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>Latest weather: Dry and quiet, high of 86 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man, woman die in rollover crash on I-290 in Worcester
-Dozens gather at vigil for Chandler Street crash victims, calls for prevention. Video (2:19)
-Earlier: Questions remain for aunt, uncle of man injured in fatal Chandler Street crash after meeting with police
-Bone marrow donor and recipient to meet for first time before Sunday's Bravehearts' game
-Applications available for Worcester ARPA community-based program funds
-Holy Cross grad Anthony Fauci's life, work during COVID are PBS film's focus
-UMass Medical School panel calls out health and medical education impacts of overturning Roe v. Wade
-Ray Mariano: Mass. is very different from most of America
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas in Worcester this weekend
-Senior Speak No. 887 (29:53): Colin Novick, Executive Director, Greater Worcester Land Trust
-Neighbors and firefighters rescue pets as fire devastates Auburn home
>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
-Free tickets available for Doctor Robert Band show at Peppercorn's
-Five Things to Do: Out to Lunch, The Chain and more ....
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime area musician who played with many famous acts
-ICYMI: 5 apartments at Mill Street complex structurally unsound (:20). Article
-Worcester restaurateur buys Harding Tire property in Canal District for $1.25 million
-Area family loses father and son hours apart
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fire burns building in Northborough
-GoFundMe created for man accused of killing K9 Frankie in Fitchburg standoff
-GRACE Center opens for summer programs
-Holden bandstand concert 6-8 tonight
-Leicester Police Logs July 21st to July 27th
-Princeton police giving tickets to young bicyclists - for ice cream
-North Brookfield’s Night Out puts focus on community building
>SPORTS: Brewers beat Red Sox again, 9-4
-With new play calls, Patriots are excited about a simplified offense
-Bravehearts next home game 4 p.m. Sunday (YOU-Create-the-Jersey & Kids Club Sunday)
-Bill Ballou's baseball column
-Enter to win WooSox tickets, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose in Buffalo, 5-3
-Revolution, Toronto play scoreless draw
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has it all (5:05)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Andrew Yang, Christine Todd Whitman make "Forward" third party
-Tragic: Woman plunges to her death from Tennessee theme park ride
>NEW ENGLAND: Shakeup ordered at Mass. State Police Academy after 20 trainees injured
-Teen drowns in public pool overnight after jumping fenced property, police say
>BUSINESS: Worcester accepting applications for 10 new package store licenses
-Worcester Business Connect No. 26 (33:50): HumanKind casting + talent
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School Community Garden hitting food insecurity at home head-on
-WBUR (14:39): Worcester professor reframes "Romeo and Juliet" as a pandemic story
>FOOD: Hershey warns it won't be able to meet Halloween demand
>HEALTH: Millions still without sense of smell or taste after COVID
-Free vaccinations/boosters Sunday: 11-3 at EcoTarium
>HOMES: Grand Craftsman home in Worcester selling for $599,000
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in August (9:30)
>MOVIES: Jason Momoa confirms Ben Affleck's DC return
>CELEBRITY: Chris Rock on Will Smith Oscars slap: "I'm not a victim"
>HISTORY: Whatever became of these Central Mass. golf courses?
>ANIMALS: Puppy rescued from bottom of ravine loves the water now (3:16)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. mom gives 1-in-10 million birth to 2 sets of identical twins
-This optical illusion is only for those with high IQs
-Meanwhile, in South Carolina, watch as a bear rings doorbell at a home
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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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