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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:20). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Remembering the start of 2015's Winter Blitz
-Channel 5's Cindy Fitzgibbon breaks down how snow blitz happened (7:14)
-Snow blitz; Could it happen again? (3:17)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Leicester resident wins $1 million on Powerball
+6:00: Worcester residents report feeling Maine earthquake
+6:00: Clark grad and Philadelphia Eagles owner in running to buy Celtics
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni 2024-25 highlights, NHL week 16
+Noon: Themes of coverage, leadership mark Mass. Women of Color Coalition annual meeting
+Noon: "Songs of Hope" honors bond between Black, Jewish communities
-New owners of Ground Round trying to balance expectations, excitement with upcoming reopening
-Owner of Central Mass. Subway shops ordered to pay back wages
-Worcester bishop, Catholic schools superintendent address immigration enforcement
-Worcester County feeling the effects of new immigration policy
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-New D.E.I. curriculum implemented for Worcester Police Department academy
-Firefighters battle 4-alarm factory fire in Leominster
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:54): Council controversy, political underpinnings and Worcester’s future
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Mac & Cheese (5:08)
-ICYMI: Ceremony celebrates opening of consulate of Ghana in Worcester
-Introducing the Museum of Worcester, 150 years in the making
-Related: Radio Worcester (23:04): Museum of Worcester unveils 150th anniversary celebration
-Facing crumbling basements, local homeowners frustrated by no action on Beacon Hill (3:26). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Brush burning permit applications open
-Holden update from Town Administrator Peter Lukes (8:00)
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury High senior chosen Superintendents' Scholar
-Bigelow moves on to next stage of state funding
-Armstrong steps up in food services
-Lions feted by School Committee
-North Central Chamber of Commerce scholarships available
-Papers available for May 12th Lancaster election
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester Music Award entries due Monday
-Art in Bloom Honors Carolyn Kinloch-Winkler
-Nashoba Symphonic Band performing "The Divine Comedy"
>OPINION: Con Chapman: Channel $ into community access channels
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:40:07)
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels reveals his No. 1 goal for Patriots offense in new video
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face B.U. on CBS Sports Network on Monday
-Holy Cross senior forward Lindsay Berger has established herself as a true leader
-Boston College football opening 2025 season at home against Fordham
>NATIONAL: Floods, landslides threaten Los Angeles along wildfire "burn scars"
-California dad arrested for shooting at driver who struck, killed son
-Tragic: Dad suffers fatal heart attack after confronting armed thugs who tried to steal his pickup truck
>NEW ENGLAND: Tufts lecturers to walk out amid contract negotiations (:37)
-Watch fire that canceled classes at Pentucket Regional Middle High School
>COLLEGES: At WPI, leveraging a lifelong love of learning
-Clark grad joins Boston Mayor Wu’s team to improve city living
-Worcester State professors research representations of disability at American Antiquarian Society
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best U.S. winter getaway destinations in 2025
>BUSINESS: Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce marks 150 years
-Will "click to cancel" get canceled? F.T.C. rule faces uncertain fate
-Pepsi sued by F.T.C. over exclusive discounts to Walmart
>SHOPPING: Shopping hacks to save money at the grocery store (2:13)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home prices and total sales climbed in 2024
>HEALTH: Doctor reveals little-known reason you’re tired all the time
-Adults with A.D.H.D. have shorter life expectancy, study says (1:12)
>FOOD: Microplastics found in these popular tea bags, new study claims
>TV/STREAMING: "The Diplomat" Season 3 casts "West Wing" alum Bradley Whitford
>MOVIES: Mel Gibson's "Flight Risk" flies to $12 million opening weekend
>CELEBRITY: Renée Zellweger on why she took an acting hiatus for 6 years
>HISTORY: The Warren on Front Street in Worcester, circa 1916
>ANIMALS: Dog adopts a kitten and teaches him how to love (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Vietnam vet finds love, purpose as the "Honey-Do Dude" (2:33)
-Meanwhile, in China, watch as haircuts interrupted when cow forces its way into barbershop
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-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
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-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: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-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): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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