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In The News
>WEATHER: NEW! Watch Mark Rosenthal's updated 7-day forecast (:35); high of 67 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-6 shot during after-hours party at Worcester warehouse, police say
-Customers flock to Rotmans Furniture as Worcester mainstay plans to shut its doors
-Worcester enters electricity supply contract it hopes will blunt steep winter price increases
-Robert Stuart Jr. identified as man killed in Leicester equipment accident
-Earlier: Man killed in construction-vehicle accident on King Street in Leicester
-Andrew T. Wagner recalled as male victim of domestic abuse during his killer’s sentencing
-Related: Stephanie Fernandes sentenced to 8 to 10 years in fatal stabbing
-What you need to know about election deadlines; Worcester early voting starts October 22nd
-First Worcester Superintendent Listening and Learning Forum with Dr. Rachel Monárrez set for Wednesday
-Pre-K, diversifying teachers among top Worcester priorities for state funds
-Abby's House 5K raises critical funds for shelter, advocacy services
-Worcester recognizes White Cane Awareness Day Saturday with blindfolded walk
-Mission Dispensaries holds community cleanup of Elm Park
-Here are the 5 Cheapest Places to Get Gas this Weekend in Worcester
>HOMES: Inside a mid-century modern home in Worcester on sale for $1.1 million
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Emotional video of Worcester boy getting his first pair of glasses goes viral (1:58)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Making Bourbon cocktails with great value Bourbons (47:31)
>SHOWTIME: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Five Things to Do: Coco, Perpetual Groove, Erin Harpe and more
-Worcester's Craft for a Cause helping Puerto Rico
-Don Landgren: A suggested name change for Plantation Street
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:58): 14-year-old fashion designer Finn Santora
-The Faces of Worcester: Charles Luster
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester Obstetrician who passed away at 103
-ICYMI: Worcester police arrest woman causing disturbance at courthouse
-Over 900,000 gallons of sewage flowed into Blackstone River in Worcester
-Car split in half in donut shop crash in Worcester (1:30)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): HVAC repairs to Floral Street School on Shrewsbury warrant
-Shrewsbury gets $100,000 to create climate action plan
-Sutton finances appear on steady ground
-Grafton Public Library events
-Blackstone Valley Chamber of Commerce upcoming events
-Michael’s Run puts spotlight on mental wellness, 19-year-old missing person’s case
>SPORTS: 10 things to watch as Patriots look to get even in Cleveland
-Expert predictions for Pats-Browns game
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft gets married in surprise, star-studded wedding
-Enter to win a Mac Jones jersey, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Players, coaches for 6-0 Holy Cross get well-deserved breather this weekend with open date
-Bruins beat Arizona, 6-3
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has the SUV you need this fall for back to school and sporting events (4:48)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Suspected serial killer arrested while "out hunting" in Stockton, police chief says
-Florida dads shoot each other's daughters in road-rage gun battle
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. man, woman killed in 5-vehicle crash on I-495 in Mansfield
-A closer look at the 2022 Mass. ballot questions
>SHOPPING: The 25 best gift ideas from Target for Christmas
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. organizations split $50,000 to grow entrepreneurial ecosystem, with potential for $400,000 more
-For some banks, doing business with the billion-dollar marijuana industry is well worth the risk
>COLLEGES: The federal student loan application website is now live. Here's what to expect
-Clark's Presidential Lecture returns October 26th with "How Democracies Die" author
>HEALTH: U.S. hospitals brace for an unprecedented winter of viruses
-Doctor clarifies confusion over colonoscopy effectiveness after new study questions it
-COVID booster shot's been updated. Experts explain what it is and who should get it
>FOOD: "Food at home" prices are up 13% from last year: Here are 4 ways to save on groceries
>TV/STREAMING: Lifetime Christmas movies 2022: Holiday movie schedule and start date
>MOVIES: "Halloween Ends" just beginning to slash its way to top of box office
>CELEBRITY: Why Bill Murray hated Chris Farley, Adam Sandler
>HISTORY: Diners made by Worcester Lunch Car Co. are still serving customers, far from New England
>ANIMALS: Cat will do anything to fit in this box (3:15)
-Meanwhile, in Italy, watch this patient play saxophone during brain surgery
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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
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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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