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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 34 today in Worcester
-November climate summary for Worcester
-Fall climate summary for Worcester
>25TH ANNIVERSARY OF WORCESTER COLD STORAGE FIRE
+5:00: Radio Worcester (10:28): Lt. Don Courtney reflects on the Worcester 6, legacy of the Cold Storage fire
+5:00: 100FM The Pike (9:14): Firefighter John Franco talks about 25th anniversary of Cold Storage fire
-25 years since 6 firefighters died battling Worcester fire (1:19) (pictured). Article
-6 Worcester firefighters killed warehouse fire honored in exhibit 25 years later (:20). Article
-Boston Globe: "I wish they could be here now": Worcester remembers 6 firefighters killed 25 years ago
-Firehouse Magazine: Let the sacrifice of 6 firefighters not be in vain
-Traffic advisory for Tuesday's memorial ceremony
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Patients scramble as UMass Memorial hospitals split from Tufts insurance
+Noon: Nick Noble's annual live holiday show for WICN is "controlled chaos"
+Noon: Listen Up: Weapon E.S.P. cuts deep with new album, "Kensei"
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Santa didn't deliver columnist's wish list last year
-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 officers arrest man on several gun charges
-Worcester lawyer confirmed as federal judge
-WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
-After developer abandons plans for apartments, UMass Memorial buys Shrewsbury Street parcel for $2.65 million
-2 Burger King, Popeye's franchise owners cited for labor violations
-Worcester Tech vet program gets $3 million donation to expand vocational program
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief for November
-Worcester taproom’s sudden closure sparks flood of support
-Earlier: Beloved Worcester brewery closing December 29th
-Small business profile: TidePool BookShop
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:50): Worcester’s dual classification debate
>DINING OUT: Shrewsbury Street restaurant hosting Brunch with Santa on Sunday
-ICYMI: Worcester's Permanent Winter Parking Ban in effect
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Everything you need to know about the Festival of Lights Friday
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mt. Pleasant and Quinapoxet streets closed Tuesday for line painting
-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): "A Victorian Christmas" in Shrewsbury
-Annual Living Nativity returns to Rutland
-Nashoba outlines plan for digital learning
-Berlin calling residents to town meeting December 9th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Tuesday's Judy Collins concert at The Hanover rescheduled
-AC/DC bringing concert tour to Gillette Stadium
-Interview with Boston filmmaker Julia Tutko-Balena
-Resale ticket sites cause headaches for buyers (3:39)
>OPINION: Worcesteria: The new Cove commemorates Rolling Stones show
-Katy MacQueen: Tips to help the mental load of the magic makers
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 97 (26:32): How N.G.O.s Work
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:57): Nayari Veras
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to "notable, classical music tenor" whose day job was in I.T.
>SPORTS: Hunter Henry's blunder proves costly in Pats loss
-Randy Moss asks for prayers while revealing he is "battling something internally"
-Celtics beat Miami, 108-89
-Bravehearts launch "Bravehearts Unlimited" Kids' Season Pass
-Holy Cross women'a basketball to face No. 2 UConn on Tuesday
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 8
>CARS: Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota among 276,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Man hides treasure chests worth over $2 million across U.S.
-Scientist says humans will go backward in time within 5 years
-Tragic: 56 people killed in stampede at a soccer match, authorities say
>NEW ENGLAND: Rabid raccoon prompts urgent health warning in Mass. (2:21)
-How Mass. investigates police use of deadly force (4:36)
>COLLEGES: Clark's Higgins Micro-Farm: Micro-failure or budding success?
-WPI Professor Robert Hyers is named a Fellow of T.M.S.
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 architectural marvels that light up during the holidays
>BUSINESS: Long-time manager of Johnny Appleseed Visitors Center retires
-5 Things I know about ... Protecting your business’ water supply
>HOMES: Homes at or under $800,000 in Worcester County, November 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: Why coffee is actually good for you (:36)
-Why are my fingers and toes always so cold? (1:06)
>FOOD: How many calories in the average Thanksgiving dinner?
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of "Squid Game" on Netflix (1:47)
>MOVIES: Movies being released this holiday season
>CELEBRITY: Wendy Williams is “permanently incapacitated” from dementia, according to legal filing
>HISTORY: Worcester Common, circa 1925
>ANIMALS: Dog found paralyzed in field reunites with rescuer year later (1:51)
>GOOD NEWS: 90-year-old graduates from college 50 years after finishing (2:24)
-Meanwhile, pickleball player viciously kicks opponent in the face in wild video
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:28). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Senior housing squeeze: Aging population faces limited market across Central Mass.
