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>Latest weather: Another spectacular day, high of 80 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police ask for help finding runaway 14-year-old
-How Worcester preserves the past while building for the future
-Central Massachusetts’ new architectural legacy
-"Bring the Heat" car show raises money for Manny 267 Foundation
-Thousands fill Worcester Islamic Center for celebration of Eid al-Adha Saturday
-Worcester nonprofit COO resigns to run for public office
-Rosen's Roundtable No. 484 (27:57): 311/Indigenous Plaque
-Senior Speak No. 886 (28:34): Brian McCarthy, President, Green Hill Park Coalition
-The Faces of Worcester: Yesenia Arroyo
-Ray Mariano: After the Fourth of July, America still has work to do
>HOMES: Retiring dentist lists mixed-use house on Salisbury Street for $2.9 million
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Vogue Worcester strikes a pose with HBOMax star
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Scotty McCreery, Kitchen Dwellers, Tyler Henry and more ....
-Massachusetts actors, dancers for "Bridgerton Experience"
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "a fixture of the Shrewsbury St. neighborhood and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church"
-ICYMI: Downtown Worcester building being converted to 165 loft-style apartments
-Worcester police arrest 30-year-old Holden woman for car break-ins
-"You keep going": Worcester woman who fell from third floor of deadly blaze shares story
-Worcester anti-abortion clinics vandalized, clinic director calls vandals "domestic extremists" (1:31)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn firefighters mourn sudden passing of lieutenant
-Shrewsbury student wins first place prize at state science fair
-Holden bandstand concert 6-8 Sunday, Beatles for Sale
-Annual Fred S. Warren Road Race in Holden has become a fine tradition among local runners
-Local nonprofit takes vet care for pets on the road
-Expanding Sterling board will not be quick process
-Shrewsbury's Snow Plow Contest winners from June
-McGovern, USDA officials tour North Brookfield water treatment facility
>SPORTS: Red Sox beat Yankees in 9th
-Bravehearts lose to Brockton in 9th, 8-4. 'Hearts next home game 4 p.m. Sunday, Kids Club Sunday
-Bravehearts' Bark in the Park Wednesday
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-RailRiders beat WooSox, 3-2
-Pirates earn 10th win with 44-28 victory over Bay Area
-Worcester Smiles FC elevating women's soccer locally
-Revs lose to New York City FC, 4-2
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>BUSINESS: The Profitable Business Roadmap Workshop - July 19th
>COLLEGES: Amid changes at the top, Central Mass. colleges lag in having women presidents
>NATIONAL: Laughing Philly teens beat elderly man to death with traffic cone: video
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. RMV announces details for 2022 low number license plate lottery
-Who is Vermont's $367 Powerball winner, community wonders
-Tragic: 6-year-old shoots 3-year-old in Milwaukee
>HEALTH: Can long COVID be detected? New research out of Boston may signal breakthrough
-BA.4 and BA.5 COVID symptoms: What to watch for as infections climb
>FOOD: Production resumes at troubled Abbott baby formula factory
>ANIMALS: Is Massachusetts a dog state or a cat state?
>HISTORY: Armory at Grove and Salisbury streets in Worcester, 1910
>TV/STREAMING: "National Treasure" Disney+ series reveals official title
>MOVIES: How many F-bombs trigger an R rating? An obscure movie industry panel decides
>CELEBRITY: Naya Rivera honored by Heather Morris and other "Glee" stars 2 years after her death
-Martha Stewart jokes that she wants friends to die so she can date their husbands
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Florida woman reunites with missing dog after 8 years
-Meanwhile, here's why teens are wearing suits to see "Minions: The Rise of Gru"
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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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