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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After arrest in '09 murder, Worcester police confront lengthy list of unsolved cases
+6:00: Developer plans restaurant, 44 apartments in historic Downtown Worcester building (pictured)
+Noon: Worcester City Council candidate calls for a recount
+Noon: Worcester council newcomers will reshape agenda on housing, police oversight
+Noon: Holy Cross composer Matthew Jaskot's new work marks loss and healing
+Noon: Film "Shattered Ice" explores grief, reckoning left in suicide's wake
+Noon: Predicting the winner of every Week 10 High School football game in Central Mass.
-Worcester among best places to retire in Mass., U.S. News ranking says
-Voter turnout in Worcester election tops 22% for first time in over a decade
-WPI resident advisors are on strike: Here's why
-Holy Cross professor teams up with 3 students to cut down on litter in Worcester neighborhood
-Worcester gets more than $650,000 for playground renovation, farm conservation project
-Workers at Northborough farm haven’t heard from family since Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Vernon Hill Elementary School (:40)
-Councilor King calls for vigilance in protecting children
-Worcester Walks: Taking a hike on city's the East Side along Crow Hill
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Review of Worcester municipal election
>DINING OUT: From feeding celebrities to crime suspects: Worcester restaurant celebrates 15 years
-ICYMI: Investigation continues after missing Worcester woman Joanna Brown found dead (2:21)
-Earlier: Missing woman found dead in S.U.V. on Mount Vernon Street
-Petty reelected mayor; Haxhiaj, Mero-Carlson and Colorio ousted from City Council
-Related: Full coverage of the Worcester election in Politics
-Are more skyscrapers coming to Worcester?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: How late bus cuts affect after-school activities
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Among Friends senior newsletter for November
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): All OK after carbon monoxide scare on Paxton Center School bus
-Millbury special town meeting approves $20 million roof project
-As valuations continue to rise, Shrewsbury's tax rate drops to $11.50
-Shrewsbury Police Department October statistics
-Webster man arrested after striking man in the head during unprovoked bus stop attack
-3-vehicle accident on West Main Street in Spencer
-Clinton police arrest man for refusing to leave his condemned apartment
-Police logs: Shrewsbury and Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Penny Pinchers Brewing takes pride in staying unique
>SHOWTIME: Folk artists Mark Mandeville & Raianne Richards set for Club 321 show
-Bad Company's Paul Rodgers drops out of Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1394 (29:29): Mark Churchill, Symphony Pro Musica
>OPINION: John Keough: 10 takeaways from the Worcester municipal election
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (55:02): Election recap
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1393 (22:51): Veterans Inc.
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a champion dog breeder
>SPORTS: Can Patriots break "soft schedule" narrative vs. Buccaneers? (7:20)
-Inside Patriots thinking after trade deadline inactivity
-NFL Week 10 schedule, TV and announcers
-Nyeoti Punni’s football path guided by gratitude, faith, determination
-'Sader Stories: Karenna Beckstein, women's soccer
-Celtics beat Wizards, 136-107
-Bravehearts' Helena Stamatakis honored by W.I.S.E. Boston
>NATIONAL: F.A.A. slashing 10% of flights in 40 major cities amid shutdown
-S.N.A.P. recipients will now receive 65% of benefits in November
-Conservative Supreme Court justices appear skeptical of sweeping unilateral tariffs
-Tragic: 15-year-old boy guns down classmate after being bumped in school hall: sheriff
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore case: What Robert Devine said in P.O.S.T. Commission hearing
-Can you shoot down a drone hovering over your property in Mass.? What the law says
>COLLEGES: From Mass. to Australia, Clark student wants to protect local species
-New management course at Assumption prepares students for A.I.-infused future
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Short-term rental showdown on Nantucket (3:34)
-North America’s best airports, according to a new study
>BUSINESS: How to save money fast: Start with your monthly bills
-LPL Financial Research: From micro to macro — A busy week of market-moving data
-Roblox, Discord accused of not doing enough to protect children by parents, attorneys general (3:56)
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass.: In praise of a seasonal favorite, the gourd
>SHOPPING: Oprah's Favorite Things List unveiled, shop our favorite gifts
>HEALTH: The sneaky way your phone is aging you
-Administration nears deal to offer obesity drugs for $149 a month
>FOOD: M.C.I Foods Inc. recalls over 90,000 pounds of breakfast burritos
>TV/STREAMING: Hulu + Live TV streaming deal: Save $75 on 3 months
>MOVIES: Trailer for new George Clooney Netflix movie, "Jay Kelly" (2:56)
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney breaks silence on American Eagle jeans ad
-Jim Curtis reciprocates the Instagram love to girlfriend Jennifer Aniston
>HISTORY: Boston’s North End was once a notorious red-light district known as the "Black Sea"
>ANIMALS: Tom Brady says he cloned his dog. So how does it work? (2:04)
>GOOD NEWS: Bittersweet reunions in Israel and Gaza stir memories of a father's return from war (2:29)
-Meanwhile, Kraft's "bizarre" new Mac & Cheese flavor is inspired by Thanksgiving
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:33). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Man killed in Worcester crash
+5:00: Developer buys site of planned Worcester hotel for $1.4 million
+5:00: "Exactly what we need": Worcester parishioners discuss Pope Leo's first year
+5:00: Revolutionary Reading 6 to 7:30 tonight at The Village
+Noon: Listen Up: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker shine on new album, "Wave"
+Noon: National Baseball Poetry Festival returns to Worcester
+Noon: Worcester Walks: Water, woodlands and wonders at Wells State Park
-Hear a loud boom lately? It may be this
-Developers of Worcester housing projects file for bankruptcy
-Worcester City Manager reverses on green building code, says policy will continue
-Radio Worcester (23:26): Khrystian King opposes pause of Worcester stretch code
-"Devastating blow": What comes next after Community Healthlink closes?
