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In The News
-Latest weather: High in the low 40s today, nearing 50 on Thanksgiving in Worcester
+6:00: Discussions continue for city to acquire the Denholm building
+6:00: Boulevard Diner, Voltage Fashion Boutique hosting free Thanksgiving dinners in Worcester
+6:00: U.S. jobless claims plunge to 199,000, lowest in 52 years
+6:00: How to watch and stream Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2021
+6:00: Ashby police warn residents about wily coyotes
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 24th
+Noon: Radio Worcester's Worcester Wednesday with Mayor Petty (12:27): Thanksgiving Edition
+Noon: Radio Worcester (9:20): Holy Cross football coach Bob Chesney on Saturday's home NCAA playoff game
+Noon: Worcester Public Schools' first quarter honor roll
+Noon: Local police warn about "Blackout Wednesday"
-Worcester landlord and employee settle sexual harassment allegations for $75,000
-Pedestrian critically injured crossing Belmont St. in Worcester
-Fire at apartments in Leicester displaces 26 families
-Defense says Julia Enright was rape victim; prosecution argues she lured Chicklis then "lied and lied"
-Worcester man arrested for multiple car break-ins
-Best and worst times to hit the road for Thanksgiving
-Food: Mrs. Moriconi's hosting ice cream pop-up Wednesday
-Channel 4's "It Happens Here" (3:44): Table Talk making 40,000 pies a day at new Worcester facility
-Project New Hope provides food to veterans, special additions for Thanksgiving
-St. John's Food for the Poor gives out 100 turkeys
-Veterans Inc. holds annual Holiday Harvest
-Here's where the city is picking up leaves today
-Local firefighters honored at annual award ceremony in Worcester
-The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
-New Wachusett Wine & Spirits podcast (47:10): Bonus Episode -- Thanksgiving Wine Selections
-Rosen's Roundtable (28:06): Homeless encampments and the way the city is dealing with these issues
-Worcester residents voice opposition to using ARPA money for police body cameras
-School Committee aims to appoint next Worcester superintendent by May
-Radio Worcester (14:27): City Manager Ed Augustus talks Thanksgiving, COVID, Festival of Lights, ARPA and more
-Worcester Business Journal Editor Brad Kane: My son, in crisis
-Janice Harvey: LGBT Asylum Task Force's refuge is an inspiration
-Worcesteria: A few thoughts on a Common Thanksgiving
-Last Call with Ibere Reis, Muay Thai coach and competitor Thai Boxing
-"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" coming to Worcester
-Tribute to Worcester woman who worked in City Clerk's office for 25 years and was also "a craftsperson to the fullest extent"
-ICYMI: Worcester sports bar's building sells for $1 million
-Worcester man accused of tossing lighter fluid into eyes of police officer
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
-The Burbs (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury police officers, firefighters honored for saving 1-year-old girl
-Shrewsbury High to address 2 recent incidents of hate speech
-New Millbury finance director finds $280K in "lost" surplus funds
-Hallett brings passion to role of Holden recreation director
-Ashburnham Westminster district cancels classes because of lack of bus drivers
-Sports: Kendrick Ball Jr. of Worcester fights for a belt Saturday
-Playing in the NCAA tourney nothing new for Holy Cross football team
-Patriots-Colts game flexed to Saturday night, December 18th
-Enter to win a Patriots hoodie, courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Everything you need to know about this week's high school football games
-Cars: Bertera Nissan has the cars for winter driving in Central Massachusetts (5:19)
-Take a look at new 2022 Four Winds RV now in at Fuller RV in Boylston
-Business: Worcester-area unemployment rate improved in September
-Stores are closing on Thanksgiving, but thousands of retail staff are still working
-20 Ways You Can Practice Gratitude
-National: Child is 6th death in Waukesha parade crash; suspect charged
-Federal jury holds pharmacies responsible for role in opioid crisis
-New England: Crews find meth-making materials while battling fire in Mansfield
-82-year-old man attacked by dirt bike, ATV riders in Boston
-Tragic: Bus crashes, catches fire in Bulgaria; at least 45 dead
-Animals: Baby otter learns to swim with a family of dogs (3:12)
-TV/Streaming: Former NBA player Iman Shumpert wins "Dancing With the Stars"
-Celebrity: "GMA" host, NFL defensive great Michael Strahan to be next space tourist
-Shopping/Deals: Dollar Tree hikes prices 25%. Most items will cost $1.25
-History: Worcester Art Museum, date unknown
-Good news (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Man leaves $2,000 tip at Nebraska bakery
-Meanwhile, in Australia, man cited for driving a motorized cooler without a license
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NEW Classifieds (Help Wanted)
-Seasonal Product Coordinator E-Commerce, with $2,000 sign on bonus by Dec. 2, in Worcester
-Host/hostess in Worcester
-Multiple opportunities, Town of Holden DPW
-General Warehouse positions in Worcester
-Busy law office seeking secretary full time in Worcester
-Make Giving Back Your Second Act: AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP and SCP looking for volunteers 55 years of age and older
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Coronavirus (COVID-19)
-How shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants
-Vaccination, testing clinic at Mercantile Center seeing increase during holidays as cases rise
-ICYMI: Radio Worcester (4:39): Worcester Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh on COVID and Thanksgiving
-Mass. officials report 2,616 new cases, 24 additional deaths
