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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 47 today in Worcester
-Mass. Christmas tree farms seeing more trees die this year due to drought (2:05)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Millbury School Committee member resigns after comment on voters
+5:00: Puppy hospitalized after skull fracture, eye injuries from dog attack
+5:00: "Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience" to bring art to heart of Worcester
+Noon: Homelessness, food insecurity: Lots of wish lists in Gifts of Giving
+Noon: Person injured after bus crashes into building in Fitchburg (1:40)
+Noon: Salvation Army gears up to build retail store on Main Street in Leicester
+Noon: Four Things to Do: Music, art and more
-Armed and Dangerous: Worcester police search for murder suspect
-Worcester woman arrested after parking lot dispute with family over ordering another margarita
-Perry's Tatnuck Deli closing after less than 2 years in Worcester (pictured)
-Worcester City Council votes against exploring new restrictions on gas stations
-Related: Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:32) — Should Worcester hit pause on new gas stations?
-Autistic children are drowning in Mass. Worcester is trying to change that
-Related: Radio Worcester (15:24) — Program for children with autism aims to prevent tragedies
-Aislinn Doyle: School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-New in the Woo: Uncaged Fitness
-Sheriff Evangelidis calls for change in law on I.C.E. detainers
-What to know about "Dreamcrusher," the latest film project set for Worcester
-This year, like all years, the freshest turkeys in Central Mass. are at Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland (3:10)
>DINING OUT: Review of NOLA Cajun Kitchen
-ICYMI: Shots fired outside Worcester City Hall: Police release suspect image
-Worcester man loses necklace in Maine, gets it back 18 years later (1:47). Article
-Worcester receives $750,000 to bridge divide created by I-290
-City preparing to replace windows at Worcester East Middle School
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Peter Pan takes flight at Wachusett Friday through Sunday
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Demolition of Main Street property in Holden to make way for Starbucks (6:58)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police to participate in Stuff a Cruiser food drive on Friday
-Art Dobson reflects on life of service, love for Shrewsbury
-Millbury Police Association holding fourth annual Trivia Night Tuesday
-Rutland Police Department's Warrant Wednesday
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Blackstone Valley Tech Annual Report available
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Extras wanted for Zendaya, Robert Pattinson movie in Boston (2:04)
-Documentary highlights Worcester Community Fridges
-Worcester Historical Museum Candlelight Tours start November 29th
-Central Mass. Mom's Guide to holiday lights in Central Mass. & beyond
-Last Call: Owen Chase, Clark student and microgreen farmer
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1352 (24:50): Darlene Corbett – Author, writer, speaker and more
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to the owner of Miss Julie’s Hair Salon on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye, Jerod Mayo sing praises of offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt (:58)
-NFL Week 11 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics pound Nets, 139-114
-Simone Foreman notches career-high, Holy Cross women beat defeats Brown, 68-53
-Holy Cross men's basketball signs Aiden Disu
-Railers lose to South Carolina, 4-1
>CARS: Jeep Grand Cherokee, Dodge Durango vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: World leaders held crisis meetings to prepare for Russian nuclear attack: book
-Tragic: Dad fatally shoots neighbor who tried to run him over, chased son in road rage incident
>NEW ENGLAND: Brockton City Council votes to ban homeless encampments (1:39)
-Advocacy group calls practices inside Souza-Baranowski prison "degrading"
>COLLEGES: How high school tradespeople are making an impact at Holy Cross
-Clark scholar-in-residence uses new technologies to improve health care
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This iconic New York City hotel has a secret train platform below it
>BUSINESS: U.S. inflation rose 2.6% in October -- higher than a month earlier
-LPL Financial Research: Election Day Takeaways
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (58:35)
>SHOPPING: Retailers hope to entice shoppers earlier with later Thanksgiving (2:26)
>HOMES: When should you put up a Christmas tree? Here's what experts say
>HEALTH: End-of-the-year health checklist
-Radio Worcester (17:11): Dr. Philip Lahey discusses St. Vincent’s same-day partial knee replacement
>FOOD: Ready-to-eat meat recall — See list of products with listeria risk
>TV/STREAMING: Kelly Reilly hints "Yellowstone"'s Beth Dutton may return (:10)
>MOVIES: Local production company opens film at Blackstone Cinema
>CELEBRITY: Tom Hanks goes scorched earth on movie critics as he defends his films
>HISTORY: The riot that got Led Zeppelin banned from Boston
>ANIMALS: Golden Retriever has a very specific routine (3:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man decorates entire street as early Christmas gift to his wife with Alzheimer's
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, watch a deer run loose through a nail salon
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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