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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 74 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Many Worcester affordable housing projects face A.R.P.A. deadlines
+4:00: Wanted man arrested for touching child at Coes Pond, Worcester police say
+4:00: Hot chicken restaurant chain backed by Drake planning Worcester location
+4:00: 1 injured as loaded dump truck, car collide in Rutland (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester's Stephen Nedoroscik returns to U.S. with bronze medals
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Beach Boys, Skafest, Cameron Sutphin and more ...
+Noon: Get in the picture literally at Worcester Portrait Exchange
+Noon: Four Year Strong releases new full-length album, "Analysis Paralysis"
+Noon: Victor D. Infante's poetic novella "Suffer for this" available for preorder
+Noon: Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Night Out at Fourth & Field
-Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
-Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market to close
-Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
-TODAY! Out to Lunch Festival on the Worcester Common
-Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
-Newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why
-Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
-Summer video update from Worcester Superintendent Rachel H. Monárrez (2:26)
-When does school start in Worcester County?
-New study puts parking in Worcester under the microscope
-100FM The Pike (5:05): Josefina Velez of Friendly House on the emergency need to supply their food pantries
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-ICYMI: Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Regional announces honor roll
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
-Barre Family Pharmacy and Rutland Pharmacy to close for good
-Amy Smith returns as West Boylston athletic director
-Bill Hanney opening Sturbridge Luxury Cinemas in former Cinemagic
-Caitlin Paget to continue Sutton superintendent position for 2024-25 school year
-Sterling car show is Thursday
-Spencer Cable Access technical issues impacting broadcast capabilities
-Section of Route 9 in Spencer closed Thursday
-Romance authors return to Clinton library on Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
-W.S.C. Stay Connected musical performance (29:57): Dan Kirouac
-Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
-Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-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
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
-Unity Radio (57:27): The Susanity Life
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Olympian and Korean War veteran
>SPORTS: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
-Stephen Nedoroscik, "Pommel Horse Guy," talks being memed, his Rubik's Cube & Olympics success
-Radio Worcester (10:51): How should Worcester celebrate Stephen?
-Worcester World Cup begins Friday
-Patriots players to watch in preseason opener vs. Panthers
-Red Sox lose to Kansas City, 8-4
-WooSox beat Syracuse, 9-6
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Quinnipiac at DCU Center
-Holy Cross football to host open house on Saturday
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Powerful earthquake hits off southern Japan; tsunami advisory issued
-Astronauts stranded at I.S.S. may not return until next year
-Terrorist plot against Taylor Swift concert in Vienna narrowly foiled
-Tragic: "Modern-day miracle" man who woke up from 244-day coma is struck and killed by pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly gutted dad in Conn. town's first murder in 21 years
-Man accused of swiping $13,000 worth of casino chips from Encore Boston Harbor table
>COLLEGES: WPI, eSki among 4 Central Mass. climatetech firms granted slice of $4.2 million
-Assumption’s Best Buddies chapter wins Outstanding Mass. College Chapter of the Year
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The 20 most beautiful cities in the world
>BUSINESS: Survey shows most people are wearing business casual at the office
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-Radio Worcester (12:26): Meet 508 Design and Build, a leading B.B.B.-accredited business in Worcester
>HOMES: Mass. legalizes in-law apartments statewide
>SHOPPING: Businesses, shoppers prepare for tax free weekend (2:09). Article
>HEALTH: Wastewater data shows COVID rate in Mass. twice the national average (:24)
-Infants' tongue-tie may be overdiagnosed and needlessly treated
>FOOD: Single-serve soda brand outperforms Coke, Pepsi at various household retail locations
>TV/STREAMING: "CBS Evening News" will get massive overhaul, return to New York after Norah O'Donnell exits
>MOVIES: Matt Damon and Casey Affleck talk new film "The Instigators" (7:19)
>CELEBRITY: "Star Wars" actress Daisy Ridley reveals she's been diagnosed with Graves' disease
>HISTORY: Swans Hotel in Washington Square in 1872
>ANIMALS: Puppy thrown out like trash lives like a princess now (3:11)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 5-year-old with Down syndrome raises funds for Buddy Walk with lemonade stand
-Meanwhile, Florida woman arrested for beating up groom in wild fight over prenup
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In The News
>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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