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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 (1:13). 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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