+Noon: After 16 years, Auburn Fabric Outlet announces it will close
+Noon: Bay Path School Committee backs superintendent following teachers union's no-confidence vote
-Patient steals ambulance in Worcester, crashes it in West Boylston, police say (:23). Article
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester brewery (5:08)
-Worcester library opens centuries of newspaper history to cardholders
-3 affordable Worcester condos offered to first-time homebuyers
-Worcester fall leaf collection starts today
-National Grid to host 3 Worcester events to help residents lower winter energy bills
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-In Massachusetts, chronic absence impacts Hispanic students most. Why?
-East Brookfield man pulled over on go-kart arrested on outstanding warrant
>DINING OUT: Worcester cafe awarded $200,000 for job training program
-What's cooking? A low-cost way to put your restaurant in front of thousands of local customers!
-Sturbridge farm restaurant serves a turkey dinner families plan their whole Thanksgiving season around
-ICYMI: Rift between Worcester police chief, deputy revealed in D.E.I. complaint
-Diocese to tear down unused rectory in Worcester
-Construction begins on long-awaited 105-room Hampton Inn in Worcester
-Initiative pairs cancer survivors, patients at UMass Memorial (3:54)
-Sainthood effort for Worcester mother and activist suspended
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Ten West Market in Holden nearly ready to reopen after devastating fire
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Driver unhurt after rollover in Northborough
-Pair charged with breaking into 12 storage units in Winchendon
-For 26 years, Deb Richard has kept students safe as Floral's crossing guard
-Meet Shrewsbury’s assistant building inspector: Carpenter, dad, and cross-country star
-Sturbridge announces 2027 Hometown Heroes banner program
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Channel 5's Ted Reinstein to bring Revolutionary-era stories to Webster
-Library exhibit celebrates more than 50 years of Rosenberg’s art quilts
-Posthumous Dolly Parton memoir sells for eye-popping sum
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester City Council after 529 days: We tell you nothing
-Jessica Katz: A mom's perspective on journaling
-Unity Radio's The SuSanity Life (56:59): Dave Geraway, Rolling Roots BJJ
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:27): Westborough police chief’s leave and Worcester Diocese accountability
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:57): Police oversight, housing and voter registration
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor who spent his career in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye has 3 touchdowns as Patriots rally to beat Dolphins, 24-19
-DeMario Douglas, Kyle Williams step up with A.J. Brown absent
-Another sloppy Patriots performance, but another divisional win
-Celtics outlast Magic, 108-97
-Holy Cross women’s basketball to open season at Boston College on Monday
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 2026-27 captains
-100 FM The Pike (8:30): Holy Cross women's basketball coach Candice Green on the upcoming season
>NATIONAL: 9 die as Learjet crashes in Florida (2:44). Article
-Related: Haunting final message from Learjet as it plummeted in Florida
-Dozens injured, at least 6 dead in Halloween weekend gun violence at nightlife districts across U.S.
-Tragic: Girl stabbed in shop by "obsessed" boy, 14
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 police officers fired after investigation into Flock misuse (1:09)
-Mass. man dies in New Hampshire A.T.V. crash
>POLITICS: Debate over ballot Question 5 (3:00): State revenue limit and rebate
-Ballot Question 6 (1:29): Fund for natural resource conservation
-Your ballot questions, explained
>COLLEGES: Lancer Spotlight: Ruth Adams shares her favorite campus memories and filmmaking aspirations
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-OPEC+ keeps December oil output targets steady ahead of tougher call for 2027
>SHOPPING: Bodum French press recall involves nearly 6 million coffee makers
>HOMES: America's "zombie foreclosures" are declining
>HEALTH: C.D.C. report: "Superbugs" kill more than 50,000 Americans annually
-"Largest measles outbreak in over 35 years": What to know (1:54)
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Ground turkey skillet
-Popular snack may protect the aging brain when eaten every day
>TV/STREAMING: "Criminal Minds" ending after 20 seasons as cast breaks silence over abrupt cancellation
>MOVIES: "You Can See Everything," "Clayface" seek No. 1 at Halloween box office
>CELEBRITY: "All My Children" star Alan Dysert dies at 75 after incurable cancer diagnosis
-Inside Sharon Osbourne's final moments with Ozzy as she shares rocker's last words
>ANIMALS: Dog refuses to leave the spot where he last saw his dad (2:16)
>HISTORY: Try a recipe from the 1886 "Woman Suffrage Cook Book" (1:34)
>GOOD NEWS: Manchester grandmother has Halloween of a lifetime
-Meanwhile, in Dedham, police called to Starbucks for dispute over 2 cents
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