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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 36 today in Worcester
+5:00: Aurora may be visible across Massachusetts tonight as skies clear
+Noon: "Blustery and unseasonably cold": Parts of Massachusetts could see some snow
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Personal sacrifices: City marks Veterans Day with "larger than most" parade, ceremonies
+5:00: New restaurant planned for former Flying Rhino location on Shrewsbury Street
+5:00: Worcester Election Commissioners to map game plan for recount
+5:00: Westbound Route 9 in Shrewsbury closed after tree falls onto road
+Noon: 2-vehicle crash on Route 20 in Shrewsbury prompts multi-agency response
+Noon: Metalcore band Fit For A King reigns with "Lonely God"
-VETERANS DAYS 2025
*Observe Veterans Day at these events in Worcester
*Worcester honors veterans with breakfast, parade, celebration
*Traffic advisory for Veterans Day in Worcester
*Area monuments honor fallen service members
*State debuts Veterans Legacy Trail in time for Veterans Day
*Veterans Day: What's open, what's closed
-Ho Ho Ho! It's that time of year again on SRS
-Need a new ride? 71 abandoned cars up for auction in Shrewsbury
-WPI PhD student takes research to zero gravity flight over France
-Helicopter part of latest effort to locate Darren Cyr, Auburn man last seen 2 months ago
-Recognizing high achievers: Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week. Vote now
-7 from Worcester County among 56 arrested statewide in child exploitation investigation
-Gardner man accused of beating his neighbor to death testifies in his own defense
>DINING OUT: Worcester bar/restaurant offers half-price apps 3 to 5 Monday through Friday
-ICYMI: 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)
-Nipmuc all girls flag football team wins championship for first time ever against boys team in Mass.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden C.R.O.P. Walk
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Wachusett Echo: Pathways Program — A look into health sciences
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): A.U.C. campus could get a boost to redevelopment
-Spencer and Dudley firefighters among those on scene of major fire in Amherst
-Rawson Hill Trail System opens in Shrewsbury
-Beaman Street bridge project begins in West Boylston
-Immigrant support proposal splits Clinton Select Board
-Girl Scouts investiture ceremony is tradition
-Nashoba scheduled for monitoring review
-Foundation promotes Barbara Mecum’s values
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Big Nate Allstar or Evil Felipe? Last titans standing in musical melee
-French Ambassadors thrill Worcester
-Local author to hold reading and book signing
-Lost and found – Worcester Poetry Archive eyes poetry history in danger of being lost
>OPINION: Lea Shell: Staying curious with Dr. Stephanie Manka
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Rethinking behavior management — Engagement vs. Compliance
-Radio Worcester (18:03): Worcester Research Bureau urges state to address school building inequities
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to missing bakery worker found dead in Worcester
>SPORTS: How Mike Vrabel's bold decisions, big plays led Patriots (6:27)
-Patriots inquired about these players before NFL trade deadline: Report
-NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Former Bravehearts inducted into Futures League Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 5
-What we learned from Week 10 of the high school football season; plus what to watch in Week 11 and our Top 10 rankings
>NATIONAL: Government could reopen this week; deal promises backpay, S.N.A.P. funding
-"Hell no": McGovern slams deal to reopen government, calls on Democrats to keep fighting
-Government shutdown delays L.I.H.E.A.P. funds. Here’s what to know
-Tragic: Beloved pre-med student killed by hit-and-run driver while jogging
>NEW ENGLAND: Uber passenger accused of choking female driver with wire, stealing her car
-A convicted sex offender was running a pizza shop, but his record won't show online (1:47)
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross announces micro-grant program for faculty and staff projects in Worcester
-Anna Maria Esports Director’s Corner
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 destination restaurants in historic U.S. Buildings
-How early should I arrive at the airport?
>BUSINESS: 3 Flexcon executives depart as company names new C.E.O.
-LPL Financial Research: A.I. Infrastructure: A New Pillar of Economic Growth
-New(ish) group for Worcester P.R. pros announces 2026 board
>SHOPPING: 41+ best Amazon early Black Friday deals, per my price tracking
>HEALTH: F.D.A. will remove warning from hormone-based menopause drugs
-6 biggest food mistakes Gen Z and Millennials are making
>FOOD: How to get Walmart Thanksgiving meal deal
>TV/STREAMING: Woody Harrelson reveals why he'd "never" return to "True Detective"
>MOVIES: "Predator" movies ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Actress Sally Kirkland in hospice after dementia diagnosis
-How Beyoncé and Jay-Z snuck into Kris Jenner's star-studded 70th birthday party
>ANIMALS: He was broken street dog until love brought him back to life (3:30)
>GOOD NEWS: Married 62 years, Mass. couple making chairs from local wood (2:43)
-Meanwhile, man snaps 65 cucumbers in 30 seconds to break world record
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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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