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>Latest weather: Dry with plenty of sunshine, high of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Questions remain for aunt, uncle of man injured in fatal Chandler Street crash after meeting with police
-Related: Listen to Worcester police audio moments before crash that left 1 teen dead, 4 others injured
-Related: Audio only (2:01)
-Earlier: New video shows moments leading up to fatal Worcester crash (1:54). Article
-5 apartments at Mill Street complex structurally unsound (:20). Article
-Related: Cause of collapse being investigated by insurance companies, engineers
-Worcester restaurateur buys Harding Tire property in Canal District for $1.25 million
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant closes for the rest of the week because of lack of staff
-Some Worcester neighborhoods are hotter than others. Here's why it matters
-WBUR (14:39): Worcester professor reframes "Romeo and Juliet" as a pandemic story
-Worcester Green Corps has cleaned up nearly 11,000 pounds of trash in a year and more than 2,000 in the last 3 weeks
-Mass. lottery spots that sold most $1 million+ prizes
-Friday's Mega Millions numbers: 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and a Megaball of 14.
>HOMES: Grand Craftsman home in Worcester selling for $599,000
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Free tickets available for Doctor Robert Band show at Peppercorn's
-Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....
-Major Taylor's life in Worcester comes to the big screen
-Artist Spotlight: Michelle May
-Poetry Town: "Building up a History (for PR)"
-Worcesteria: Worcester Common, where the city's history and future collide ...
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime business and community leader who passed at 98 years old
-ICYMI: ProPublica and WBUR win Journalism Excellence Award for investigative reporting on Worcester DA's office
-Several schedule changes from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this fall on JetBlue
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury enacts water restrictions
-Health advisory lifted for Shrewsbury pond
-Lottery now open for Julia Bancroft Apartments in Auburn
-Area family loses father and son in same tragic day
-Holden pool highlights the best of summer
-Meet Smokey the Bear at Millbury Public Library
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Princeton police giving tickets to young bicyclists - for ice cream
>SPORTS: Brewers beat Red Sox, 4-1
-Jonnu Smith turns up the heat on Day 3 of Patriots camp
-Gavin Noriega claims the Bravehearts record for doubles in a season, career
-'Hearts win in walkoff, 5-4. See the winning run score on a wild pitch (:33)
-Bravehearts next home game 6:30 Saturday (Hockey Night)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Buffalo, 7-6
-Chris Sale shows appreciation for WooSox with Bose headphones for every player
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Multiple bodies recovered after accidents in Glacier National Park
-Search for Kentucky flood victims could take weeks, governor says
-Tragic: 4 young siblings, ages 1 to 8, killed in Kentucky flooding
>NEW ENGLAND: Conn. mom who strangled her 3 kids then killed herself left note for husband
-Charlie Baker signs sweeping reproductive rights bill
>BUSINESS: Key U.S. inflation gauge reaches 6.8% as prices keep surging
-JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion
>COLLEGES: Concern that colleges could fuel more monkeypox spread ahead of fall semester
-5 new members join Worcester State Alumni Association Advisory Board
>FOOD: Hershey warns it won't be able to meet Halloween demand
>HEALTH: Mass. reports 9,954 new COVID cases this week
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Best TV shows of July
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Green Lantern: Beware My Power," "Paradise Highway," "Alone Together" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prosecutors in Spain to seek 8-year prison term for Shakira
-Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in new video
>HISTORY: Abby Kelley Foster, a leader in women's and African-American's rights
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Quigly
-Meanwhile, in California, incorrectly painted lanes have drivers doing zig-zags on road
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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
-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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