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In The News
-Latest weather: Sunshine this afternoon, high of 60 in Worcester
+6:00: Leicester teacher injured trying to break up high school fight (1:25)
+6:00: Do you know this man? Worcester police want to talk with him about stolen credit card
+6:00: Minor injuries in Holden crash
+6:00: Route 2 in Athol closed after motorcyclist seriously injured in crash
+6:00: Worcester to host groundbreaking of Crompton Park skateboard park
+6:00: See Veterans Day discounts at local restaurants, stores
+6:00: Reminder: No trash or recycling pickup in Worcester tomorrow
+6:00: 'Sader Stories (22:41): Women's Basketball season preview
+6:00: Listen Up: Gene Dante delivers glam rock extravaganza with "DL/UX"
+6:00: Last Call with Emily Campbell, Holy Cross professor
+11:30: Juror tests positive for COVID in Julia Enright murder trial
+11:30: Worcester housing market: How fast homes are selling
+11:30: 5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester - November 10th
+11:30: Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Grafton Middle School Soccer (:39)
-Restaurant to open new Shrewsbury Street location on Thursday
-Homes: Your first look inside Walker Lofts now renting in Canal District (1:49)
-Amazon store opening at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley
-Deadly Worcester road targeted for safety upgrade
-Plaza construction, art installations begin on Main Street in Worcester
-Worcester's St. Patrick's Parade to return in 2022
-Jury sees treehouse where prosecutors claim Julia Enright killed Brandon Chicklis
-Worcester police make drug busts on King Street and Southbridge Street
-Worcester residents slam Spectrum for internet outages, price increases and poor customer service
-Rep. LeBoeuf calls for emergency hearing on Saint Vincent bed closure
-Crash on I-290 in Worcester involving several cars causes traffic backup
-Union Station to host Worcester Monopoly launch party next week
-Here's where you can buy a Worcester Monopoly board game
-Sheriff's annual coat drive to kick off Wednesday at Pepe's
-Notre Dame Academy to expand scholarship for diverse students with $1 million donation
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New Episode of Wachusett Wine & Spirits' Whisky Wednesday (14:46): American Single Malt - Virginia Distillery
-Here's where the city will be picking up leaves today
-Trans-Siberian Orchestra returning to Worcester November 27th
-Food: Get festive with Charcuterie Woo this holiday season
-"508: A Show About Worcester" (29:16): COVID is over (Again)
-Worcesteria: Is Boston getting on the bus with Worcester?
-Board of Health offers support for city schools' sex ed curriculum
-Worcester community activist on being first openly nonbinary person elected in Mass.
-"I had a good life": Tribute to local woman who passed too soon and wrote her own obituary
-ICYMI: Popular Downtown Worcester eatery closed until further notice
-Broadway musical's run at Hanover Theatre postponed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn Scout honored for saving 5-year-old swimmer
-Uxbridge woman wins $15,000 in Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes is an answered prayer
-Former Charlton cop indicted on charge of sexually assaulting a boy while being former camp staffer
-Dead trees in Sutton town cemeteries are a grave concern
-Millbury superintendent dispels sex education speculation
-Odor complaints rear their head at Webster cannabis grow facility
-Sports: Crusaders "impose their will" on Regis in opening win. Highlights (1:38)
-Patriots in the playoff mix thanks to stellar record against AFC
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Bruins hold off short-handed Ottawa, 3-2
-Cars: Bertera Nissan in Auburn has a wide selection of new and preowned vehicles for you (5:38)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Chacharone seeks life sciences tenant for former Allegro MicroSystems site
-Worcester nonprofit’s former executive director to return to the role after 5 years
-Colleges: WPI professor part of nationwide push for clean energy
-Holy Cross welcomes Homeboy Industries' Father Greg Boyle (1:15:45)
-National: Parents gave birth to each other’s babies after mix-up at fertility clinic, lawsuit claims
-Mother and toddler survive over 100 foot fall while hiking in Oregon
-New England: 3 officers wounded, gunman dead after standoff in Boston
-Christmas tree shortage expected in Massachusetts
-Tractor-trailer driver swerves to avoid hitting raccoon; hits cars, house in Lynn
-Health: Falling asleep at this time may help protect your heart
-Animals: Latest cats, dogs and other pets up for adoption in and around Worcester
-Celebrity: Paul Rudd named as People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021
-TV/Streaming: Disney+ Day launches week-long deals: $1.99 for subscription
-New on DVD: Queen of Soul gets "Respect" with biopic
-History: State Mutual Building and Main Street looking North in Worcester
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. firefighters reunite with baby boy they helped deliver
-Meanwhile, in Utah, son shoots at his father over wrong order of chicken wings: report
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NEW Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Hospitality Job Fair coming to DCU Center on 11/17, 1pm-4pm
-Full-time Front Desk Receptionist in Worcester
-Temporary Part Time Snow Plow Operators in Shrewsbury
-Research Associate, Worcester Regional Research Bureau
-Opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Photos: Vaccine exhibit in Worcester aims to combat mistruths
-Radio Worcester (12:34): City Manager Ed Augustus talks vaccine mandate, Doherty groundbreaking, Ballpark Commission & more
-Vaccine mandate for Central Mass. companies of 100 a "recipe for disaster"
-Superintendent recommends vaccine mandate for all Grafton school staff
-ICYMI: Worcester begins drive to hold 50 in-school vaccine clinics in 2 weeks
-Mass. reports more than 4,500 new breakthrough cases, 30 additional deaths among vaccinated residents
-Pfizer seeks FDA authorization for booster for all adults
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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