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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 (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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