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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
+6:00: Pasta Mani, Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market, to close
+6:00: Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
+6:00: Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
+6:00: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
+1:00: Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
+1:00: Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
+1:00: Worcester County’s newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why (pictured)
+1:00: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
+1:00: Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
+1:00: Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-Worcester's Angelo Gray, 11, makes splash winning New York City talent event
-Joyner Lucas' "Best For Me" up for an MTV Video Music Award
-The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools in Worcester
-Jeannie Michelson marks 30 years overseeing Worcester volunteer boards
-New 7-bed respite center in Worcester addressing homelessness
-West Nile Virus found in 2 more mosquitoes in Worcester, risk level elevated
-Civil service exemption bill pushed by Worcester leaders remains stuck on Beacon Hill
-Radio Worcester (17:37): Councilor Etel Haxhiaj urges action on Worcester traffic and migrant crises
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: A smile with every bite at Say Cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 65-year-old
-College donor wants his millions back
-Good Samaritan returns valuable coins to family who mistakenly sold them from father's area home (2:13). Article
-Former Unum HQ gets Fallon Health rebranding ahead of company’s move
-Worcester police investigate early morning stabbing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Home building kicked off for injured Holden veteran
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man sentenced for hiring friend to no-show government job
-Ayer pleads for emergency declaration amid hospital closure
-Leominster man arrested for pushing female roommate outside residence, threatening to cut throat with machete
-Shrewsbury police mourn passing of retired sergeant
-West Boylston police log for July 29th to August 4th
-Worcester realtor buys 5 Southbridge residential properties for $1.83 million
-MassDOT announces ramp closures for routes 290, 495
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: WCUW's Main South in the Spotlight puts focus on "vibrant community"
-Author Michael Perna, Jr. honors Spag's, founder in new book
-Clairo films new, wrestling-themed music video at the White Eagle
-Neighborhood Strings program makes an impact for Worcester kids
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Dropkick Murphys' James Lynch talks Worcester
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Gun violence is not normal and we need to stop accepting it as such
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 62 (28:27): Laura Marotta, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Creative Hub Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent years as a volunteer reader for the blind
>SPORTS: Patriots drop out of Brandon Aiyuk trade sweepstakes in NFL stunner
-Jerod Mayo reveals Patriots' quarterback plan for preseason opener vs. Panthers
-How Celtics fared in Team USA's quarterfinals win at Olympics
-Bill Riga to lead Holy Cross hockey into 2029
-Railers season ends just shy of playoffs, for the third time
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 8-6
-Shrewsbury Post 397 baseball excited for American Legion regionals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Base jumper dies after 500-foot jump off Grand Canyon
-Court blocks F.C.C.'s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules
-Tragic: 9 killed when family in overloaded SUV crashes into canal
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 hurt after boat crashes into remains of Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor
-Wife found guilty of murder in stabbing death of Boston firefighter husband in 2021
>COLLEGES: Professor Neil Heffernan discusses teaching and research at WPI (2:23)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Take a road trip up the coast of Maine
>BUSINESS: Pay transparency comes to Mass.
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-State economic growth exceeded expectations last quarter
>SHOPPING: Spirit Halloween opens in August. Find locations
>HEALTH: Mass. reports first human case of West Nile virus of 2024 (:18)
-Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications show promise for curbing smoking, study suggests
>FOOD: Super-filling, protein-packed Wendy’s breakfast is going viral — and it’s just 340 calories
>TV/STREAMING: Carrie Underwood to replace Katy Perry as "American Idol" judge
>MOVIES: 13 best Ryan Reynolds movies
>CELEBRITY: Meghan Markle opens up about her experience being bullied, past suicidal thoughts
>HISTORY: Why's it called Doherty Memorial High School? Here's the backstory
>ANIMALS: This dog looks completely normal now (3:03)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $300,000 lottery prize right after losing her job
-Meanwhile, in Lynnfield, 15 goats flee work site, scatter through town