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester spent $10 million on winter storms, nearly doubling budget
-What is next for Anna Maria campus? Future of the site is up in the air
-Worcester School Committee wants review of maintenance at Foley Stadium
-Walmart stores in Mass. face remodeling. Is Worcester's one of them?
-Traffic stop in Worcester leads to gun charges for 50-year-old man
-Worcester man sentenced to 6 years for possessing loaded, stolen gun after prior conviction
-Worcester County Wonders: The legends of Lancaster's Blood Forest
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: The best prime rib in Mass. can be found at this charming local historic restaurant
-ICYMI: JetBlue flights from Worcester "absolutely full" during April vacation
-City Manager: Worcester police able to assist I.C.E. on criminal cases
-3 cars found on the bottom of Green Hill Pond
-Shuttered Worcester eatery gets new life
-Coffee shop to open in high-profile Canal District development
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): 122 Diner teases "exciting announcement"
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Person shot near Fitchburg State University
-Gardner man faces federal charges of fentanyl distribution
-Traveler Restaurant owners retire after 33+ years, closing one chapter along I-84
-Leominster man arrested after police find stored images showing sexual abuse of toddlers
-Webster man arrested for throwing trash can at girlfriend who upset him while he had a headache
-Southbridge fire budget, lieutenant promotion process head to Town Council
-Brookfield business faces lengthy process to sell prepackaged food
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Vue on Friday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester State prof Siri Colom part of Peabody Award-winning team for podcast
-Internationally acclaimed guitarist returns to Southbridge
-Mariah Carey has surprising reaction to Rock & Roll Hall of Fame snub
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Worcester council holds fewest meetings in 20 years in 2025
-Shaun Connolly: In Florida nobody's canceled
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor’s Forum No. 61 (28:29): Letter Carriers’ Food Drive (Second Saturday in May)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:18): City Council reverses course
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:43): Chickens banned, housing struggles continue
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to lifelong Worcester resident who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Patriots’ draft class draws mostly solid reviews
-Updated Patriots depth chart with 2026 draft picks
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 5-0
-Former Holy Cross basketball standout and assistant coach RJ Evans named AIC coach
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Tailgating OK for Boston’s World Cup soccer games after all
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 29
-WPI softball coach battles cancer, leads team to success
>NATIONAL: King Charles III and Queen Camilla arrive in U.S.
-Man charged with attempted assassination in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting
-Tragic: Ohio girl, 2, suffocated to death in "freak accident" after Hyundai S.U.V. seat folds down on her
>NEW ENGLAND: Mother accused of killing 2 children confessed: Records reveal (2:00)
-The real stakes in the fight over a 1% income tax cut
-Radio Worcester (15:41): Seth Moulton frames Senate race as “future of the Democratic Party”
>COLLEGES: Assumption honors and C.T.E.Q. students take spring break trip abroad
-Holy Cross names R.F. Kuang, Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah to faculty roles
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Previewing Cape Cod's summer rental season (2:17). Article
>BUSINESS: Anna Maria College to lay off 150, close next month
-LPL Financial Research: American industrial renaissance: Fact or fiction?
-Anthropic's "Claude Mythos" model sparks fears of A.I. doomsday, wave of devastating hacks
>HOMES: Mass. hardware store shares tips on helping your lawn (3:40)
>HEALTH: Doctor explains powerful new street drug cychlorphine (2:42)
-C.D.C. warns of drug-resistant salmonella infections linked to backyard poultry
>FOOD: Mass. beverage company offers taste of Cape Cod in a can (1:51). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" coming to Netflix (1:23)
>MOVIES: Sally Field refused this iconic role, reveals it was never her "cup of tea"
>CELEBRITY: Nicole Kidman hospitalized after filming pro-wrestling scene
-Rob Reiner's son described parents’ deaths as "living nightmare"
>ANIMALS: Obese Golden Retriever does infinite zoomies now (3:15)
>HISTORY: Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
>GOOD NEWS: Oncology nurse gives her liver to save her father after harrowing diagnosis
-Meanwhile, Florida teen seen joyriding on lawn mower inside Target store
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