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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:43). High of 40 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Iconic Owl Shop building in Downtown Worcester selling for $525,000
+6:00: Worcester superintendent will join Healey transition team committee
+6:00: Radio Worcester (16:16): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista on his appointment & the DOJ investigating into the WPD
+6:00: Food waste ban expected to hike expenses for local businesses
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: Tractor-trailer rollover causes shutdown of I-290 eastbound in Shrewsbury
+Noon: Worcester paid $275,000 to man allegedly assaulted by police outside Beer Garden
+Noon: Beechwood Hotel names new executive chef
+Noon: "Nutcracker" boasts youngest lead, home-grown Prince
+Noon: Poetry Town: "Hurry Back Before Cuco Gets You"
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "Tár," "Moonage Daydream," "Smile" and more
+Noon: Adoption Option: Meet Joker
-Lodging house in Worcester’s Main South, site of 47 police incidents since July, shut down by city
-Worcester hotel may be converted into homeless housing
-Woman charged with motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed motorcyclist in Worcester
-As DOJ inquiry begins, key Worcester police lawsuit goes to mediation
-Worcester Police Department has paid out millions in lawsuits over the years
-Worcester restaurant set to close this weekend releases menu for final days
-Driver hospitalized in wrong way crash on I-395 in Oxford
-1920s diner on Route 140 in Boylston is selling for $40,000
-Cara Brindisi, Kara McKee headline Festival of Lights December 2nd on Common
-Worcester creates task force to explore allowing chicken keeping
-Worcester, Shrewsbury students to compete on GBH "High School Quiz Show"
-Worcester woman wins $1 million while buying Powerball ticket
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 10: The Mysterious Murder of Nereida Melendez - Part 2. Audio (17:04). Video (14:37)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: "Hip-Hop Health Summit" set for DCU Center
-Top Nine Things: Barre Players return, Master Singers, Rod Wave, more
-Ticketmaster cancels public sale for Taylor Swift's tour in response to overwhelming demand
-First Person: How riding a Harley helped exorcise a ghost
-Gift of Giving 2022: A look at what Central Mass. charities need
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:03:13): Jennifer Hernandez of Gem Marketing
-WCCA-TV's This is Worcester No. 155 (28:45): Richard Pinto on the El Morocco
-The Faces of Worcester: Jonathan Pena
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who wrote many poems, novels, and plays
-ICYMI: Rock and Roll Hall of Famer coming to Worcester
-At Rotmans, customers & staff reflect on closing (1:46). Article
-Worcester Council laments lack of info on DOJ probe into city police
-Bill Shaner: The Feds take aim at the Worcester Police Department
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen arrested for throwing Sunkist cans at mother and strangling brother over use of shared car
-Turkeys are the freshest at Jordan’s Turkey Farm in Rutland (3:41)
-"Puffs" in the spotlight at Grafton High School this weekend
-Holden voters approve debt exclusion for Dawson recreation expansion
-Paxton veterans celebrate Veterans Day at PCS
-American Legion Riders, Sutton Lions team up to celebrate armed forces
-Sutton resident Owen Boyns performs in WNEU Fall Play
-Crime rate in Fitchburg decreases 41 percent over the past decade
>SPORTS: Bruins beat Flyers, 4-1
-Andrews' anticipated return should boost Patriots' offensive line
-Former HC coach Mark Duffner "couldn't be more excited" for these 10-0 Crusaders
-NCCA tourney-bound Holy Cross football to host selection show watch party on Sunday
-Sutton boys’ and girls’ soccer teams punch tickets to state finals
-Northbridge girls' soccer clinches spot in D4 state final
>COLLEGES: Clark prof speaks with Newsweek about the missile strike in Poland
-Assumption Sports Marketing students discuss big opportunity (5:35)
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: Shootout leaves 1 U.S. Customs officer dead, 3 injured
-"Thundersnow" already walloping Buffalo with 3-inch-per-hour accumulation
-Tragic: Worker incinerated after falling into 11-foot-deep pot of molten iron
>NEW ENGLAND: Investigators monitoring ferries in search for Vineyard armed bank robbers
-Mass. school bus driver with students on board charged with OUI
>HEALTH: FDA approves first treatment to delay onset of Type 1 diabetes
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations on Friday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
>BUSINESS: More Twitter workers resign en masse after Elon Musk's "hardcore" ultimatum
-Worcester Business Connect No. 38 (21:02): Culture Redesigned
>FOOD: Massachusetts' favorite Thanksgiving side dish is easier to master than you think
>SHOPPING: Consumer watchdog group lists "10 worst toys" for holiday season
>HOMES: 5 newest houses to hit the market in the Worcester area
>TELEVISION: "Yellowstone" prequel "1923" releases first teaser starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren
>MOVIES: Millennial parents love to watch this film genre when sick: poll
>CELEBRITY: Robert Clary, "Hogan's Heroes" star and Auschwitz survivor, dead at 96
>ANIMALS: Wild crow has coffee with his rescuer every day (:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 9-year-old saves classmate with Heimlich maneuver
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear's popcorn theft from van caught on camera
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 60 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Police investigating after man shot near Fitchburg State
+6:00: Tri-axle dump truck rollover shuts down road in Sutton
+6:00: Worcester unveils major redesign for busy College Street
+6:00: 168 students, staff honored at Worcester schools Special Education Celebration Of Success
+6:00: Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Message (1:42): Start of the fourth quarter
+6:00: Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:54): 5 big issues Worcester is talking about right now
+Noon: Mass. Pike traffic after semi crash on I-495 in Westborough
+Noon: State Police lieutenant back in court on perjury charge in Worcester recruit’s death
+Noon: Ex-Worcester food bank C.E.O. McMurray to receive social justice award
+Noon: "Handmaid's Tale" author Margaret Atwood to speak at Holy Cross
+Noon: A new arts epicenter: Creative Hub Worcester set to open at long last
+Noon: Last Call: Samantha Bucci, poet and poetry slam organizer
+Noon: First Person: For Joe Fusco Jr., remembering Mom brings laughs, stings
-Q.C.C. police officer has certification suspended after domestic violence charges filed
-Curtis Sliwa visits Worcester, and can't resist "glazing" local diner
-Think Derek Herman loves Worcester? He has the tattoos to prove it
-Could the old Dive Bar spot be pouring drinks again?
