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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Students begin break at Worcester Common Oval
+6:00: Central Mass. driving school cries foul in early termination of contract with R.M.V.
+6:00: 50 years later, the disappearance of Vicke Lee Lamberton
+6:00: Radio Worcester (23:40): Craig Blais & Jenny Pacillo discuss Greendale, W.B.D.C., Amazon plans
+6:00: Radio Worcester (15:49): Worcester Guardian top stories, H.O.F. update
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Frankly, Charlotte: Worcester gets tangled in "Madame Web"
+Noon: Horror films in fearsome focus at Worcester's Dead of Winter Horror Fest
+Noon: Poet's Cauldron illustrates what's right with local arts
+Noon: Blue Ribbons take prize with new album, "Forever, But Not For Long"
-2 treated after Worcester house fire
-Several customers at Worcester Big Y had credit card info stolen, police say
-Earlier: Credit card skimmer found at Worcester Big Y
-Worcester Tech, Second Chance Cars team up to help local man's recovery journey
-Shrewsbury store run by neurodivergent students learning on the job (2:30). Article
-Family and friends hold 10th annual warm clothing drive on Worcester Common
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as juvenile court judge
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-South High's program teaches more than about skiing
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Ahead of winter break, primary elections, no City Council until March
-Radio Worcester (53:40): Roundtable debates Quality of Life Team’s impact in Worcester
>DINING OUT: New owner Christon Paddock adapting to Kenmore Diner
-ICYMI: Life Flight chopper lands safely at Worcester Regional Airport after losing one of its engines
-Area woman dies in snowmobile crash in New Hampshire
-State police identify woman fatally struck on Route 146 in Sutton
-Who killed Becker student Will Smith in 2008?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Person of the Year nominations open
-At Lamoureux Ford, our customers tell our story the best (1:56)
-Friends of Red Barn preserve history
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Blackstone man pleads guilty to federal fraud charges
-Shot fired in Douglas leads to lockdown of Middle School
-Rutland skater headed to Las Vegas
-Working group planned for Douglas solar farm runoff cleanup
-Nashoba students ask for a say
-Lancaster town election papers available
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: LGBTQ+ artist Laura Marotta runs Worcester space for self-expression
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 525 (27:49): Neo-nazis/Safety
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 26 (28:19): Hawaii For Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a man who was a teacher and principal in Worcester Public Schools for 42 years
>SPORTS: Patriots are moving on from Trent Brown, cut Lawrence Guy, Adrian Phillips
-Bruins beat Dallas in shootout
-TD Garden rejects fans from Bruins game after new bag policy (2:18)
-Dan Shaughnessy recovering from heart surgery, Boston Globe says
-Liam McLinskey named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Restoring Worcester Country Club course's historic character
-North boys, South girls dazzle in Central Mass. Tournament doubleheader
-Railers beat Orlando, 4-2
-Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 19
>CARS: Bertera Nissan is your first choice (:11)
-Tesla Cybertruck owners complain their new vehicles are rusting
>INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL: Alexei Navalny's wife addresses "horrific news" of his death
-$36 million Mega Millions jackpot goes unclaimed
-Tragic: 5 patients die as Gaza hospital seized by Israeli forces
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. named "most educated" state in U.S. again
-Is there a way to fix the pothole problem in Massachusetts?
>COLLEGES: Dialogue Dinner at Holy Cross promotes civil discussion and community
-Wellness Expo brings health and wellness resources and fun to Worcester State
-Funded by $1.1 million in grants, Clark researchers dive into undersea war of the microbes
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Strike closes the Eiffel Tower
>BUSINESS: After a jump in rates over the last 2 years, banks are preparing for cuts
-Boston-based restaurant tech company, Toast, planning for 550 layoffs
>HOMES: Local team empowers first-time homebuyers with seminar
>HEALTH: Why this popular exercise can lower blood pressure more than cardio
-Maternal syphilis rates in U.S. tripled in recent years
>FOOD: This fruit can improve your mental health in 4 days: study
>TV/STREAMING: Katy Perry quits "American Idol" after 7 seasons
>MOVIES: First look at new movie "Wicked" (1:01)
>CELEBRITY: David Letterman revisits Top 10 List for "Stupid Pet Tricks" with Sarah Silverman
>ANIMALS: Sheep loves to give playful head-butts to everyone she meets (3:07)
>HISTORY: President Taft's visit to Worcester in 1910 remembered
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Police officer uses C.P.R. to save unresponsive 3-year-old
-Meanwhile, Florida man attacks friend with samurai sword over Xbox
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is popular Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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