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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Gardner man arrested after 7-hour standoff at his apartment
-Worcester to skip contaminated recycling bins starting Monday
-Quinn's Irish Pub, Cosmopolitan Club among Thanksgiving Eve favorites
-Local senior Kate Mayo juggles A.P. classes, 2 team captain roles and club leadership (2:45). Article
-21 Worcester students headed to Holy Cross this fall
-Worcester State wins state grant to build paid co-op program
-Prominent Worcester attorney, community leader dies at 86
-Traffic advisory for Lake Ave. in Worcester this week
-Mass. winter gas rates approved with mixed changes for customers
-Worcester Police Department log for Wednesday, November 5th
>DINING OUT: Historic Mass. Restaurants: The Old Mill in Westminster (1:00)
-Serve up your restaurant's social media to thousands of hungry locals — for just $25!
-Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 North End Restaurants (5:42)
-ICYMI: Central Mass. developers targeted in sophisticated municipal permit fee scam
-Restoration of historic facade at 204 Main St. expected by end of year, early 2027
-Shrewsbury woman turns chronic pain into a $2 million business helping mothers
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Echo: Freshmen jumping into an advanced year
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury First Responder Face Off is back Friday
-Shrewsbury introduces new digital tool helping residents navigate Town Hall
-1,000 stories later: 259 days of uninterrupted daily news in Central Mass.
-Leicester voters approve $50 million school renovation project
-David Prouty drop-in room slated to help with student disciplinary problems
-Charlton Little League to launch Challenger Division in 2027
-Kindness Week is here! See the schedule of exciting, uplifting events organized by Westborough Connects
-West Boylston Fire Department October stats
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Tinsley Ellis, Frameless, "Prodigal Son" and more
-Pulse Magazine's Weekend Guide (:22)
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1398 (30:00): Ana Sky, Uncle Ryano and more
-"Music Legends of Clark" exhibit is officially dedicated
>OPINION: Pulse Magazine Editor Jenny Pacillo: Letter from the Editor
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:55): Surprising midterm election results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who "delighted in preparing Lebanese and Italian delicacies"
>SPORTS: Patriots-Packers preview: Key matchups that’ll determine the outcome
-Patriots-Packers keys to victory, prediction and more
-Patriots fans in full panic mode over A.J. Brown
-Rob Gronkowski inducted into Patriots Hall of Fame (4:26). Article
-NFL Week 9 schedule, TV and announcers
-100 FM The Pike (14:14): Fitzy's Friday Blitz | Drake Maye Employee of the Month, Gronk in Pats Hall Of Fame
-Crusaders score in final minute to earn comeback victory at Georgetown
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey falls to Northeastern
-Boston College pulls off insane "Ring Around the Rosie" trick play for touchdown
-Railers fall to Wheeling, 3-1
>CARS: Consumer Reports study finds car data may be shared with tech giants
>NATIONAL: Polish gunman who killed 6 people in Krakow has "ultranationalistic" views
-1 killed, 22 injured after elderly driver suspected strikes cyclists
-Defense attorney for man convicted in Tupac murder trial dies
-Tragic: Teen "morons" beat disabled man in sickening 40-minute attack
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. POST launches real-time police discipline dashboards (2:30)
-Mass. spent nearly $400,000 on an energy study. 3 years after its completion, the state hasn’t released the results
>COLLEGES: WPI undergraduate admissions to host open house
>TRAVEL: Disney World Halloween trips cost more than a week in Spain, Greece or Italy: study
>BUSINESS: Living paycheck to paycheck? These could make big difference (3:05)
-Q&A with Mari Anne Snow: Eascra Biotech charts an unconventional path for startup growth in space
>SHOPPING: Barbie sales are down as kids clamor for new batch of toys
>HOMES: Millions of ladders recalled nationwide after numerous reports of head injuries, skull fractures
>HEALTH: How to reduce daily mental overload
-New gene therapy helps doctors restore hearing for children
-Reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome: Why doctors say the ABCs may not be enough
>FOOD: People line up to buy coffee being sold from owner's car (4:49)
>TV/STREAMING: "Today" host Carson Daly lands a major new role
>MOVIES: Jack Lowden addresses those James Bond rumors: "Very Flattering"
>CELEBRITY: Tatum O'Neal's son spills on Oscar-winning actress' "drug problem": Time to "let it rip"
-"Breaking Bad" star Dean Norris’ secret divorce revealed amid $1 million bankruptcy filing
>ANIMALS: Woman intervenes in struggle between koala and python (1:02)
>HISTORY: USS Constitution history comes to Sturbridge with 1812 Marine Guard
>GOOD NEWS: Mother rescues man drowning
-Meanwhile, in England, police say chopper's phallic flight pattern was unintentional
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Driver dies after propane truck crashes on I-190 in Holden (:31). Article
-Earlier: Propane truck crash closes I-190, prompts hazmat response (:28). Article
+5:00: Family members recall Worcester man slain in 2020 as killer gets 25-30 years
+5:00: Worcester draft ordinance would ban rodeo flank straps
+5:00: R.I. Comic Con welcomes stars of "Doctor Who," "Roger Rabbit" and more
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2026-27 highlights, NHL Week 6
+Noon: Worcester council to weigh tax relief, school funding and rodeo restrictions
+Noon: Worcester coffee shop is back with major expansion, new beverage program and more
+Noon: Plaque in Grafton honors Holly Piirainen 33 years after her disappearance
+Noon: Get set to party like it's Studio 54 as Vice bar gets set to open
-After fire, Worcester ramen spot rises from the ashes: "You can’t kill us"
-Traffic advisory for Lake Ave. in Worcester this week
-Channel 5 Wake Up Call from Run4Veterans 5K Road Race in Worcester (:44)
-Alumnus will buy land, drop legal case against Anna Maria College
-2 Princeton boys credited with saving home from fire
-Worcester to skip contaminated recycling bins starting Monday
-20 years later, Q.C.C. basketball brotherhood still going strong
-Worcester Police Department log for Thursday, November 6th
-Worcester County Wonders: Lunenburg's oldest house stands 300 years
>DINING OUT: The 30 best burgers in Massachusetts, ranked (5:24)
-Serve up your restaurant's social media to thousands of hungry locals — for just $25!
