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In The News
>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 (1:03). High of 62 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Mass.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Nonstop flights to Fort Myers set to return to Worcester Regional Airport
-Worcester cemetery hosts lantern-lit tours where actors bring the dead to life
-Related: The dead come back to life in this Worcester cemetery thanks to “Rural Remains” (:48)
-Worcester’s favorite neighborhood haunt is back Saturday
-NFL cornerback from Worcester Isaac Yiadom donates supplies to Chandler Elementary students
-Prosecutors recommend decades in prison for man convicted of Worcester bridge attack
-Facing financial challenges, Worcester colleges push back on endowment tax ballot question
-Worcester landlord adds 2 more multifamily properties to growing portfolio
-$38 million to preserve 73 affordable Worcester apartments
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: Worcester mayoral candidates disagree on civilian oversight board for police. Video (59:09)
-District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northborough home that was site of fatal shooting sells for $1.65 million
-Fitchburg man convicted in 2013 murder after decade-long investigation
-West Boylston food pantry, with renewed mission, holding drive
-Blackstone Valley Technical Institute launches under Steele's leadership
-Pipe leak forces evacuation at McKay Elementary in Fitchburg
-Photos from the Clinton Area Chamber annual meeting
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Twins, winds, blues and boos ...
-Worcester Chorus ushers in the holidays with Handel and Britten
-Champion beatboxer NaPoM set to perform at Railers' halftime show
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: 5 fraught & frightful costume ideas
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 93 (8:52): Aldrich Astronomical Society Astrophotography exhibit
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a career social worker
>SPORTS: Drake Maye is playing like an MVP during his Year 2 leap (3:51)
-Study does deep dive on if refs are favoring Chiefs in biggest games
-Bruins lose to Las Vegas, 6-5
-Holy Cross women's hockey set for home series with Dartmouth
-Holy Cross star Naemi Herzig named to Swiss National Team for Lidl Hockey Games
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey set to open league play at Mercyhurst
-Predicting the winner of every Week 7 High School football game in Central Mass.
-The Citgo sign in Boston is moving - but not far
>CARS: Nissan recalls 173,000 vehicles over fuel pump issue that could stall engine
>NATIONAL: Alaska airlifting hundreds from storm-devastated coastal villages
-Teen accused of murdering 2 girls yet to be charged as an adult
-Tragic: Boy, 12, who dreamed of becoming a cop made honorary officer after suffering fatal heart attack
>NEW ENGLAND: School worker dies after being kicked by teen, D.A. says (1:27)
-Paving contractor on the lam after prison release (3:35)
-Under pressure to cut utility bills, new D.P.U. head speaks for first time (3:39)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Homecoming Weekend welcomes former Pentagon press secretary
-Fall Fest recap: A celebration of Anna Maria alumni, families and community
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): What is land snorkeling? (And where to try it)
-Gastronomic tourism as a new way to discover cities
>BUSINESS: Nestlé is cutting 16,000 jobs due partly to automation
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-New survey finds most Americans struggling to make ends meet despite banks reporting bigger profits (1:33)
>HOMES: Will your utility bills go up this winter? (1:22)
>SHOPPING: Walmart partners with OpenAI for ChatGPT assisted shopping
>HEALTH: Obesity still high in U.S., but there's progress, new report finds
-Scanning for breast cancer can also detect heart disease, doctors say (2:05)
>FOOD: How to make the perfect empanada (3:55)
>TV/STREAMING: Watch "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" for free this weekend
>MOVIES: Jennifer Lopez turned down movie that landed actress an Oscar nomination
>CELEBRITY: KISS co-founder Ace Frehley dies at 74
-Daniel Day-Lewis rips into critics who think method acting is "a cult"
>ANIMALS: Tiki the rescue dog inspires support for other animals in need
>GOOD NEWS: An eighth grader has been crowned "America's Top Young Scientist"
-Meanwhile, in Florida, TikTokker who went viral for bragging about stealing from Target arrested again
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