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In The News
>Latest weather: Dry and fall-like, high of 72 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Shrewsbury woman dies as a result of school bus crash
-Earlier: School bus in accident in Shrewsbury
-Fire strikes three-decker on Rodney Street in Worcester
-Worcester man sentenced for drug trafficking, firearms
-Man arrested following 4-car Auburn crash, charged with driving truck at officer
-Worcester firefighters will be "filling the boot" for the Muscular Dystrophy Association at some intersections today
-Audits of 2 Worcester departments reveal depth of systemic racism: "People of color are simply ignored"
-School Committee to get update on plan for Worcester police liaison officers
-LIFT, nonprofit working to end sex trade, opens "forever" home on Cambridge St. Thursday
-Ray Mariano: Tucker and his friends help Mass. lab animals find happy homes
>ANIMALS: Adoption Option: Meet Bullwinkle
>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
-Five Things to Do: Greek Festival, Music Worcester and more ...
-Worcester events, take your pick: Greek Festival, Beats and Barbecue, stART on the Street
-Artist Spotlight: Timothy Doyle
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (27:28): Paul Hernandez of Blue Flamingo
-The Faces of Worcester: Serenity Jones
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a woman who defied cultural norms to always remain independent
-ICYMI: Latest "Spider-Man" spinoff, "Madame Web," shooting in Worcester
-Movie star Jon Hamm praises Worcester, setting for key scenes in new movie shot partly in city
-Man pleads guilty in death of woman found in Lake Quinsigamond
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Composting and brush chipping 8-2:30 Saturday in Holden
-Machete-wielding Shrewsbury man tries to run over rival at local movie theater, police say
-Man shot multiple times outside Fitchburg convenience store
-Princeton children's librarian retires
-Princeton Public Safety Building is on November warrant
-40 years of playing the right notes for Pakachoag Music School
-Probe looks to find who abandoned 10 guinea pigs at pond in Leominster State Forest
>SPORTS: Holy Cross host Yale at 2 today. Know before you go: What to expect at Fitton Field
-Holy Cross to offer shuttle service to today's football game
-Patriots betting breakdown: Week 2 at Steelers
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Red Sox beat Royals, 2-1
-WooSox lose in Scranton, 8-2
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-Nissan recalls over 200,000 pickups due to risk of rolling away
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL: Alaska braces for "historic-level" storm as flooding, power outages feared
-Line to see Queen's coffin reaches 24-hour wait as mourners brave cold night
>NEW ENGLAND: Here's how Mass. plans to return $2.94 billion to taxpayers
-Did Florida governor break the law with his Martha’s Vineyard "stunt"? Legal experts want Justice Dept. to weigh in
-Veteran pollster and political analyst Lou DiNatale weighs in on the state primary
>FOOD: Thanksgiving could be ruined amid looming cranberry shortage
>COLLEGES: Clark grad students' union waiting for school's response after vote in favor to strike
-HC professor: Queen Elizabeth worked to foster religious tolerance
>HEALTH: Being an "active couch potato" cancels out exercise benefits
-Mass. reports 7,936 new COVID cases this week
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Walmart gets into banking
-FedEx warns of a global recession, cutting sales forecast by half a billion dollars
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Confess, Fletch," "Breaking" and more
>CELEBRITY: Henry Silva, Hollywood tough guy, dead at 95
>HOMES: Shrewsbury 5-bedroom Cape "not the typical cookie cutter," lists for $1.275 million
>HISTORY: House where Mary (Sawyer) and the little lamb lived in Sterling
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. coffee shop employee jumps for joy as he receives first paycheck
-Meanwhile, in Arizona, loose goat "terrorizes" residents, pees on deputy
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In The News
>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
-The 10 richest states in America
-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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