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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 60 in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Mass Pike bridge closing near Worcester for 2 nights
+6:00: Chef Rick Araujo leaves Off the Rails for Nichols College job
+6:00: WooSox Rewards Members can earn loyalty points & enjoy exclusive deals at 15 shops & restaurants
+6:00: Damaged S.U.V. seen in Southbridge ravine
+Noon: Worcester woman's quick thinking leads to closet creep's arrest
+Noon: Former federal prosecutor says evictions illegal in Worcester
-Congregants of Spencer church destroyed by fire attend Sunday services in Leicester (2:09). Article
-Earlier: "It just went to black": Local fire chiefs on blaze leveling First Congregational Church of Spencer
-Worcester Firefighter's Memorial 6K draws hundreds of runners, spectators
-Worcester police honor memory of Officer Manny Familia (:19). Article
-Worcester siblings convicted of attempted murder, setting fire to occupied Brockton home
-Baseball coach nearly loses legs in Worcester crash, community rallies for recovery
-Officers say closing Worcester parole office endangers the public
-$100,000 lottery ticket sold at Worcester grocery store (pictured)
-Who earned the most at the Worcester Public Schools in 2022? Here are the salaries
-Worcester beaches, pools, splash pads will open in June
-More than 300 students from UMass Medical School receive degrees
-Related: Commencement video (2:32:49)
-TODAY! Free fitness classes begin in Worcester parks
-Albanian Festival wraps up in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester residents want city leaders to focus on creating jobs, survey says
-5 key takeaways from the 2020 Worcester George Floyd protest that landed the city in court
-In Worcester, Wings for Autism helping families feel comfortable at the airport
-Saint Vincent Hospital celebrates cancer survivors
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Victim found in Holden featured on unsolved homicide playing cards created by State Police
-Wachusett Echo: Parental pressure pushes students unnecessarily
-Lamoureux Ford wins national award for 26th consecutive year (1:03)
-More than just great coffee at Brilla (:36)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Car crashes into utility pole in Oakham
-Grafton cannabis store sheds new light on an old practice
-Shrewsbury seniors set 4x800-meter relay school record
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Officials try to address Sterling school traffic
-Corridor 9/495 Chamber announces scholarship recipients
-Sarsfield receives Village Green scholarship
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja: Sole crime of undocumented is pursuit of basic rights
-Rosalie Tirella: Piedmont barber
-Radio Worcester (13:31): District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose on fact vs. fiction about the proposed new family shelter at the Zion Lutheran Church
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 507 (27:45): Polar Park/City Hall Signage
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 10 (28:18): Former Mayor Konnie Lukes, Justice Mel Greenberg (ret.), 016 founder Mark Henderson
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who became an attorney in order to advocate for the disenfranchised
>SPORTS: Rays beat sloppy Red Sox, 6-2
-Worcester senior softball players prove age is just a number (2:33)
-Holy Cross's Jacob Dobbs, Luke Newman earn Preseason All-America honors
-Bravehearts explode for 12 runs in final 2 innings, win fourth straight. Next home game 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11th
-WooSox beat Louisville, 12-6
-Win 2 tickets to the WooSox, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
>CARS: The all new all electric Ariya has arrived at Bertera Nissan! (5:43)
-NATIONAL: This could be Apple’s biggest product launch since the Apple Watch
-Unresponsive small plane over Washington causes military jet to scramble, later crashes in Virginia
-Tragic: Pastor's 2 daughters killed when train crashes into their pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Man dies after small boat capsizes in New Hampshire pond
-How Massachusetts fails survivors of sex crimes
>BUSINESS: New Worcester angel investment group seeks to fund startups
-This workplace distraction ranked worst by Microsoft
>SHOPPING: Why a popular shoe brand is lowering prices in the face of inflation
>FOOD: If you want a good night's sleep, avoid eating this food
>HEALTH: Man who defied genetics may hold a clue to preventing Alzheimer's
-TODAY! Free COVID vaccine clinic at Worcester Senior Center
>COLLEGES: Number of teaching professors pursuing tenure at WPI grows
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The prettiest cities you've never heard of
>HOMES: See 5 homes for sale in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Mary Tyler Moore's tragedies and triumphs revealed in documentary
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling" legend dies; Cynthia Weil was 82
-Barry Newman, star of "The Vanishing Point" and "Petrocelli," dies at 92
>ANIMALS: Guy rescues 10 baby ducklings trapped in manhole (3:13)
>HISTORY: Osgood Bradley Building
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): L.A. Rams coach helps save drowning child, credits team's C.P.R. training
-Meanwhile, in Florida, alligator bends metal fence like a scene out of "Jurassic Park"
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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
+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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