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• Highlights Friday, November 22nd
  Posted by 016 Administrator 11 hours ago

  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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