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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Cold Storage fire: After 25 years, pledge of "never forget" rings true for Worcester 6
-Beloved Worcester brewery closing December 29th
-Worcester nonprofits to support this holiday season
-Worcester seeks input on community development priorities
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Worcester's Out To Lunch summer series to expand with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief for November
-The Faces of Worcester: Mayor Joe Petty
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:50): Worcester’s dual classification debate
>DINING OUT: 6 Mass. restaurants among top 100 in U.S., according to new list
-ICYMI: Worcester man running from New York to Boston to help children in hospital (2:20). Article
-Gearing up for ski season in Shrewsbury (2:13)
-Small Central Mass. retailers are using community connections, product knowhow and modern tech to claim their share of the holiday shopping rush
-Small Business Saturday to kick off free parking at select locations in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holden firefighters holding Pictures with Santa 10 to 3 Sunday
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-4-year starter Bjorkman has eyes on a state title
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): 2 injured in a crash in Westborough
-People out in force on Shop Local Saturday
-Scandinavian Athletic Club celebrates 100 years
-$1 million prize won on ticket bought in Southbridge
-Worcester County Wonders: Leicester's stop on the Underground Railroad
-Clinton schools named to learning pilot program
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops returning to Worcester
-New England Center for Circus Arts school exercises muscles and minds
-Turtles, sloths and more eyed in "Survival of the Slowest" exhibit
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: What should city, Mass. do about undocumented immigrants?
-Worcester State President Barry Maloney: Worcester State offers path to free higher ed
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 442 (25:50): Samantha McDonald
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1357 (25:10): Maegen McCaffrey, RCAP Solutions, Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who was "a devoted educator, loyal alumna, and cherished member of the Worcester State University community"
>SPORTS: Patriots-Colts preview: Pats entering a crucial "evaluation period"
-NFL Week 13 schedule, TV and announcers
-20% off Worcester Bravehearts merchandise
-Bravehearts launch "Bravehearts Unlimited" Kids' Season Pass
-Holy Cross men's hockey completes sweep of Sacred Heart
-Holy Cross women's hockey beats Assumption, 6-0. Highlights (1:51)
-Holy Cross hosts Varsity Club Hall of Fame induction celebration
-Crusader Quarterly with Kit Hughes
-Railers fall in Wichita, 6-2
-Esports brings new aspects to high school sports
>NATIONAL: Saturn's rings will disappear from view in 2025: Here's why
-Florida mom drowned daughter in bathtub: cops
-Tragic: Boy in coma after jumping from truck as intoxicated father drove to buy beer
>NEW ENGLAND: How to tell a loved one when it's time to hang up the keys (3:15). Article
-What Mass. sheriffs can — and can't — do with I.C.E.
>COLLEGES: Photo essay: Reptiles visit Clark
-WPI lighting the way to better drying technologies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This invisible boundary is one most travelers haven't heard of
>BUSINESS: Black Friday shoppers set online spending record of $10.8 billion
-Report by conservative groups slams New England green energy mandates
>SHOPPING: 411+ best extended Black Friday weekend deals
>HOMES: Worcester among cities eligible for program targeting first-time homebuyers
>HEALTH: Medical professionals use A.I. to help determine cancer treatment (2:45)
-Are eggs unhealthy? Research shows they're not risky for most (1:14)
>FOOD: 72,000 pounds of Yu Shang Food meat, poultry recalled after listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Best Black Friday streaming deals still available
>MOVIES: "Moana 2" sails for record $215 million-$220 million box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Glen Powell shares how he coped with years-long struggle before Hollywood success
>HISTORY: Worcester City Hall, circa 1909
>ANIMALS: Great Dane discovers calling as foster mom to kittens (1:52)
>GOOD NEWS: Runner's act of kindness at high school state cross country championship
-Meanwhile, in England, loose cow wanders through the middle of town
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:26). High of 35 today in Worcester
-Fall climate summary for Worcester
+6:00: Latest forecast for snow storm (16:31)
+6:00: How do superintendents decide to call a snow day?
>25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORCESTER COLD STORAGE FIRE
+6:00: Worcesteria: Silent witnesses in exhibit marking Cold Storage fire
-Worcester marks 25 years since 6 firefighters killed battling blaze (2:10). Article
-Radio Worcester (10:28): Lt. Don Courtney reflects on the Worcester 6, legacy of the Cold Storage fire
-100FM The Pike (9:14): Firefighter John Franco talks about 25th anniversary
-Exhibit honors sacrifice of 6 firefighters killed 25 years ago (2:13)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester crews get ready for plowable snow (1:48)
+6:00: Declared Winter Parking Ban to take effect midnight Thursday
+6:00: Streets reopened after electrical fire in Downtown Worcester evacuated building
+6:00: Community Healthlink reaches tentative labor deal; staffing challenges persist
+6:00: Flames rip through 2 apartment buildings in Southbridge (2:00)
+6:00: How a Worcester rapper wound up touring with members of the Wu-Tang Clan
+6:00: Globetrotters ambassador "Too Tall" Winston visits patients at UMass Memorial
+6:00: The bean figures in dishes globally ... and here in Central Mass.
