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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 36 today in Worcester
+Noon: Snow makes season debut on Tuesday; Worcester in line for up to 8 inches
-Latest on Tuesday's snowstorm (3:21)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Declared parking ban starts 11 p.m. as snowstorm nears
+5:00: Child enticement charge dropped against Worcester man who served on state board
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 8
+5:00: Holy Cross women's ice hockey team hosts B.U. on Tuesday night
+Noon: 56-year-old man struck, killed on Route 20
+Noon: Adults face child assault charges following school report
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal names the 2025 Champions of Health Care
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Fire heavily damages Holden home; all residents escape
-Hardwick detective, deputy fire chief rescue man as car "explodes" (:42). Article
-Longtime Worcester publisher announces retirement
-Worcester closing downtown streets all week
-Worcester permanent winter parking ban in effect Monday
-Worcester School Committee takes up labor agreements, staffing, strategy
-Monday's Child: Kassidy, 15, is a bright, energetic child
-Worcester Garden Club honors Grace Elton for conservation work
-Worcester Reentry Center takes national prize as city leaders celebrate "model" program
-For state's homeless, a new bill could make I.D.s easier to obtain
-Christmas tree farms in Central Mass.
>DINING OUT: Penny shortage hits some Mass. restaurants hard when it comes to exact change
-ICYMI: Man sentenced to life in prison for 1975 murder of Worcester teen denied parole
-No longer a fire station, "The Rock's" role in public safety uncertain
-Ladies Night Out Worcester: We laughed, we cried, we shopped
-Mo Rocca of "CBS Sunday Morning" will be in conversation at Worcester State
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): M.B.T.A. issue headed to special town meeting
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Sen. Durant: State withheld money from Wachusett Regional because of town's M.B.T.A. stance
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Remembering Martin McNamara V, 22 years after fatal fire
-Who are the top taxpayers in Shrewsbury?
-Grafton High alum wows with 3D-printed pelvic model
-Near-fatal accident? Kidney cancer? Rick Muhr's still running
-Snow blowers stolen from area Sturbridge Tractor Supply; police seek public’s help
-Item photos: Check out some Clinton businesses getting the holiday season started
-Item photos: Folks turn out to Shop Local
-Item photos: Berlin public safety departments collect hundreds of toys for Toys for Tots
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Nashoba Symphonic Band plays Chamber Concert December 7th
-I Rise guitarist Alex Kantarelis on the Worcester band’s past & upcoming reunion show
>OPINION: Mike Ashworth: An equal chance of care for every patient
-Ariana Becker: Rethinking holiday gifting. Meaning over madness
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (1:52:07)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester entrepreneur and restaurateur
>SPORTS: How will Patriots overcome injuries in Week 13?
-Old Grumbly Fan's Week 13 Patriots preview vs. the Giants
-Celtics beat Cleveland, 117-115
-Holy Cross women's basketball beats U.N.H., 64-45
-Railers beat Adirondack, 4-1
>NATIONAL: Epstein confirms photo of then-Prince Andrew and accuser Virginia Giuffre is real
-"Human safari" claims in Sarajevo: Tearful mom demands answers (3:29)
-Tragic: Mother loses all 3 kids in horrifying Thanksgiving blaze
>NEW ENGLAND: Nashua named best city to move to
-Mass. veteran gets back Purple Heart lost in safety deposit box
>COLLEGES: Fruit fly research at Clark seeks to unlock the mysteries of disease
-Former A.T.F. Special Agent Wayne Miller visits Anna Maria’s Fire Science Program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue adds 2 new nonstop flights from Boston to European destinations
>BUSINESS: Americans feeling stingy this holiday season as personal debt, economic uncertainty looms
-Black Friday online spending surges as Americans embrace A.I. to assist with shopping
-Gardner optics firm lands $723,000 order for fighter pilot A.R. headset project
>SHOPPING: Hottest toys for the holiday season (8:15)
>HEALTH: Tattoo ink moves through body, killing immune cells, study says
-The "key windows" when exercise may matter most for brain health
>FOOD: Coca-Cola to bring back fan favorite after 5 years — and reactions are mixed
>TV/STREAMING: Best Cyber Monday streaming deals, from Apple TV to HBO Max
-Kevin Costner rumored to star as Bill Clinton in upcoming series "United"
>MOVIES: "Zootopia 2" opens to near-record $556 million box office globally
>CELEBRITY: Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae legend, dies at 81
-Tara Reid reveals "scary" new details from alleged drugging incident
>ANIMALS: Couple finds someone furry in trash can (1:52)
>HISTORY: Worcester State Hospital had a dark history despite good intentions
>GOOD NEWS: 90-year-old trail runner breaks a race record
-Meanwhile, in South Korea, coffee-stealing parrot captured at cafe
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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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