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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 73 today in Worcester
-Why has it been so warm this fall? Meteorologists discuss the beautiful fall weather (16:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Local Social Security employee arrested in sex for money scheme
+5:00: Car crashes into building on West Boylston Street in Worcester
+5:00: Veterans Inc. gala held in Worcester
+5:00: Holy Cross basketball teams announce television schedules
+Noon: Protest planned after Gaza ceasefire resolution blocked from Worcester City Council agenda
+Noon: Clergy sex abuse survivors urge release of Attorney General's report
+Noon: Worcester Historical Museum celebrates Women's Convention 175th anniversary
+Noon: Listen Up: Self-titled album shows how much band Twelveyes has grown
+Noon: How to watch Celtics’ banner raising, ring ceremony on Opening Night
-Man suspected of killing his wife in Gardner still at large 1 year later (2:14). Article
-Fitchburg shooting victim identified as shooting suspect appears in court (2:34)
-Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Webster, D.A. says
-Search warrant in Worcester leads to arrest for drugs, guns
-Dave’s Hot Chicken to open Worcester location this week
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-North High School Superintendent's Student Advisory Council (1:31)
-Teen creates a simulated Worcester in transit-inspired game
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Get out the vote 2024: Who's running in Worcester County?
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:43): Worcester City Council unanimously rejects controversial petition
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Worcester restaurants (5:16)
-ICYMI: Man killed in crash on I-290 in Worcester remembered for passion for art
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from the UMass Memorial Respiratory Care Department (:45)
-This group of Black men is on a mission to transform Worcester
-Bill Belichick visits Whitsinville corn maze honoring his winning seasons with Patriots (:28). Article
-Central Mass. Food Trucks: A hot dog you can't refuse from The Dogfather
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Water man break on Salisbury Street
-Linda From Leicester Loves Lamoureux Ford (2:16)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jurors hear opening statements in West Brookfield quadruple-homicide trial
-Political signs set on fire in Sterling (2:26). Article
-Worcester County Wonders: Breakfast and a show at Southbridge Municipal Airport
-Sutton Town Manager Screening Committee chooses agencies
-Auburn and Rutland set trick or treating hours
-Millbury Women's Club Ladies Night Out November 15th
-Clinton plans to film all municipal meetings
-Grafton Select Board appointments
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Interview with Massachusetts filmmaker James Lamond
-Nature exhibit Flora and Fauna opens at Mary Cosgrove Dolphin Gallery
-Shakira to play Fenway Park on May 29th
-Octobering in Worcester County
-Tom Marino: A mockery is being made of Worcester City Council
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:07)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a dedicated Worcester Psychotherapist
>SPORTS: Patriots are running out of excuses as issues pile up
-Bill Belichick fires back at Jerod Mayo after calling Patriots "soft"
-Radio Worcester (23:02): Cedric Maxwell on 30 years in the booth and Celtics pressure to repeat
-Boston names bridge for Bill Russell (2:30). Article
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (2:36): Abbie Lane and the Deaf Awareness Game
-A simple, selfless Liam McLinskey shuns the spotlight — and lets his play do the talking
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 2
>CARS: Ram, Dodge, Kia, GM, Hyundai among 86,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Video shows helicopter radio tower crash that killed 4 people (1:05)
-Some recipients get 2 Social Security checks in November
-Tragic: 2 boys, 12 and 13, die in separate haunted hayride tragedies
>NEW ENGLAND: M.C.I.-Shirley inmate pleads guilty to attempted murder of prison guard
-Question 1 debate: Auditing the Massachusetts Legislature
>COLLEGES: Clark protesters "die-in" at Mournful Hillel Event
-A career dream come true for Anna Maria's Jason Shell
-WPI to hold seventh Community Based Global Learning Summit for a Better World
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): C.D.C. releases list of least sanitary cruise ships
>BUSINESS: Business sayings to live by
-LPL Financial Research: Q3 earnings should be fine, but expectations beyond this quarter are high
-10 Things I know about ... Raising entrepreneurial kids
>SHOPPING: Last full-size Kmart closes
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: Get your summer garden ready for the cold
>HEALTH: Parkinson's a "scary" condition for Worcester doctor
-Families sacrifice time and money caring for loved ones. A new caregiver calculator reveals the high cost
>FOOD: Dunkin’s spooky season treats are back with new tricks
>TV/STREAMING: The best Halloween movies on Netflix are these 3 Hitchcock
>MOVIES: "Smile 2" grinning from ear to ear, No. 1 on its opening day
>CELEBRITY: Bruce Willis "stable" amid dementia battle, ex Demi Moore says
>HISTORY: Clark University in 1905
>ANIMALS: The happiest dog rescue stories (10:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Man gets called into work, wins $1 million lottery prize
-Meanwhile, Canadian speed-eater downs 2 pounds, 7 ounces of hot sauce in 3 minutes
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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