-Historic Mass. Restaurants: The Old Mill in Westminster (1:00)
-ICYMI: Gardner man arrested after 7-hour standoff at his apartment
-Quinn's Irish Pub, Cosmopolitan Club among Thanksgiving Eve favorites
-Prominent Worcester attorney, community leader dies at 86
-Local senior Kate Mayo juggles A.P. classes, 2 team captain roles and club leadership (2:45). Article
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden election results
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Navy veteran wins Home of the Brave 5K in tight finish in Sturbridge
-Building Committee votes to set date for possible Shrewsbury High School expansion vote
-Gardner man arrested for distributing crack in apartment raid that turned up pistol stolen from security truck
-3 arrested following armed, masked assault in Webster that left man hospitalized
-West Boylston Police Association meat raffle on Saturday, November 14th
-Searches for superintendent and School Committee member top Spencer/East Brookfield agenda
-Raised garden beds coming to Southbridge Head Start
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: “Off to Work I Go” new single from Molly McKeon
-Flamenco guitarist Gladius to perform at Auburn Library
-What I’m Reading Now: Tim Garvin
-Rising from the ashes: Artist Aaron Meshon
>OPINION: Pamelpreet Kaur: Send surplus food to needy - not to dumpster
-Joshua Lyford: Wormhole | A Gnomevember to remember
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:55): Surprising midterm election results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to teacher and professor in Worcester
>SPORTS: Drake Maye turnovers prove costly in ugly loss to Green Bay
-Patriots "not competitive enough" against good teams so far this season
-Celtics beat Milwaukee, 117-97
-Celtics’ Sam Hauser leads the NBA with wild stat
-Bruins beat Florida, 4-1
-Holy Cross women's basketball to battle Harvard at the Hart Center on Monday
-Railers lose to Wheeling, 5-3
-Small-school Central Mass. football coaches tackle the idea of 8-man football
-Chemistry between Hailey Snyder and Avery Collins fueling Shrewsbury girls’ soccer as playoffs arrive
-Al Regnier caps record-setting volleyball career in Westborough
>CARS: Consumer Reports study finds car data may be shared with tech giants
>NATIONAL: Floods bring rare relief to Southwest reservoirs
-Father accused of leaving sleeping 6-year-old in line for Pokémon cards
-Tragic: Mom stabbed to death by husband in front of kids
-2 skydivers die after midair crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Man found dead in river, investigation underway
-Mass. Democrats poised to assume leadership roles in Congress (1:18)
-Thousands of S.N.A.P. calls go unanswered in Mass. as families struggle to get help (4:09)
>COLLEGES: Clark opens applications for $27 million tech apprenticeship initiative
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney World Halloween trips cost more than a week in Spain, Greece or Italy: study
>BUSINESS: How bank customers can stop a recurring automatic debit
-Nvidia launches investigation into C.E.O. Jensen Huang
-Worcester firm recognized in 2027's “Best Law Firms”
>SHOPPING: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold8 Amazon deal: Save on the latest foldable smartphone
>HOMES: Americans are planning a secret twist in holiday decorating this year, new survey says
>HEALTH: What does an early start to the flu season mean for Mass.? (2:45)
-Dermatologist explains when you should worry about a rash (2:41)
>FOOD: The daily snack that could help with depression in older adults
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix doc "SCTV: The Greatest Show You've Never Heard Of" (1:54)
>MOVIES: Oral history of "Elf": How Will Ferrell replaced Chris Farley
>CELEBRITY: Kim Kardashian diagnosed with hiatal hernia before esophagitis surgery
-Russell Brand faces new rape allegations — including a 16-year-old girl
>ANIMALS: Wolf mates who didn't belong in wild refuse to be separated (2:21)
>HISTORY: USS Constitution history comes to Sturbridge with 1812 Marine Guard
>GOOD NEWS: School shooting victim leaves hospital after 262 days
-Meanwhile, Italian chef reportedly fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza
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