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>Latest weather: Dry and quiet, high of 79 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-9/11 to be recognized in Central Mass. by firefighters and others
-Local students build sculpture remembering 9/11 by using steel from World Trade Center
-1 person dead, another injured in single-car crash
-Canal Diggers 5K raises money for charity, runs through Worcester's Canal District
-Pride Worcester Festival hosts hundreds downtown
-The Saint Spyridon Grecian Festival returns to Worcester next weekend
-Is this Worcester restaurant is the best beer bar/gastropub in the state?
-Healthcare company with Worcester facility settles discrimination case with DOJ
-Worcester Regional Airport hiring on-call snow removal help for winter
-Project Bread helps connect healthy food to those who need it
-Bob Kraft unveils mobile medical unit for substance abuse care
-As Worcester prepares to publicize its racial equity audits, top leadership hopes to improve structural supports
-5 great ways to spend your weekend in Worcester
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Worcester beer garden extends operation downtown to October 28th
>SHOWTIME: Nominate your favorite artists, venues, and more for Worcester Music Awards
-The Faces of Worcester: Wairimu Macharia
>POLITICS: Rosen's Roundtable No. 486 (28:02): Schools
-Radio Worcester: First Worcester District State Senate primary wrap-up with Robyn Kennedy (14:42) and Joe Petty (2:54)
-Etel Haxhiaj: Inclusionary zoning right move for City Council
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who was active in her church for decades and was awarded a key to the city of Worcester
-ICYMI: 9-story high-rise proposed at former Canal District site of Fairway Beef
-Developer plans 218 apartments behind Shrewsbury Street restaurants
-Layoffs, furloughs hit Family Health Center of Worcester; branches outside city closed
-JetBlue switches to larger plane for daily service between Worcester and Fort Lauderdale
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Prolific residential developers buy Shrewsbury plot for $740,000
-Former Nashoba wrestler turned Marine drops everything to help train Ukrainian army units
-West Boylston store sells 6 $100,000 lottery tickets in 1 day
-Poker on Quaboag Pond raises money for environmental efforts
-Millbury's new Shaw Elementary School opens to students for first time
-Events on the horizon at Shrewsbury Senior Center
-Lowell investment group expands Gardner holdings
>SPORTS: No. 15 Holy Cross football team beats FBS Buffalo on game's final play
-Related: Holy Cross' Hail Mary game-winning play (1:13)
-Could Patriots offense unveil Alabama influence in season opener vs. Dolphins?
-Expert predictions: Week 1 picks for Patriots at Dolphins
-Red Sox smash Orioles, 17-4
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Lehigh Valley, 9-5
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-Mass. inspection sticker changes start November 1st
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Royal family members moved to tears by outpouring for the Queen
-Zelensky gloats as Russia flees vital supply hub in Ukraine
-2 Georgia deputies "ambushed," killed serving warrant
-Tragic: Sisters who survived Holocaust die days apart in Alabama
>BUSINESS: The world's second largest movie theater chain files for bankruptcy
>NEW ENGLAND: Search continues for jumper who leapt off Cape Cod's Sagamore Bridge
-State launches website, map for sexual assault survivors
>FOOD: Kellogg's wants you to add water to its new cereal
>SHOPPING: Amazon has a secret warehouse section where you never pay full price for items
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria to hold groundbreaking October 1st for multipurpose athletic complex
>HEALTH: Mass. distributing 3.5 million free at-home COVID tests to residents
-Mass. reports 6,623 new COVID cases this week
-Over 31,000 kids battery-powered ear muffs recalled over burn risks
>TV/STREAMING: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: "Barbarian" slashes way to top of box office on Friday
>CELEBRITY: “Bar Rescue” host Jon Taffer opens new Taffer’s Tavern in Watertown
>ANIMALS: Here are the top 5 dog breeds in Mass.
>HOMES: The 10 most expensive houses sold in the city of Worcester, August 28th-September 3rd
>HISTORY: Worcester in the 1940s trough the '70s (11:14)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): "Heroic" nurse saves baby who stopped breathing on Spirit Airlines flight
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, watch as a bear gets caught on camera opening SUV door, climbing inside
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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