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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:50). High of 75 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Did you remember to set your clocks back?
-Worcester police looking for missing 16-year-old
-Traffic advisory for Veterans Inc. 5K on Sunday
-Firefighters extinguish hazardous material fire inside Worcester plant
-Serious crash sends 2 to the hospital
-Auburn snack company makes every nutty confection you can imagine (4:54)
-Down Lonely Street: Longtime Worcester businesses depart from Main Street downtown
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Here are the 5 Cheapest Places to Get Gas this Weekend in Worcester
-Worcester awarded $25,000 grant to focus on quality of life downtown
-Explaining Massachusetts' 4 ballot questions in 200 words or less
-What's Up Worcester presents The Sitdown (1:08:21): Jim McGovern
-What's Up Worcester presents The Sitdown (1:01:53): Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette
-No winners. Powerball soars to record $1.9 billion. Saturday's winning numbers
-Related: Holy Cross Economics Professor shares some dos and don’ts if you win the lottery
>HOMES: For $379,000, a condo in a former Worcester synagogue
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Sunday
-Best Bourbons under $25 (31:47)
>SHOWTIME: U2's Bono brings "Stories of Surrender" to life on Boston stage
-Worcester-area high schoolers invited to EcoTarium naturalist program
-The Faces of Worcester: Alicia Haddad
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime school crossing guard who "received great joy seeing kids go to school"
-ICYMI: Rapper & businessman Diddy buys 3 Central Mass. cannabis businesses
-WPD detective wins singing competition, performed in memory of fallen officer
-36-year-old man faces drugs, gun charges in Worcester
-2 held on $25,000 bail in Worcester warehouse shooting
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland now accepting orders for Thanksgiving (:51)
-Holden students to perform in "Nutcracker"
-Holden Senior Center offers help finding fuel assistance programs
-Rattle Root shows off farm progress
-Explore 50 years of Willard House and Clock Museum history
-Brookfield man getting ready for 4th trip to Ukraine-Poland border
-2 homeless men arrested for trespassing onto railroad tracks in Leominster
>SPORTS: No. 6 Holy Cross thrashes Lehigh to claim fourth straight league title
-Related: Highlights (3:06). Four-peat merch on sale
-10 things to watch in Sunday's Patriots-Colts game
-Expert's predictions for Patriots-Colts game
-Bob Cousy meet and greet raises funds for Big Brothers Big Sisters
-Astros topple Phillies, win World Series
-Bravehearts open new online merchandise store
-Railers beat Norfolk, 4-2
-Friday Night Football Frenzy Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: At least 9 wounded, 2 critically, in Philadelphia mass shooting, police say
-1 dead, others missing in Oklahoma after tornadoes hit 3 states
>NEW ENGLAND: When will I get my Mass. tax refund?
-Man suspected of killing woman dead after drinking battery acid, DA says
-Tragic: Russian nightclub fire kills at least 13 people
>FOOD: Nestlé issues another recall of cookie dough products due to potential presence of plastic
>HEALTH: Some forms of popular antibiotic amoxicillin in short supply
-Severe depression eased by single dose of synthetic "magic mushroom"
>COLLEGES: Gallery at Worcester State opens thought-provoking exhibition of body-neutral work by artist Lindsey Guile
>BUSINESS: Hanover Insurance Q3 earnings snapshot
-FCC commissioner calls for TikTok ban
>TV/STREAMING: Here are the 10 essential shows to watch in November
>MOVIES: "One Piece Film: Red" unseats "Black Adam" in box office
>CELEBRITY: Aaron Carter dead at 34
>SHOPPING: The 10 best deals of the Kohl's Black Friday sale
>ANIMALS: Watch as this bear breaks into Nestle Toll House Cafe in California
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Couple finds lost ring in sand thanks to engagement photographer
-Meanwhile, in China, lottery winner dons mascot costume to hide jackpot from family
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Classifieds
-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
-Daytime weekend bartenders at Worcester bar
-Major Gifts Officer and Case Manager at Abby's House
-Secretary/Receptionist Wanted, at First American Realty
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:44). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Counterfeit ticket scam leads to parents missing Worcester high school graduation
+6:00: Facing eviction, Worcester's Boston Market owner plans a rebranding instead
+6:00: Providence & Worcester train derails in Rhode Island neighborhood
+6:00: Worcester police arrest suspect in connection with shooting near University Park
+6:00: Renters find relief at Worcester legal clinic to clear their eviction records
+6:00: W.R.T.A. adds new accessible vans to paratransit fleet
+6:00: Shakira, Jason Aldeen concerts at Fenway Park abruptly canceled (:31)
+6:00: Former Holy Cross star Stacey Hochkins named USA Hockey Adult Player of the Year
+Noon: Bullet found in parking lot of Auburn Middle School; school had been dismissed
+Noon: Things to Do: James Oliver Band, M'bolo, Jay Sully and more ...
