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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:19). High of 37 today in Worcester
-Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Cars line Kelley Square block for 10-cents-a-gallon gas (:18). Article
+6:00: Zombies seen on Main Street in Worcester for "Walking Dead" spinoff series filming (:18) (pictured)
+6:00: Worcester's new climate-controlled self storage facility
+6:00: Thanksgiving sees many former Worcester pros at the top of their leagues
+Noon: Family identifies man who was struck and killed on Route 20 in Auburn
+Noon: Traffic foils shoplifting getaway in stolen sedan: Auburn P.D.
+Noon: Mixed response to plan for changes to Pleasant Street at Worcester hearing
+Noon: Things to Do: MaliFest, The Racky Thomas Band, "Messiah" and more ...
+Noon: Festival of Lights, visits from Santa and more at local holiday events
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: A gift list for the ages
-Worcester honors 6 firefighters who died in warehouse fire 26 years ago (:41)
-Final review clears officer in fatal March shooting in Boylston
-I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
-McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (8:06): Bank celebrates 1-year anniversary with 10-cent gas promo
-Road closure on Main Street 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday
-Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester
-Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
-T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
-Woman charged after allegedly accelerating S.U.V. at ex-husband’s wife in Charlton
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
-Worcester Public Schools Check-in: What families should know by December
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant to celebrate fourth anniversary on Saturday
-ICYMI: Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holidays in Holden Friday and Saturday
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Wild chase through Shrewsbury streets leads to fentanyl bust
-Scottish Highland bull has been on the lam in Uxbridge since August
-Gardner man sentenced to life in prison in 2017 murder
-Leicester woman arrested for violating restraining order at Cumberland Farms
-Worcester Walks: Westborough trails a relief from hectic holidays
-Sculpt Pilates has come to Sutton
-Spruce Street Golf League crowns champions
-Police logs for Shrewsbury, Grafton and Westborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
>SHOWTIME: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
-100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
-Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
>OPINION: Janice Lindsay: The thread of holiday meaning
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (57:21): Pamela Taylor, Realtor
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who passed away at age 100
>SPORTS: Why Patriots are the NFL’s best team despite easy schedule
-Patriots' Kraft, Belichick among Hall of Fame finalists
-NFL Week 14 schedule, TV and announcers
-Holy Cross men’s basketball cruises to home victory against Northeastern
-Holy Cross women's basketball falls to Harvard
-Holy Cross football team adds 10 during early signing period
-West Boylston primed for trip to Gillette Stadium to play in fourth straight Super Bowl
>NATIONAL: Florida speedboat crash leaves 3 Mainers dead
-America's most-used password in 2025 is one word
-Tragic: Parents accused of cutting baby out of daughter's womb
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 3 analysis (29:45)
-Search resumes for man seen clinging to side of boat in Merrimack River
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross Professor Playlists: André Isaacs
-Worcester State's Juan Davila is charting a path from Worcester to the world
-UMass Medical School students build equity, health and community at Worcester Earn-A-Bike
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 island getaways that won’t break the bank
-Escape to a Winter wonderland at Banff’s Sunshine Mountain Lodge
>BUSINESS: Saint-Gobain opens doors to new Worcester headquarters building
-How's the economy? Let W.B.J. know by taking the 2026 Economic Forecast survey
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Private employers cut 32,000 jobs last month – hiking odds of interest rate cut
>SHOPPING: A budget-friendly holiday. Managing gift expectations
>HEALTH: W.H.O. warns backsliding on measles elimination as coverage falls
-7 deaths, more than 700 serious injuries linked with diabetes glucose monitor errors
>HOMES: Can you afford a "starter home" in the Boston area? Housing report says only 15% of renters make enough
>FOOD: Ocean Spray investigating water-filled cranberry sauce cans
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "The New Yorker at 100" (2:14)
>MOVIES: The 100 best comedy movies of all time: Critics' pick
>CELEBRITY: Beloved HGTV star Hilary Farr breaks silence on "devastating" health rumors
>ANIMALS: Cat who can’t groom himself falls asleep during bath time (1:32)
>HISTORY: Author James Patterson makes bombshell claim about Marilyn Monroe's death
>GOOD NEWS: Army veteran, double amputee sets several world records
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, Christmas tree farm ripped for selling "horrific" spray-painted firs
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:29). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: After fatal shooting, Worcester strip club must close at 8
+6:00: City custodians protest treatment by Worcester's new cleaning contractor
+6:00: Friends of Worcester Public Library mark 70 years with $50,000 gift to new branch
+6:00: Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
+Noon: Jury says it's deadlocked in Noel Inoa retrial; judge says keep trying
+Noon: Worcester airport sets record, but 500,000 goal looms
+Noon: Level 3 sex offender accused of trying to entice juvenile in Southbridge
+Noon: Things to Do: Día de los Muertos celebration, 'Ghosts in the Galleries
+Noon: Decade of ghouls and glamor: Haunted Speakeasy set for Worcester
+Noon: This is peak: Joe Fusco Jr. dreams about replacing a boiler
-Driver injured after car crashes through fence, lands on roof in Worcester (1:40). Article
-Child hospitalized after being hit by vehicle while riding bike in Worcester
-Worcester husband and wife die just 2 days apart
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-Worcester community seeks help after local designer’s bag, credit cards stolen
-Former Worcester police sergeant takes over National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division
-Worcester S.N.A.P. rolls drop 21% as advocates seek D.T.A. staff
-internal investigation clears officers of wrongdoing in Toomey crash
-Related: Advocates renew call for police review board after release of Toomey crash report
-Related: Read the full Worcester police review of city councilor's crash
-City to crack down on parking scofflaws during snow. But you'll be warned
-Central Mass. strip club to face license commission after deadly shooting
-Terror on Tory Fort: Check out Worcester family's Western take on Halloween
-Ché Anderson talks about roles at UMass Med School, Mass Cultural Council
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Aislinn Doyle: W.P.S. In Brief: Realignment breakdown by school
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant expands to serve lunch
-ICYMI: State blocks out-of-state firm from buying nursing homes in Worcester, Fitchburg
-$51 million redevelopment brings 80 affordable senior apartments to Worcester's Lincoln Square
-Worcester's historic Heywood Boot building to receive $929K in state redevelopment funding
-Worcester lands record $5.5 million grant to remove lead hazards
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Midnight at the Masquerade mystery Thursday at Gale Free Library
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): What happens to Anna Maria College’s campus after bids fall short?
