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>Latest weather: Heat wave continues through weekend, high of 94 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-2 missing Worcester teens may be together, police say; 3 others sought
-New COVID cases, hospitalizations rise in Worcester week after warning of new subvariants
-Fantastic drone video of Worcester created to celebrate city's 300th anniversary (1:59)
-Worcester Monopoly owners in bitter legal dispute with artist who painted Smiley Face mural
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Construction crews making progress at Worcester's new Coal Mine Brook Park
-State Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission to hear appeal of Paku license suspension
-Skateboard shop opens on Millbury Street in line with Worcester's new Crompton Park Skate Park
-Worcester health director stepping down for town manager role
-Worcester Tech, North High receive grants toward career technical programs
-Worcester's never-ending war on police transparency
-Stephanie Fernandes sentencing for fatally stabbing fiancé pushed to October
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Prove your Worcester knowledge with our third "Selfie Scavenger Hunt"
-YWCA of Central Massachusetts hosts Girls CHOICE car wash Saturday
-George St. prepped for 17th George Street Bike Challenge
>HOMES: 5 new properties for sale in Worcester
-Here's a 30-second test to tell if you need to toss your pillows
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Channel 25 Zip Trip comes to Auburn
-Only in The016.com: Friday morning crash on Route 140 in Boylston (4:29)
-Shrewsbury kicks off feedback sessions for strategic plan
-Shrewsbury electronics recycling event on Saturday
-Maplebrook Farmstead to receive grant to help beginning farmers
-Sterling summer concerts at Memorial Park
>SPORTS: Red Sox suffer historic, embarrassing loss to Blue Jays
-Pirates' season ends with OT playoff loss at home. Postgame recap (1:00)
-Right-hander Coleman Picard of Auburn is happy to be back on Bravehearts mound after shoulder injury
-Bravehearts win slugfest, 12-11
-Bravehearts next home game 5 Wednesday (YOU-Choose-the-Promotion Doubleheader)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in extra innings, 6-5
>CARS: Bertera has the car for you (4:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: DHS launches criminal probe into deleted Jan. 6 Secret Service texts
-Methanol in blood of 21 teens who died in South African tavern
-Tragic: Mass, native killed by lightning during Army training remembered as husband, dad
>NEW ENGLAND: R.I. couple died by apparent murder-suicide
-Man from region sentenced for defrauding grandparents of $679,000
>COLLEGES: Worcester State professor makes breakthrough discovery about the magnetic fields of stars
>BUSINESS: Hyundai accused of using child labor at Alabama factory
-Smooth transition for new Greater Good CEO
>HEALTH: Monkeypox virus could become entrenched as new STD in the U.S.
-BA.5 variant will keep Mass. at a COVID plateau through the summer, experts predict
-Should you get your COVID booster now or wait until fall? Here's what an expert recommends
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: 10-2 at Gala Food and 11-5 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: As more coupons move online, older and low-income shoppers get left out
>HISTORY: Harvey Ball and the Worcester original smiley face
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Netflix's "The Gray Man" and more
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Zack Snyder's Justice League," "The Forgiven," "Men" and more
>CELEBRITY: Vin Diesel celebrates 55th birthday in Rome with Helen Mirren
>ANIMALS: Dog survives attack from mountain lion while defending family
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man bowls 3 perfect games in a row at Indiana bowling alley
-Frog horse optical illusion determines your personality type
-Look: Escaped alligator takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool takes a swim in Virginia neighbor's pool
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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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