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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 60 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Freight train derails in Ayer (1:26)
+6:00: Related: Raw video from helicopter above crash (9:31)
+6:00: Tenure ends for Worcester school safety chief Pezzella, but not service to community
+6:00: 2 Worcester men arrested for guns during fight
+6:00: Worcester names Cultural Development Officer
+6:00: Worcester Magazine readers share pics for National Puppy Day
+Noon: Women's History Month: Meet women shaping Worcester' future
-Rolling rally in Worcester will celebrate North High basketball champs
-Earlier: Parades, first pitches and calls from NBA among championship perks for North High
-Residents allowed back into Worcester high rise the city says is unsafe (1:37)
-Video of 2021 Worcester officer-involved shooting released
-Career criminal in Worcester caught with 14 guns, meth, police say
-18-year-old in critical condition after shooting in Worcester
-D.A. identifies Shrewsbury man killed in skiing accident at Wachusett Mountain
-JetBlue adds more Worcester-area communities to free roundtrip flight teacher sweepstakes
-Worcester man sentenced to 13 years for robbery, drugs
-GoFundMe started for Worcester police Sgt. Derrick Leto’s family
-City teams up with community to take on pond scum
-Worcester housing advocates still dealing with pandemic's impacts 3 years later
-NEW! Manny Jae Media's Inner Views (20:34): Julie Bowditch, Executive Director, CASA Project, Part 3
-Unsolved: Worcester -- "48 Hours After Baby Marlon Went Missing". Video (23:58). Audio (25:39)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things To Do: Bathsheba Spooner, Stone County Band, Mahler's 5th
-Last Call: Local musician Tony Gahan on writing and Ireland
-ICYMI: Cases of potentially deadly fungus spreading across U.S. found in Worcester
-111-unit apartment complex in Worcester has completed construction
-Worcester Walmart to seek alcohol license from city
-New bar, 107 Tap, officially opens in Worcester on Thursday
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 163 (28:10): Worcester Public School Superintendant Rachel Monárrez
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Worcester School Committee member Molly McCullough on homework in the public schools
-Bill Shaner: On the city’s failure to address the housing crisis
>OBITUARIES (brought to you by G9 Financial): Tribute to a woman who was a "domestic engineer of the highest order"
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Holden Select Board mulls, finds fault with state MBTA zoning mandate
-Radio Worcester Radio Roundtable (36:18): The battle between the Attorney General and the town of Holden
-Radio Worcester (10:38): Selectman Anthony Renzoni on zoning law
-Jazzed Up Duo performs at Val's this Saturday
-A wide selection of pre-owned cars and trucks at Lamoureux Ford (2:52)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): No contests after paper deadline in Boylston election
-Shrewsbury Planning Board approves over-55 development for Greenbriar Drive
-Paxton police warn residents of phishing scam
-Girl Scouts write about W.H.E.A.T. experience
-Photos: Nashoba students light up stage for "Mama Mia"
-Charlton Middle School teacher placed on leave following rape, assault charges
-Advanced Math & Science Academy has a new leader. Here's when she starts
>SPORTS: JuJu Smith-Schuster has high praise for Mac Jones
-Bravehearts hiring for operations crew
-36 Holy Cross football players named to Patriot League Academic Honor Roll
>CARS: NEW! Bertera. Huge Selection. Great Prices. (3:29)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Video shows rare tornado near Los Angeles ripping building roofs
-Teacher allegedly shot by 6-year-old can't forget student's face
-Tragic: Retired Colorado teacher, daughter scammed out of $200,000
>NEW ENGLAND: Health officials investigating Legionnaires’ disease cases in N.H.
-Paul Newman’s camp for sick kids 40 minutes from Worcester rises from the ashes
>FOOD: Like it or not, Dunkin' is getting into the taco business
>COLLEGES: 6 WPI professors given seed grants
-Q.C.C. Trivia Night fundraiser for P.T.K. scholarships on Saturday
>HEALTH: Sleep this way to add almost 5 years to your life
-Last days to get $75 for COVID shots in Worcester
-Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 9-noon at Worcester Senior Center
>BUSINESS: Job-listing company Indeed laying off 2,200 employees
-W.B.J.: 10 Things I know about ... Keeping a small business moving forward
>HOMES: Check out these homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: YouTube TV announces $8 per month price hike for subscribers
>MOVIES: Matt Damon, Casey Affleck begin filming in Boston (1:48)
>CELEBRITY: Tom Hanks named Harvard’s commencement speaker
-Tekashi 6ix9ine brutally beaten in Florida gym bathroom
>HISTORY: Former Dolan Oldsmobile at 1013-1017 Main Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Stray cat starts showing up at couple's new house (3:20)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 8-week-old pig rescued after several days on the run in New Hampshire
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, mountain lion attacks couple relaxing in hot tub
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Classifieds
+Head host and hosts at Downtown Worcester restaurant
+Multiple positions for Wonder Bar's Polar Park location
-Multiple positions at Worcester restaurant
-Grounds crew for Worcester Bravehearts
-Multiple positions, Law Department, City of Worcester
-Director of Planning and Community Development, Town of Holden
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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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