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>Latest weather: Sunny, hot and humid, high of 93 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: O’Connor’s Restaurant to be sold, as long-time owners to retire
+6:00: 3 area teens killed in Brimfield crash
+6:00: How a small typo ruined a Westborough couple's credit
-Fatal crash in Lancaster under investigation
-First Black music festival attracts hundreds in Worcester
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-3 decades of innovation celebrated at the Massachusetts Academy of Math & Science
-The Faces of Worcester: Vanessa Joga
>HOMES: See the top 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County from June 12th to 18th
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a teacher who was also a prolific writer
-ICYMI: Blockade formed around Worcester home halts eviction
-Worcesteria: A love letter to Annie's Clark Brunch
-The Worcester Art Museum heist, 50 years later (19:33)
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Why isn’t your dog running for Grafton Dog Mayor?
-Westborough’s Covectra taps CFO as new CEO
-Another Central Mass. Starbucks unionizes, this time in Gardner
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Cleveland, 4-2
-Central Mass. women's sports pioneers reflect on 50 years of Title IX impact on lives of female athletes
-Bravehearts lose to Norwich, 10-0. Next 'Hearts home game: 4 p.m. Sunday, YOU-Choose-the-Music & Kids Club Sunday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Charlotte, 12-2
-Pirates secure playoff berth in record-setting win over Sioux Falls. Postgame recap (1:36)
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Connect podcast No. 27 (24:32): Blue Flamingo Entertainment
>SHOPPING: The best early deals for Amazon Prime Day
>FOOD: Kraft Macaroni and Cheese is changing its name
>COLLEGES: WPI names new head of Computer Science Department
>NATIONAL: Brian Laundrie’s notebook reveals confession in Gabby Petito’s death
-Gas prices could reach "apocalyptic" levels during hurricane season: oil expert
>NEW ENGLAND: Dunkin' customer throws beverage, pulls gun on workers, police say
-Winthrop man, woman seriously injured in 20-foot fall from deck
>HEALTH: Viral TikTok tanning "hack" could lead to cancer: experts
-Free COVID vaccinations/boosters 9-3 Sunday at YMCA in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Daytime Emmy Award moments
>MOVIES: Ryan Gosling and Margot Robbie match on set of "Barbie" movie
>CELEBRITY: Bob Odenkirk feels "great" after heart attack
>ANIMALS: Horse wouldn't let anyone touch him until he met the perfect mom (3:09)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Fenway Fantasy Day gives cancer patients a chance to take the field
-Meanwhile, in Florida, bear makes repeated visits to golf course, tennis courts
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>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
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>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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