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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:01). High of 55 today in Worcester
-Rain forecast this week in drought-stricken Central Mass.
-Expert gardning tips for ongoing Massachusetts drought
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester's Festival of Lights returns Friday, December 6th
+6:00: 16-year-old with “considerable health conditions” is missing from Northborough
+6:00: Spike in diseased raccoons in Worcester County town prompts warning from police
+6:00: Radio Worcester (9:55): Tim Murray criticizes WPI for hotel tax roll impact, calls for accountability
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
+Noon: Nearly 80 million Americans expected to travel over Thanksgiving
+Noon: Morning crash on I-495 in Westborough causes delays
+Noon: stART at the Station holiday arts and crafts festival returns
+Noon: Parents & Caregivers Group set to support families of LGBTQ children
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Election an example of "Lazy Learning Theory"
-Brush fire hits woods near Bell Pond in Worcester
-For first time, Worcester needs general fund to make Polar Park payments, as key development deal is terminated
-Serrato Signs in Worcester under new ownership (pictured)
-Worcester braces for potential shifts in education policy
-Colleges bought $120 million of Worcester land in 5 years
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Firefighters from Worcester, Westborough among those honored at Mechanics Hall ceremony
-Burncoat High senior Jayden Bordes eyes shot at Broadway scholarship
-Small earthquake in Lunenburg
-Faces of Worcester: Harolyn Castillo, Owner, Verde Events; Founder, World of Foods Worcester
-Radio Worcester (7:51): T&G’s Santa Fund celebrates 86 years of giving
>DINING OUT: Applebee's joins value trend with Really Big Meal Deal
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers lives lost to pedestrian crashes
-Partnering with Polar, former hockey player scores big in competitive beverage market (2:24). Article
-Morning commuter express from Worcester to Boston to continue through winter
-New Burncoat schools projects could cost $500 million
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Vacancy on Council on Aging
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Weekly road construction update
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police find suspected stolen goods in truck that crashed near Target
-After hours of debate, Shrewsbury Town Meeting adopts M.B.T.A. zoning
-Video shows bus hitting man, slamming into Fitchburg terminal (:31)
-George Bailey nominations sought
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Berlin reverses on parks position
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Movie Night at the Village, "Frybread Face and Me"
-Sarah Joannidi: Musings from my new favorite cafe
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (58:42)
-WCCA-TV's The American Constitutionalist No. 13 (27:42): Brian Latina
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a 28-year-old who passed away following complications with heart disease
>SPORTS: What we learned in Patriots-Rams
-Bill Belichick's Jaguars buzz grows with curious plan
-Celtics reveal positive Kristaps Porzingis injury update
-Holy Cross Hall of Fame Spotlight: Paul Pearl
-'Sader Stories: Civic Engagement Day (2:00)
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 6
>CARS: GM, Jeep, Ford, Hyundai among 856,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Oriental fruit flies force parts of California into quarantine
-What's behind high suspension, expulsion rates at U.S. preschools? (1:06)
-Tragic: Teen's head washes ashore after he vanished while saving sister
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. House takes first step to limit effect of Question 1
-Double murder in Montpelier, Vermont
>COLLEGES: Assumption launches scholarship program to foster civic dialogue and community-building
-Anna Maria welcomes Heather Ventresco
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What to know before driving over the U.S.-Canada border
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment ticked upward in October
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's Cannabis 101 (56:26)
>HOMES: What $800,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Black Friday — Get up to 55% off Fire TVs and more
>HEALTH: Why am I still fatigued from my flu shot? (1:16)
-Healthy living can help protect brain from dementia, stroke (:58)
>FOOD: McDonald's Holiday Pie has returned and fans are loading up
>TV/STREAMING: Netflix reveals stunning viewership number for Jake Paul-Mike Tyson bout
>MOVIES: Dan Aykroyd reveals the future of "Ghostbusters"
>CELEBRITY: Clark grad Padma Lakshmi talks stripping down for Pirelli Calendar
>HISTORY: The Wursthaus was a Harvard Square institution
>ANIMALS: Guy finds 3 puppies on side of road (1:55)
>GOOD NEWS: North Carolina man offers Thanksgiving feast to 5,000 Helene survivors
-Meanwhile, in California, person dressed as a bear faked attacks on cars for insurance (:59)
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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