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>WEATHER: High of 40 today in Worcester, winter storm on Tuesday (2:38)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-More students than ever relying on local college food pantry, school says
-New exit opens at Shoppes at Blackstone Valley to ease holiday traffic jams
-Firefighters respond to fire at Eller's Restaurant on Thanksgiving
-WPI Moment of Magic club brings familiar movie faces to comfort kids
-Worcester Railers surprise boy with Make a Wish reveal
-Small Business Saturday brings hope to Main South shops
-Ziggy Bombs makes generous switch from steak subs to turkey dinners
-Sen. Durant: State withheld money from Wachusett Regional because of town's M.B.T.A. stance
-Former Worcester police officers allege unpaid retirement benefits
-Worcester streets closing again for ongoing "Walking Dead" filming
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Lights, recounts & Small Biz Saturday
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:37): Worcester recount confirms results, sparks debate on future political landscape
>DINING OUT: After long rent battle, Boston Market on Park Avenue closing for good
-Table Hoppin': Atlantic Poke franchise owner sets sites on Framingham
-ICYMI: High school teacher in Worcester invites dozens of exchange students to Thanksgiving dinner (2:03)
-Immigrant communities in region add cultural spice to Thanksgiving
-Catholic Charities Worcester County continues Thanksgiving tradition
-Thanksgiving - yay or nay? City voices weigh pluses, minuses of holiday
-Worcester Magazine's Hometown Heroes talk about fostering community, advocacy
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): December Among Friends senior newsletter
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-$60 case deal at Seven Saws Brewery
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Saint Mary School student represents Mass. at National Civics Bee
-TODAY! Millbury Police Department's Fill-A-Cruiser toy drive 9:30 to 1:30
-Shrewsbury Police Department Fill-A-Cruiser toy drive December 6th
-Grafton teen bikes every street in town
-West Boylston Fire Department promotes Thomas “TJ” McCormack to the rank of Lieutenant
-Rutland electricity aggregation hearing
-Wachusett area public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mo Rocca, "Christmas by Candlelight" and more ...
-Tony-winner Matt Doyle to be in good company at Broadway in Worcester
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Report on Worcester school safety should be wake-up call
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: "One Battle After Another" — A film that speaks to the times
-WCCA-TV Special (1:32:43): National Women’s Rights Convention, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who was among the first Certified Nurse Practitioners
>SPORTS: Would Giants hire Josh McDaniels or Bill Belichick as head coach?
-Belichick seemingly still drawing interest from NFL teams
-Bruins lose to Rangers, 6-2
-Holy Cross Athletics signs multi-year deal with adidas, BSN SPORTS
-Q.C.C. named official college of the Worcester Bravehearts
-Railers falls to Adirondack, 2-1, in overtime
-Worcester Cowboys hold fundraiser for nationals on Sunday
>NATIONAL: Death toll rises to 128 in Hong Kong fire
-3 injured in shooting at mall on Black Friday
-Long-awaited $3.6 billion in heating assistance released
-Tragic: 2 sisters die saving disabled dad from Thanksgiving blaze at home
>NEW ENGLAND: Rent control in Mass.: Do residents support it?
-Babson freshman detained while flying out of Logan for Thanksgiving
-Killer identified half a century after young mom murdered in her home, authorities say
>COLLEGES: A tradition of care at Clark
-Anna Maria Esports: A breakthrough season that changed everything
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbus grounds 6,000 planes after jet suddenly lost altitude mid-flight
-Storms, Airbus issue complicate post-holiday travel (1:58)
>BUSINESS: College degrees lose job-market edge, new research suggests
-LPL Financial Research: Corporate America cleared a high bar this earnings season
-Columbia Tech to move into Centech Park North, marking milestone for development
-Radio Worcester (23:44): A.I. skills, clean energy jobs driving Mass. workforce trends
>SHOPPING: Don't miss holiday shipping deadlines. See dates for Post Office, UPS
-Fake sites on the rise for Black Friday, Cyber Monday. Check these 3 things before buying
>HEALTH: Popular low-calorie sweetener linked to liver disease: study
-Doctors warn major changes coming for weight loss drugs in Mass. (1:15)
>FOOD: Boar's Head products recalled AGAIN after possible listeria contamination hits cheeses
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
-Girl, 7, goes viral for brutally honest reaction to Al Roker at Thanksgiving parade
>MOVIES: Eddie Murphy reveals 3 blockbuster hits he turned down
>CELEBRITY: Rumer Willis gives heartbreaking update on Bruce's dementia battle
-Chevy Chase admits it was a mistake to leave "Saturday Night Live": doc
>ANIMALS: Mama dog hides her babies in a shed when she gets shot (1:42)
>HISTORY: Thanksgiving leftovers got wild with these crazy recipes from '88
>GOOD NEWS: Nuns are given a miracle by jeweler
-Meanwhile, in Ireland, "lion" on the loose was a big dog "with a fresh haircut"
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