+Noon: Traditional food and music on tap at Middle Eastern Festival
+Noon: "American Idol" winner David Cook to headline annual Pet Rock Fest
+Noon: Summer@Music Worcester returns with 3 different concerts
+Noon: Worcester students eye "Origin" as part of ArtsWorcester Future Arts Workers
+Noon: Joann Fabrics officially closed in Shrewsbury
-Police investigating death of college student in Worcester
-Work begins on $120 million downtown Worcester housing development
-Worcester police investigate gunfire at University Park; person treated for wounds
-Vandal leaves offensive messages on sign outside Worcester middle school
-Heralded Worcester school faces possible closure as state Senate cuts its funding
-Worcester clothing brand Cosmic Unicornz to find permanent home
-Fitness in the Parks Summer Series kickoff Friday
-Administration seeking to close 2 Central Mass. Job Corps centers as part of elimination of program nationwide
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for May
-Doherty Memorial High School graduation (1:37:57)
-Worcester Public Schools' Ask the Superintendent (22:10): Vision of a learner with Belmont Street School
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:22): Fallout from the State of the City protest
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Lobster Rolls (5:17)
-ICYMI: Workers threaten to strike at UMass Memorial Health
-Firm to study solutions to I-290 divide in Worcester
-18-unit apartment complex planned on site of old 3-decker in Worcester
-Worcester wants to reclaim its manufacturing leadership, but tariffs may stand in the way
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May & June Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden police welcome new officer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Vandals destroy Leominster Little League fields (2:23). Article
-In Shrewsbury Center, a new gathering place for the Jewish community
-High school productions up for TAMY awards
-Clinton student-athletes receive honors from coaches
-West Boylston police log May 19th to 25th
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Creative and creepy: Mike Mars talks about a life in film, music and horror
-On self-titled debit album, Sunday Junkie sets stage for musicians' next chapter
-The Big E announces Train as 2025 headliner. See schedule, ticket info
>OPINION: Nicole Bell: Cassie Ventura's story deserves to end in justice
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Open letter to Councilor Bergman
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 928 (27:59): Maureen Schwab
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (47:50)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Fire Chief Geoffrey Gardell
>SPORTS: Stefon Diggs' boat party causes stir as he misses Patriots O.T.A.s
-Patriots O.T.A. takeaways: Drake Maye improves, but offense still a step behind
-Bravehearts win season opener, 9-7
-What to know before Bravehearts Opening Day
-Bravehearts Opening Night giveaway. Next home game: 6:30 Friday. Get tickets here
-Red Sox lose to Brewers, 6-5
-Holy Cross men’s soccer names 2025 team captains
-Jeopardy! highlights WooSox player's unique and clever nickname
-WooSox beat RailRiders, 5-4
>NATIONAL: D.O.G.E. can access sensitive Treasury payment systems, judge rules
-3 city-killing asteroids could strike Earth within weeks
>TRAGIC: Man dies in crash while giving daughter driving lesson: Reports
>NEW ENGLAND: Missing U.N.H. student found dead
-Karen Read trial analysis (21:23): Courtroom showdown after prosecution's crash finale
>COLLEGES: Voice artist and Holy Cross class of 1968 alum James Conlan
-Assumption president says colleges must "take a hard look" at themselves
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Weekend getaway in Connecticut
>BUSINESS: Market Basket C.E.O. Arthur T. Demoulas placed on leave amid new allegations (2:23). Article
-LPL Financial Research: Can earnings catch up to this stock market rally?
-Take W.B.J.'s 2025 Midyear Economic Forecast survey
>SHOPPING: Walmart uses hidden barcodes to avoid "skip scanning"
>HEALTH: Weight loss in middle age offers long-term health benefits
-Skin cancer prevention: What you may not know about sunscreen, health (2:10)
>FOOD: How 1 ingredient transformed McDonald's Egg McMuffin
>TV/STREAMING: Until Friday, Peacock streaming deal for just $25 for a year
>MOVIES: Is "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning" really the end? Tom Cruise may have revealed answer
>CELEBRITY: Brad Pitt speaks out on finalizing Angelina Jolie divorce after 8 years
>ANIMALS: Courageous puppy fights off pack of coyotes in 45-minute battle, heart-stopping video shows
>HISTORY: Worcester Heritage Society snapshots: 1870s Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Winchester 8-year-old recognized for fundraising success
-Meanwhile, in Florida, trapper wrestles alligator on highway median
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
-Worcester Area Director (part-time), Matthew 25
+Multiple positions, Nancy Chang Restaurant
+Police officers, town of Leicester
-Part-time bartender, Patsie Dugan's
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