-Takeaways from latest Shrewsbury Select Board meeting
-Westborough police warn against "door kick" social media challenge
-Charlton voters approve data center restrictions, call for end to Flock cameras
-In stunning reversal, Westborough Town Meeting changes course on downtown zoning proposal
-Pastor Coates drops fraud claims against orchard developer and former Dunbar clients
-Southbridge man charged with armed robbery at Elm Street convenience store
-Dudley Town Hall access plan draws objections at Town Meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val’s Restaurant in Holden Friday and Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice presents Spotlight Magic
-Get medieval: Autumn Knights Renaissance Faire set
-Celeste Ng headlines Worcester library fundraiser November 5th
-Suzanne Strempek Shea's popular memoir talk comes to Webster
-Charlton mom's book captures spirit of late son, paralyzed in 1997 crash
>OPINION: Sunita Razdan: Lend nature a hand - leave fallen leaves in yard
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 509 (28:27): Nativity School of Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 545 (29:27): Hank Stolz
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:00): Journalists' superpower and Worcester media in 2026
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who worked as a baking teacher
>SPORTS: Patriots-Bears preview: Keys to victory, prediction and more
-Drake Maye vs. Caleb Williams a battle of electric, maturing quarterbacks
-Patriots injured reserve activations explained: Decisions await
-Why Patriots cannot afford not to start Caleb Lomu each week
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-Mechanics Hall ready to rumble as boxing returns after long absence
-Holy Cross women's hockey team hits the road to face Dartmouth
-Holy Cross baseball announces Fall World Series
>NATIONAL: Nobel-winning A.I. pioneer warns: Befriend bots or "we're toast"
-How many Americans support second execution attempt for Christa Pike
-Ukraine's $500 drones slaughtered America's $25 million tanks in recent war game
-Tragic: Swimmer, 65, killed by shark despite wearing repellent band
>NEW ENGLAND: Officers say Matthew Farwell was agitated in days before Sandra Birchmore's death (2:49)
-Lawmakers reject Gov. Healey's gas tax suspension plan (:26)
-Massachusetts leads nation in lottery spending again
>COLLEGES: Clark Family & Friends Weekend 2026
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Half of Americans return home more drained than relaxed after a vacation, new survey says
>BUSINESS: Amazon hiring 6,000 seasonal workers in Mass.
-Radio Worcester (22:08): W.B.D.C. and Webster Five explain small business financing
-LPL Financial Research: Moats vs. inertia: Unpacking the personal A.I. agent threat
-Meta ordered to pay New Mexico $25 billion for deceiving users
>SHOPPING: Warning issued against 400,000 pressure cookers due to burn risk
>HOMES: Americans are abandoning a beloved tradition — and experts reveal 5 reasons why
>HEALTH: Sexually transmitted diarrhea is morphing into a superbug
-Medicare Advantage plan cuts: United, Humana reduce benefits for 1 million
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Baked salmon and rice
>TV/STREAMING: Elizabeth Holmes docs to watch before "You Can See Everything"
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Idris Elba movie, "Above the Below" (1:38)
>CELEBRITY: Selma Blair speaks out after mid-flight meltdown, arrest
-Judge tosses child sex abuse indictment against Timothy Busfield
>ANIMALS: Tiny cat loves swimming just as much as exploring the world (2:39)
>HISTORY: Building 19 author on nostalgia event this weekend (11:28)
>GOOD NEWS: Couple struck by lightning while walking hand in hand, hail Good Samaritan hikers for saving their lives
-Meanwhile, in Colorado, bear steals bag of gear from fire station
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