Tour, representing Team USA and planning a wedding
-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
-Business: Ford plans $11.4 billions investment in U.S. E.V. plants
-National: 2 die when helicopter, plane collide midair over Arizona
-Pharmacies face 1st trial over role in opioid crisis
-New England: Man dies after being trapped under skid-steer loader in Dartmouth
-Business: Loopholes in Mass. ballot question would mean less than minimum wage for gig workers
-Colleges: Clark grad advocates for change as senior labor adviser in the Biden administration
-Student-generated Urban Studies minor debuts at Holy Cross
-Health: Scientists eye opioid vaccine as a shot to stem overdose epidemic
-Animals: Stray cat waits at guy's window until he's adopted (3:42)
-Shopping/Deals: Groupon to "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" at the Hanover
-TV/Streaming: "Squid Game" on pace to overtake "Bridgerton" as Netflix’s most popular show ever
-Movies: New movies on VOD
-Celebrity: Gloria Estefan says she was molested at music school when she was 9 years old
-History: Building the Mass Pike (42:29)
-Homes: See inside penthouse in Downtown Worcester listed for $264,900
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Dunkin’ surprises Taunton officers with tickets to Pats-Bucs game to honor act of kindness
-Meanwhile, in Boston, goats wearing Patriots jerseys walk streets of Boston (:35)
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Mass. doctor on new pill that could help treat COVID-19 patients
-Vaccines are the way out of the pandemic, regardless of whether pills are approved, experts say
-State lawmakers extending emergency paid leave to April
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Chief: A vaccine mandate may make hospital staff, ICU bed shortages worse
-Woman who survived 1918 flu, World War succumbs to COVID
-How long does immunity last after infection?
-Tragic: Man suffers heart attack, dies after failing to find an ICU bed in 5 different states
-After losing her husband to COVID-19, widow furious over hospital system's billboard
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
+6:00: Man dies from injuries suffered in Worcester shooting that also claimed life of woman
-Earlier: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+6:00: Northbridge animal control officer mistakes dog for coyote, shoots and kills it (1:56). Article
+6:00: 100FM The Pike (6:28): The Pike Breakdown Lane
+6:00: Radio Worcester (8:15): Former Worcester City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large bid
+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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