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In The News
>Latest weather: Remaining unseasonably chilly, high of 51 today in Worcester
-Former Worcester man who ran Medfield barbershop sentenced for child rape
-The top 5 most popular Japanese restaurants in Worcester, based on reviews
-Father, son die after crash sends car into Nipmuc Pond in Mendon
-How a Southern California educator plans to hit the ground running as Worcester’s new superintendent of schools
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-5 Things: Music Worcester, local theater and silent movies ...
-ICYMI: Developer plans to demolish Worcester restaurant, construct 24 apartments
-Worcester woman killed in Friday morning crash on Mass Pike
-$4 million lottery prize won in Worcester
-Worcester license commissioners watching Little Caesars after allegations of rats, trash and "oozing" bags
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester last week. The 10 least expensive
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Rosalie Tirella: Moms
-Too many gas stations in Worcester — or too few?
-Ghanian immigrant opens new grocery store on Main Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester (7:19): Congressional candidate Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette talks getting on the ballot & the issues
-Radio Worcester (11:09): State Senate candidate Robyn Kennedy talks getting on the ballot & abortion rights
-Radio Worcester (6:17): Worcester Now | Next with Guillermo Creamer
-Vocero Hispano: May 6th edition
-Tribute to a retired pharmacist with deep roots in the Worcester area
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): UPDATE: Grafton police locate missing 62-year-old man
-Little Leaguers parade through South Grafton
-Grafton High’s Ashmore raises awareness for science fair
-Love, Riches vie for Paxton Select Board seat
-Holden police arrest Marlborough man for OUI
-Holden police arrest man for driving with suspended license
-Millbury TM: It's still Board of Selectmen and elected Planning Board
>SPORTS: Bucks edge Celtics, 103-101
-White Sox top Red Sox, 3-1
-Chris Sale's return delayed: Here's what happened
-Bravehearts to celebrate Worcester’s 300th birthday with 3 home games
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Toledo, 5-3
-St. John's baseball beats Westborough in Greg Montalbano Classic
-Pirates lineman signs with USFL team
-Revolution, Crew draw, 2-2
>CARS: Great Values of Certified Pre-Owned Vehicles at Bertera Nissan (3:44)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Ukraine evacuates civilians from Mariupol steel plant under siege
-Deaths of 3 Americans at Sandals resort in the Bahamas are under investigation, officials say
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 killed in crash with wrong-way driver on Interstate 495
>BUSINESS: Tree House Brewing continues expansion with Tewksbury Country Club purchase
-Starbucks hit with sweeping labor complaint including over 200 alleged violations
>TV/STREAMING: "SNL" time travels in cold open
>CELEBRITY: He said, she said: Accounts from Depp and Heard rarely match
-Ashley Judd pens essay about first Mother's Day without Naomi
>MOVIES: Will Smith's first post-slap film, "Emancipation," pushed to 2023: report
>ANIMALS: Rescued sloth becomes best friends with a beagle (3:13)
>HISTORY: Harrington & Richardson Company building in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman meets birth mother for the first time in more than 50 years
-Meanwhile, in South Dakota, priest has priceless reaction to 7-year-old who chugged wine at first communion
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-Coronavirus wave for fall, winter could infect 100 million
-ICYMI: Half of Mass. now at high risk for community transmission
In The News
>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 ihockey 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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