-Mass. reports more than 6,900 new breakthrough cases, 43 additional deaths among vaccinated residents
-Natural immunity doesn’t protect you as well as the vaccines. Here’s why
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:31). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 3 in custody after chase on I-290 ends in crash in Northborough (1:24)
+6:00: Related: Aerial footage of crash (:50)
+6:00: Judge upholds prison sentence of Kevin Perry, former Worcester restaurant owner
+6:00: Sex assault suspect used dog to lure 13-year-old girl into his car, prosecutors say (2:04)
+6:00: FAM Jam! eyes new chapter in the "Worcester Renaissance" with fair
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 28
+Noon: Worcester County Wonders: The 1844 rapture that never happened and the rock that remains
+Noon: Local borrowers again hopeful for student loan forgiveness
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Stand-out spring ephemerals are a great way to celebrate Native Plant Month
-Concerned citizens feeling ignored by Worcester police as missing persons case continues
-Developer seeks larger Table Talk Pies apartment project
-Worcester holds 34th annual Regional Environmental Council Earth Day clean ups
-Earth Day 2024: What the annual day means for our environment, planet
-West Boylston police seek suspects in sneaker store heist
-Worcester doctors call for action to address Black maternal health disparities
-Gravestones unearthed: get reacquainted with 2 of Worcester's oldest residents
-Health experts discuss "structural racism" in health care at conference at City Hall
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (45:58): City violence and upcoming State of the City address
-Faces of Worcester: Sean Harris, Director of Community Engagement, Quinsigamond Community College
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester — The Gardner Fugitive and the Murder of Breanne Pennington. Video (13:59). Audio (13:58)
>FAITH: Passover 2024 — What you should know about the Jewish holiday
-ICYMI: The state investigated Worcester’s Saint Vincent Hospital — here’s what it found
-Commuter rail sees increased Worcester Line ridership after sacrificing "Heart to Hub" express
-Worcester ranked third worst market in U.S. for housing renters: Forbes
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Q&A with Wachusett teacher Mr. Chandonnet
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Holden ready for Main Street resurfacing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Expansion of overcrowded Shrewsbury High School debated
-Quabbin-area towns draw on history in quest for "equity"
-Grafton resident honored as Alumni Team Captain of the Year by Boston Marathon® Jimmy Fund Walk
-Clinton school budget process praised
-B.V.T.'s robotics competition Team 61 - The Intimidators earn Judges' Award
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Thomas Prince School honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Price Is Right Live coming to Worcester in September (:31)
-Radio Worcester (8:22): CASA Palooza music & support for foster care May 4th
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 82 (28:31): Joshua Kennedy, author, "Unchained"
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 533 (27:53): Rental Registry
-Unity Radio (55:12): Standups and Standouts
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who opened a popular Shrewsbury Street restaurant named after her father
>SPORTS: Celtics blow out Miami, 114-94, in playoff opener
-What it might take for Patriots to trade No. 3 pick in NFL Draft
-Matthew Slater joins Patriots' staff
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 458 (27:14): Al Pettway, North High basketball coach
-Red Sox beat Pirates, 6-1
-WooSox beat Durham, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Tesla cuts prices on Y, X and S models after delivery miss
>NATIONAL: Police officer fatally shot while heading home from work
-15 people suffer minor injuries in tram accident at Universal Studios theme park
-Tragic: Mom, 40, falls 140 feet to her death while hiking with baby, husband
>NEW ENGLAND: Shoppers on edge after body found behind Shoppers World in Framingham (1:57)
-20 safest cities in Massachusetts in 2024
>COLLEGES: Clark Challenge. Change. podcast (9:13) — Are we master of Siri, or vice versa?
-Anna Maria, Mass. Municipal Police Training Committee announce memo of understanding
-WPI launches first-in-the-nation financial technology PhD
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 5 best museum cities
>BUSINESS: Bank C.E.O. retiring after 37 years, to be succeed by V.P.
-Radio Worcester (13:04): Nancy Cahalen retires, Alex Guardiola leads B.B.B. Central New England
>HOMES: Aspen home sells for a record, and breathtaking, $77 million
>HEALTH: Ozempic use appears to be changing people's personalities
-UMass Medical School researcher developing skin treatment, with potential broader applications to prevent diabetes
>FOOD: Trader Joe’s basil linked to salmonella outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: Disney to overhaul Disney+ streaming service with TV channels
>MOVIES: "Civil War" continues dominant box office campaign with second week at No. 1
>CELEBRITY: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announces 2024 inductees
>ANIMALS: Cow-calf rejected by mom becomes Maine store employee
>HISTORY: Isaiah Thomas House — Walk in the footsteps of Worcester's revolutionaries
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 16-year-old girl, formerly homeless, addresses Mass. lawmakers as Eagle Scout
-Meanwhile, in Florida, woman finds nearly 8-foot alligator inside her home
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