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>Latest weather: A nice summer day is on tap, high of 82 today in Worcester
-Get set for "cold, snowy" winter, new long-range forecast says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-20-year-old killed in Conn. crash involving Worcester tractor trailer driver
-Arrest made in Charlton hit-and-run that severely injured bicyclist
-White Eagle celebrates 85 years in Worcester, honors heritage at Polish Festival
-Worcester police host first back to school bash at Institute Park
-Volunteers help "Zap the Blackstone" for 50th anniversary cleanup
-Traffic advisory for Caribbean American Carnival parade Sunday in Worcester
-COVID cases in Worcester remain steady; hospitalizations on rise
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
-Ready for Halloween? Here's when spirit stores open in Worcester County
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Staffing, hiring are top priorities for new Worcester superintendent as school year starts
-Worcester teachers union concerned about backpacks in classrooms
-Worcester schoolteachers prep for first day Monday
-First-time bus driver practices skills before the start of school year
-Bill Shaner: A guide to the First Worcester District Senate race
-Don Landgren: How dry we are in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Weight Band, "One Night of Queen" and more ....
-Worcester-bred No Trigger embraces creative freedom with "Dr. Album"
-ICYMI: Route 20 flash flooding submerges cars as storms wreak havoc in Central Mass.
-Were you there? The 40 biggest events at the Centrum in the last 40 years
-Worcester police ask for help locating missing 19-year-old
-Superintendent Monárrez welcomes families back to school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Public health advisory lifted at Gauch Park in Shrewsbury
-Developer reduces units for Greenbriar Drive project in Shrewsbury
-Shrewsbury Public Library program on making cards by smashing flowers
-Holden bandstand concert 6-8 p.m. Sunday
-Leominster couple charged with imprisoning, raping a woman in hotel room, New York police say
-Man seen screaming at people approaching the Athol Credit Union's ATM, evades police, gets arrested
-45-year-old alternative school student arrested for Suboxone possession in Shirley
-Bradshaw scholarships awarded
>SPORTS: Should the Patriots stay the course with new-look offense?
-Red Sox beat Tampa, 5-1
-Worcester Bravehearts offer to help "punish" fantasy football league last place finisher
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Mets beat WooSox, 6-4
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Why NASA is returning to the moon 50 years later with Artemis I
-Bystander struck, killed after angry hit-and-run driver tries to mow down different woman
-Tragic: Boy, 3, dies after shooting himself with gun he found in unlocked case
>NEW ENGLAND: How a Mass. law intended to protect victims became a "gift to abusers"
-Mario Batali settles 2 Mass. lawsuits alleging sexual assault
>BUSINESS: Workplace surveillance methods now common
-Mass. small businesses feel the pinch from slowing housing market
>HEALTH: Long COVID is keeping as many as 4 million Americans out of work
-Free COVID vaccinations on Sunday: 11-3 at EcoTarium
>HOMES: U.S. rents hit a record high for the 17th month in a row
>ANIMALS: Cincinnati Zoo's hippo siblings Fiona, Fritz get to know each other
>TV/STREAMING: HBO renews "House of the Dragon" for second season
>MOVIES: HBO Max reveals "A Christmas Story" sequel release date, with original cast
>CELEBRITY: "Star Trek" legend Nichelle Nichols' ashes to be blasted into deep space
-Shia LaBeouf denies being fired from "Don't Worry Darling"
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Volunteer firefighter rescues neighbor from burning home
-Meanwhile, can you find the "sneaky" cat hiding in this living room?
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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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