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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Observe Veterans Day at these events in Worcester
+6:00: Traffic advisory for Veterans Day in Worcester
+6:00: State debuts Veterans Legacy Trail in time for Veterans Day
+6:00: Is this your dog?
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 5
+Noon: Helicopter part of latest effort to locate Darren Cyr, Auburn man last seen two months ago
+Noon: Recognizing high achievers: Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week. Vote now
+Noon: Big Nate Allstar or Evil Felipe? Last titans standing in musical melee
-"We'll exhaust all avenues to locate him": Family, police asking for public's help to find man missing for over a week
-Worcester and Webster police arrest man wanted on witness intimidation and gun charges
-Exploring the abandoned Worcester Memorial Auditorium (22:22)
-Worcester honors veterans with breakfast, parade, celebration
-Veterans Day: What's open, what's closed
-Nipmuc all girls flag football team wins championship for first time ever against boys team in Mass.
-Scholarship offers up to $26,000 for future environmental leaders
-Monday's Child: Zyon, 11, is sweet, clever and funny
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:56): Review of Worcester municipal election
>DINING OUT: Worcester diner to hold annual free turkey dinner for Thanksgiving
-ICYMI: Worcester store closed after fire reopens in Shrewsbury
-Former Worcester political leaders weigh in on recent election
-New “Sheruff” in town: Meet Barkley, W.P.D.’s comfort pup
-Juvenile burglary suspect jumps into pond to flee Worcester cops
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Pathways Program — A look into health sciences
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-November Senior Center events
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): New Millbury fire chief has spent his whole life around Station 5
-Father speaks at emotional vigil for wife after I.C.E. detainment (:47). Article
-Leominster woman accused of attacking son and ex-boyfriend in separate incidents weeks apart
-Man arrested for refusing to leave Burger King in Leominster
-Grafton Cheer looks to end season on high note
-Veterans' Day ceremony on Tuesday in Shrewsbury
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Tahanto announces its first quarter honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Youth Symphony coming to Clinton on November 9th
-Cassinda Scharff: My top voice actors for audiobooks
>OPINION: Mary DeSouza: Great Wolf Lodge Thanksgiving — Our family tradition & why we love it
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:45:56)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who tragically passed away at age 23
>SPORTS: Patriots’ win over Buccaneers proves they’re "absolutely" legit contenders
-Rookies TreVeyon Henderson, Kyle Williams change the game vs. Bucs
-Drake Maye is the M.V.P. front-runner, and more Patriots-Buccaneers takeaways
-Celtics beat Orlando, 111-107
-2 major league charged with taking bribes to rig pitches for bettors
-Holy Cross men’s basketball falls to No. 8 BYU
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to No. 7 Duke
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey completes weekend sweep of Merrimack
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-2
-State football tournament quarterfinal, vocational and non-playoff schedules released
>NATIONAL: Administration demands states "undo" full S.N.A.P. payouts
-Car fleeing police slams into a bar in Florida, killing 4 and injuring 11
-Russia hits Ukrainian nuclear plants as leaders worry it could spark "catastrophic" incident
-Tragic: Dad of 2 "fighting to survive" after losing part of leg in hit-and-run
>NEW ENGLAND: Michael Proctor’s phone data could impact 19 murder cases (1:27)
-New blue Mass. license plate shatters sales records, motivates drivers "to try something new"
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria renews Access Scholarship – free tuition for qualifying New England students
-Free speech expert to deliver Clark Presidential Lecture on Monday
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This state park lets you mine for diamonds you can take home
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Jeannie Hebert: Data-privacy bill could hinder small businesses
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: See "Wicked" and "Wicked: For Good" collabs, merch fans can buy
>HEALTH: This heart test reveals more than just cardiovascular health
>FOOD: The Aisle app saves on groceries — here's how it works
>TV/STREAMING: "Ridiculousness" canceled at MTV after 14 years and 46 seasons
>MOVIES: Meryl Streep, Sigourney Weaver join "Useful Idiots" thriller
>CELEBRITY: "Trailer Park Boys" star Mike Smith charged with sexual assault: report
-Sean "Diddy" Combs speaks out after allegedly being busted for drinking alcohol in prison
>ANIMALS: Matted stray cat gets complete makeover from the inside out (1:45)
>GOOD NEWS: Third graders praised for spotting house fire, saving dog
-Meanwhile, these are the 5 most dangerous TikTok challenges
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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