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>WEATHER: Gusty, high of 46 today in Worcester (2:36)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Bravehearts Black Friday sale!
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Table Hoppin': Atlantic Poke franchise owner sets sites on Framingham
+Noon: Tony-winner Matt Doyle to be in good company at Broadway in Worcester
+Noon: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
-Former Worcester police officers allege unpaid retirement benefits
-High school teacher in Worcester invites dozens of exchange students to Thanksgiving dinner (2:03)
-Immigrant communities in region add cultural spice to Thanksgiving
-Catholic Charities Worcester County continues Thanksgiving tradition
-Thanksgiving - yay or nay? City voices weigh pluses, minuses of holiday
-Worcester Magazine's Hometown Heroes talk about fostering community, advocacy
-After long rent battle, Boston Market on Park Avenue closing for good
-Worcester permanent winter parking ban in effect Monday
-Worcester Cowboys hold fundraiser for nationals on Sunday
-Small Business Saturday brings hope to Main South shops
-Americans claim this is the "best time" to put up Christmas tree, sparking debate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:37): Worcester recount confirms results, sparks debate on future political landscape
>DINING OUT: What's the best diner in Worcester? Vote in round 3
-ICYMI: Rapper turned host Joyner Lucas feeds the hungry before Thanksgiving
-Shrewsbury woman leads Thanksgiving turkey drive for almost 300 families (4:25). Article
-Parents of Worcester teen Harris Wolobah explain why he was so special
-Area senior has become leader in adopted home after family fled civil war (2:27). Article
-Do you know this guy? Worcester police would like a word
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Black Friday deals at Jed's
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-$60 case deal at Seven Saws Brewery
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): West Boylston to see average $428 tax increase
-Fitchburg schools confirm buses will run after First Student, Teamsters reach agreement
-Leominster man arrested after speeding stop reveals suspended license and prior convictions
-Paxton's charter effort proceeds as possible "Special Act"
-Lancaster looks at change in Board of Public Works
-Sterling sets lower tax rate due to higher valuations
-Tahanto students bring "Fabulous Fable Factory" to audiences
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Best dive bars in America? Locally loved spots worth the road trip
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Mo Rocca, "Christmas by Candlelight" and more ...
>OPINION: Giselle Rivera-Flores: An open letter
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (57:57): Jose Rivera, Worcester's District 5 City Councilor-elect
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester teacher
>SPORTS: This John Streicher report sums up Patriots exec’s NFL reputation
-Holy Cross women's ice hockey set to face Assumption on Saturday
-Longtime Northbridge coach Ken LaChapelle wins his final game on Thanksgiving (2:18). Article
>NATIONAL: National Guard member shot outside White House dies
-OpenAI blames "misuse" of ChatGPT after 16-year-old kills himself
-Tragic: 5 dead — including 3 children — after driver of stolen car rolls into oncoming traffic
>NEW ENGLAND: Cape Cod man, 24, killed in early morning crash on Thanksgiving (:18)
-Students investigate the role of A.I. in the classroom (2:57)
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Esports Director’s Corner
-Worcester State Communication Department awarded $184,000 to upgrade equipment and expand training
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The top 10 destinations for solo travel are also super cheap
-Digging into common airfare hacks — which ones work the best? (1:54)
>BUSINESS: Apple beats out Samsung to become world's top smartphone seller
-LPL Financial Research: Corporate America cleared a high bar this earnings season
-Raised concerns as Mass. prepares for first hyperscale data center (3:40)
>SHOPPING: PlayStation 5 consoles are up to 20% off for Black Friday
>HEALTH: Drugs like Ozempic linked to annoying new side effect: study
-Relaxing activity as good as therapy for chronic insomnia: study
>FOOD: Make the most of your Thanksgiving leftovers (3:45)
-The real deadline for eating, storing Thanksgiving leftovers
>TV/STREAMING: Best Black Friday streaming deals, from Apple TV to HBO Max
-Black Friday streaming deals are here—Save on Hulu to HBO
>MOVIES: "Casino" at 30: An unlikely Thanksgiving treat from Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro
>CELEBRITY: B-52s’ Kate Pierson found her "love shack" on Cape Cod
-Watch Jelly Roll's daughter react to singer shaving face for first time in decade
>ANIMALS: Senior dog flops onto mom’s lap every time she plays piano (1:38)
>HISTORY: Thanksgiving is a national holiday thanks to a Boston woman
>GOOD NEWS: "Sexy seniors" at Revere retirement home put out calendar (1:55)
-Meanwhile, U.F.O. tracker shows thousands of eerie underwater objects lurking along U.S. coasts
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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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