+6:00: Last Call: Bob Manlick and Sara Furbush, Worcester Mineral Club
-Patients scramble as UMass Memorial, other hospitals split from Tufts insurance
-Worcester receives funding for substance use diversion
-Nonprofit launches mushroom initiative to address food insecurity
-Radio Worcester (11:01): stART at the Station returns Sunday for holiday fun
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief for November
-The Cooking Challenge at South High (1:43)
-Worcester Public Schools News (19:19): South High edition
-Latine youth honored at H.A.C.E. awards
-Project New Hope granted $50,000 as this year’s Neighborhood Champion
-Radio Worcester's The Roundup (25:02): Is $300,000 for Worcester’s city manager justified?
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant hosting Brunch with Santa on Sunday
-ICYMI: Worcester families in the cold after pick-up truck crash brings down wires, prompts road closures
-Worcester man charged with motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed pedestrian
-Police arrest man on consecutive days for gun, car break-in
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as federal judge
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden's Jingle and Mingle on Friday
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Feeling better through fitness
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police to increase impaired driving enforcement in December
-Town of Shrewsbury awarded $58,000 to improve accessibility for people with disabilities
-Spencer Selectmen accept $1.1 million state grant for Route 9 water main upgrade
-Space, conservation issues blocked retail at Upton Street development in Grafton
-Radio Worcester (12:05): Devon Kurtz explores the Blackstone Corridor’s hidden history and lasting legacy
-Westminster police arrest man after hit-and-run crash that injured 24-year-old woman
-Sutton Middle School honor roll addition
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Worcester taproom’s sudden closure sparks flood of support
>SHOWTIME: WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-Nick Noble's annual live holiday show for WICN is "controlled chaos"
-Listen Up: Weapon E.S.P. cuts deep with new album, "Kensei"
-Radio Worcester (22:11): Inside Mechanics Hall for December
>OPINION: Janice Harvey: Santa didn't deliver columnist's wish list last year
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 579 (29:06): Israel Palestine Context, Part 3
-Unity Radio's Youth Unity (27:04): Linda McSweeney from Worcester Public Schools
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong resident of Grafton Hill
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick has harsh criticism for Patriots after 3-10 start
-How Robert Kraft views Jerod Mayo, Patriots coaches amid struggles
-Celtics eliminated from NBA Cup as Magic fall to Knicks
-Bruins beat Red Wings, 3-2
-TODAY! Holy Cross men's basketball hosts Harvard Wednesday
>CARS: Car and Driver unveils 2025 best cars and trucks under $110,000
>NATIONAL: Chainsaw-wielding man fatally shot by cops at senior home
-An average of 140 women and girls were killed by a partner or relative per day in 2023, the U.N. says
-Tragic: Drunk grandma stabs daughter, grandson during Thanksgiving Day argument
>NEW ENGLAND: 81-year-old woman who collected cans struck and killed by car
-Boston is sinking as climate change worsens, research shows (2:56)
>COLLEGES: Breakfast gathering helps veterans connect at WPI
-Anna Maria's AMCAST (30:51): Dr. Jennifer Carlson
-How a housing discrimination exposé launched a former Clark Scarlet editor’s career
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This popular N.Y.C. attraction just got an epic upgrade
>BUSINESS: A fun way to help protect yourself from bank fraud (2:33)
-America’s biggest private company is laying off thousands of workers
-IPG Photonics acquires German laser firm for $75 million
>HOMES: Home heating costs expected to rise this winter (2:12)
>HEALTH: COVID wastewater samples hit remarkable lows in Mass. (:15)
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (56:27)
>FOOD: Kraft opens investigation following viral TikTok videos from customer
>TV/STREAMING: The best Christmas movies on Netflix
>MOVIES: Live-action "Lilo and Stitch" teaser trailer released
>CELEBRITY: "Harry Potter" actor Rupert Grint hit with $2.3 million tax bill
>HISTORY: The old Plymouth Church on Pearl Street in Worcester
>ANIMALS: Sisters rescue dog on side of highway (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Woman celebrates 100 years as member of Boston church as she turns 109
-Meanwhile, in England, police ask public to stop chasing loose emu
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