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>Latest weather: Dry with plenty of sunshine, high of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Questions remain for aunt, uncle of man injured in fatal Chandler Street crash after meeting with police
-Related: Listen to Worcester police audio moments before crash that left 1 teen dead, 4 others injured
-Related: Audio only (2:01)
-Earlier: New video shows moments leading up to fatal Worcester crash (1:54). Article
-5 apartments at Mill Street complex structurally unsound (:20). Article
-Related: Cause of collapse being investigated by insurance companies, engineers
-Worcester restaurateur buys Harding Tire property in Canal District for $1.25 million
-Shrewsbury Street restaurant closes for the rest of the week because of lack of staff
-Some Worcester neighborhoods are hotter than others. Here's why it matters
-WBUR (14:39): Worcester professor reframes "Romeo and Juliet" as a pandemic story
-Worcester Green Corps has cleaned up nearly 11,000 pounds of trash in a year and more than 2,000 in the last 3 weeks
-Mass. lottery spots that sold most $1 million+ prizes
-Friday's Mega Millions numbers: 13, 36, 45, 57, 67 and a Megaball of 14.
>HOMES: Grand Craftsman home in Worcester selling for $599,000
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Free tickets available for Doctor Robert Band show at Peppercorn's
-Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....
-Major Taylor's life in Worcester comes to the big screen
-Artist Spotlight: Michelle May
-Poetry Town: "Building up a History (for PR)"
-Worcesteria: Worcester Common, where the city's history and future collide ...
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime business and community leader who passed at 98 years old
-ICYMI: ProPublica and WBUR win Journalism Excellence Award for investigative reporting on Worcester DA's office
-Several schedule changes from Worcester to Fort Lauderdale this fall on JetBlue
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury enacts water restrictions
-Health advisory lifted for Shrewsbury pond
-Lottery now open for Julia Bancroft Apartments in Auburn
-Area family loses father and son in same tragic day
-Holden pool highlights the best of summer
-Meet Smokey the Bear at Millbury Public Library
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Princeton police giving tickets to young bicyclists - for ice cream
>SPORTS: Brewers beat Red Sox, 4-1
-Jonnu Smith turns up the heat on Day 3 of Patriots camp
-Gavin Noriega claims the Bravehearts record for doubles in a season, career
-'Hearts win in walkoff, 5-4. See the winning run score on a wild pitch (:33)
-Bravehearts next home game 6:30 Saturday (Hockey Night)
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Buffalo, 7-6
-Chris Sale shows appreciation for WooSox with Bose headphones for every player
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Multiple bodies recovered after accidents in Glacier National Park
-Search for Kentucky flood victims could take weeks, governor says
-Tragic: 4 young siblings, ages 1 to 8, killed in Kentucky flooding
>NEW ENGLAND: Conn. mom who strangled her 3 kids then killed herself left note for husband
-Charlie Baker signs sweeping reproductive rights bill
>BUSINESS: Key U.S. inflation gauge reaches 6.8% as prices keep surging
-JetBlue agrees to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion
>COLLEGES: Concern that colleges could fuel more monkeypox spread ahead of fall semester
-5 new members join Worcester State Alumni Association Advisory Board
>FOOD: Hershey warns it won't be able to meet Halloween demand
>HEALTH: Mass. reports 9,954 new COVID cases this week
-Free vaccinations/boosters Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>TV/STREAMING: Best TV shows of July
>MOVIES: New movies on demand: "Green Lantern: Beware My Power," "Paradise Highway," "Alone Together" and more
>CELEBRITY: Prosecutors in Spain to seek 8-year prison term for Shakira
-Will Smith addresses Oscars slap in new video
>HISTORY: Abby Kelley Foster, a leader in women's and African-American's rights
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Quigly
-Meanwhile, in California, incorrectly painted lanes have drivers doing zig-zags on road
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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
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-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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