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>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 (pictured)
+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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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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