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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Wife of man missing from hospital takes to Worcester streets as part of desperate search
-Violent crime trends down in Worcester this year, police data shows
-Recount begins for ballots in Worcester councilor-at-large race
-Local families come together to celebrate National Adoption Day
-Fighting for immigrants: Attorneys are combating cuts, shifting policies, and burnout as demand rises
-Which schools in Worcester County have the best staff attendance?
-Report: Mass. public school staff members average 12 absences a year
-"I try to capture Worcester in a way that I wish other people could see:" Clark student and photographer
-Festival of Lights to return to Worcester Common with tree lighting
-Thanksgiving pie showdown: Which Central Mass. bakery is king? (1:12)
-T&G This Week: Thanksgiving at the T&G
-Worcester Guardian week in review
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:43): I.C.E. recruiting at the College of the Holy Cross
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:11): I.C.E. planning holiday raids on churches: Report
>DINING OUT: Thanksgiving takeout in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing teen
-Twin sisters and Worcester firefighter bring century-old bar back to life
-Table Hoppin': Sweets & Java celebrates 10 years of coffee, pastries
-Did somebody say cheese? Stone Cow Brewery expands its repertoire
-Police warn of clustered car breaks in Worcester
-Jury finds UMass Memorial liable in fired nurse's defamation lawsuit
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Longtime town resident Arlene Swirsky seeks kidney donor
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Farm & wedding venue keeps family legacy alive
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg kitchen fire injures 1, displaces 4
-Ashburnham residence sustains significant damage in early morning fire
-Grafton Fire Department rescues injured hunter who fell from tree
-Man wanted in firearms investigation arrested at Leicester liquor store with cache of ammo, body armor and cocaine
-Rural leaders call for changes to school funding formula
-Clinton firefighter brings complaints to Select Board
-Fitchburg Municipal Airport unloads nearly 500 old airplane tires
-The Suzies’ dynasty continues
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Central Mass. Festival Chorus, Big Blitz and more ...
-Home for the Holidays at Salisbury Mansion Fridays November 28th through January 2nd
-Miss Jamaica to remain hospitalized in I.C.U. for at least another week after tumbling off Miss Universe stage
>OPINION: Rosalie Tirella: Etel stays strong
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Run me my money back, Sis
-Laurel: Just passin' through with best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (54:12): Ron Burgess Jr., CEO, Ronald A. Burgess Jr. Foundation
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career mechanic
>SPORTS: Drake Maye could feast vs. porous Cincy defense
-Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow won't play against Patriots
-Patriots have "one hell of a young QB" in Drake Maye, Jon Gruden says
-Old Grumbly Fan's Week 12 Patriots preview vs. the Bengals
-NFL Week 12 schedule, TV and announcers
-Bruins beat Kings, 2-1
-Holy Cross football finishes season with memorable victory at Fenway Park
-Holy Cross women's hockey team earns 3-2 road victory at New Hampshire
-Railers lose to Gargoyles, 4-2
-Northbridge falls a win short of trip to Super Bowl in coach Ken LaChapelle's last season
>NATIONAL: Here's how empty nesters get their kids home for the holidays: survey
-Number of children abducted in Nigerian school attack raised to more than 300
-Tragic: Grandma mauled to death by deer she rescued
>NEW ENGLAND: New England’s Unsolved — Unmasking a serial killer (3:30)
-"Professional tenants" evicted, leaving Burlington home trashed (4:52). Article
>COLLEGES: Worcester State community steps up to support Thea’s Pantry as student food insecurity grows
-From Anna Maria: Understanding F.A.F.S.A. — Separating myth from fact
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Don't have a Real ID or passport? It could cost you $18 at the airport (:30)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Amazon refunds underway in $2.5 billion F.T.C. settlement
-Senior living facility contracts: What to know before you sign
>SHOPPING: Amazon Black Friday deals feature huge 73% discounts on top tech
>HEALTH: Doctor rebukes claim that vaccines cause autism
-New study exposes truth about fluoride exposure, kids' test scores
>FOOD: Rising costs make this year's Thanksgiving the priciest in history
>TV/STREAMING: Alicia Silverstone and Melissa Joan Hart in Netflix’s "Merry Little Ex-Mas" is the perfect Christmas gift for Millennials
>MOVIES: "Wicked For Good" opens to record-smashing $151 million at box office
>CELEBRITY: Dick Van Dyke reveals he "almost" played James Bond
-Melissa Joan Hart refused Playboy offer
>ANIMALS: Ranked: These are America’s favorite purebred dogs
>HISTORY: Cranberry scare tanked Thanksgiving sales in 1959
>GOOD NEWS: 6-year-old boy and 3-year-old sister impress with musical talent (1:50)
-Meanwhile, man uses cone to catch ice cream scoop from 55 feet, 5 inches away
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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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