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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Driver in crash that killed 2 Worcester men was drinking, prosecutor says (2:11)
-Earlier: 2 Worcester families' lives are shattered after a deadly hit-and-run (2:56). Article
+6:00: Racial slur spray-painted on Worcester Dual Language Magnet School
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 4
+6:00: Bravehearts take home league-high 3 awards at Futures League meeting
+Noon: Manny Jae Media Election-eve Special 5 to 9
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Whitin 5 a highlight among plenty of Thanksgiving road races throughout Central Mass.
-Rally for homeless at City Hall calls for real solutions
-Efficiency and safety at Worcester polls come with a price
-Worcester foundation awards $1.17 million to local nonprofits
-Drone video of the incredible autumn colors of Worcester (2:11)
-City's fall leaf collection begins Monday
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (30:07): City Council controversy & Human Rights Commission updates
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (41:58): City Council agenda rules
>DINING OUT: TGI Fridays files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Restaurants stay open
-ICYMI: The Galleria to CitySquare, a Worcester odyssey: A look at the rise, fall and resurgence of the city center
-Take a spin around the Central Mass. culinary scene alongside an admired food writer who has seen it all
-W.B.J.'s favorite covers from the last 35 years
-Central Mass. business quotes from the last 35 years
-Downtown Worcester café reopens
-State Police want more than $176,000 to review records request related to death of Worcester recruit Enrique Delgado Garcia (3:25)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction updates
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Kimberly Ferguson vs. Anthony Ferrante for state House
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Preservation Act on ballot in Rutland
-Multiple animals rescued from Westborough house fire
-Elected officials commemorate new veterans support facility in Millbury
-Millbury First Congregational Church Flea Market and Craft Fair
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Nashoba F.I.R.S.T. team finishes season in style
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-W.H.E.A.T. needs help for turkey distribution
-Get in the spirit with holiday events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring Swing era classic hits to Mechanics Hall
-Walk through Van Gogh's paintings in new immersive exhibit in Worcester
-Luis Pedraja: Who's the best to lead us?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Marie Quintana — A journey of resilience, authenticity and leadership
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:30:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had 2 passions: art and teaching
>SPORTS: Patriots end hope for win streak after losing to Titans in overtime
-Drake Maye draws rave reviews from Patriots teammates: "Josh Allen 2.0"
-Maye makes NFL history after loss to Titans
-Bruins beat Kraken, 2-0
-Holy Cross women’s basketball opens season at home against Quinnipiac on Monday
-Caleb Kenney embraces leadership role with Holy Cross men's basketball
-Railers lose in Norfolk, 4-2
-M.I.A.A. football state tournament seedings, schedule released
-"Worcester Championship Boxing" results
>NATIONAL: Open enrollment scam warnings — Medicare help red flags to know
-Highway inferno kills at least 4 helpless motorists as semi truck slams into stopped traffic and explodes
-Tragic: Minnesota church pastor, father of 5 murdered in Africa
>NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts ballot question guide
-Firefighters battling massive fire in Yarmouth Port (:29). Article
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria offers free tuition for qualifying New England students
-Students to show off research prowess at ClarkFEST
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Start new year off right with these 2025 travel plans (2:28)
>BUSINESS: A 3-decade transformation of Devens bearing fruit. What’s next for the budding innovation hub?
-Neural Network podcast (16:18): A.I.-powered consulting and chess with Dr. Santiago Segarra
-Post Office, UPS and FedEx are hiring for the holidays
>SHOPPING: Holiday shoppers can explore "Fantastical Forest" at Target
>HOMES: Homes at or under $350,000 in Worcester County, October 27th to November 2nd
>HEALTH: Exercise could help breast cancer patients with "brain fog" (:57)
-Why can’t I remember anything? Millennials with memory problems
>FOOD: Dunkin' reveals holiday menu including cookie butter favorites
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Ted Danson show on Netflix (2:40)
>MOVIES: "Venom 3" tops box office with $26 million, here goes nowhere with $5 million
>CELEBRITY: Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
>HISTORY: Footbridge at Lake Quinsigamond, circa 1937
>ANIMALS: Blind cat cuddles with baby chicks (1:50)
>GOOD NEWS: 23andMe D.N.A. test helps reunite siblings after 4 decades of searching
-Meanwhile, in Canada, this town needs a new mayor — but nobody wants to run
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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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