-When will the Denholm building be torn down? Developer agrees to timeline
-Inside the state's biggest office-to-residential conversion in Worcester (2:30)
-Worcester City Manager proposes $1.4 million tax break for housing project by Polar Park
-See compensation for all 8,363 City of Worcester employees
-Rift with Pope Leo "really unprecedented," says Holy Cross religious studies professor (2:42). Article
-Related: Worcester bishop issues statement
-How Audra Doody of Safe Exit Initiative is helping to change our world
-Worcester County Wonders: Setting the Revolution record straight
-Aislinn Doyle: April 16th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester Public Schools to hold April 15th community forum on school boundary and quadrant alignment project
>DINING OUT: The Broadway Restaurant
-ICYMI: Vigil held for 10-year-old killed by car in Webster (2:19). Article
-Related: Driver in fatal Webster crash was arrested week before for drug possession, police say (1:49)
-Before reporting to prison for hacking, former Assumption student from Sterling thanks F.B.I. for arresting him (3:25). Article
-No one in truck that was found in Leicester pond, police say (:20). Article
-"They’re lucky to be alive": 3 people hospitalized after tree crushes pickup truck in Princeton
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Project Adventure – not just a physical workout
-Longtime customer praises Lamoureux Ford (3:29)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Train hits vehicle at Clinton railroad crossing (:23)
-Overdose leads to 21-day suspension for Webster Boosters Club
-Barre firefighters respond to residential fire on Oak Street
-Another Oxford leader heads to Canton as Gifford named deputy chief
-Southbridge council denies Open Meeting Law claims, refers complaints to counsel
-Man charged after breaking into ex-girlfriend’s Leominster apartment through window
-Construction alert from the Millbury D.P.W.
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Usher and Chris Brown announce tour, including August stop at Gillette Stadium
-Des Rocs to play Worcester in lead up to new album release
-Listen Up: Worcester musician Sam Femino eyes social media in new song
-Remembering "Voice of Clannad" Moya Brennan
-Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announces 2026 inductees
>OPINION: Michael Garand: Why banking local means investing in Worcester's future
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (13:17): Heather Cassani, owner, Wattson Home Solutions
-Unity Radio Unity in the Community (57:47): Michael Goldstein, owner, Empire Loan
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who taught in the Worcester Public Schools for more than 35 years
>SPORTS: NFL reporter Dianna Russini resigns from The Athletic after photos with Mike Vrabel
-Related: Read Russini's full resignation letter
-No tailgating at Gillette Stadium during World Cup
-Celtics superlatives and awards: Most improved, biggest surprise and more
-Bruins beat Devils, 4-0
-Red Sox lose to Twins, 6-0
-Bravehearts announce Fireworks Friday dates
-Holy Cross names Scott Black assistant men’s soccer coach
-Coach Jon Ladino announces 2030 Holy Cross softball signing class
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Nashville, 9-4
-33 Worcester runners set for Boston Marathon
>CARS: Ford C.E.O. Jim Farley warns Chinese car sales in U.S. would be "devastating"
>NATIONAL: Frightening new Yellowstone study sparks eruption fears
-Doctor accused of fatally removing organ from patient arrested for botched operation
-Tragic: Couple abused their 6 children, kept boy in dog kennel: officials
>NEW ENGLAND: Elderly homeowner trapped with "tenant from hell" (1:09)
-FedEx driver struck, killed by alleged drunken driver in Vermont, police say
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Professor Andrew Burkhardt connects Goddard’s legacy to modern discoveries
-Holy Cross President Rougeau on Commencement, leadership updates, the job market and more
-A.I. salon at Assumption brings students, faculty, staff and industry voices together for a dynamic conversation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Why Antarctica is unlike any other travel destination
-8 states where the weather forecast is always wrong
>BUSINESS: New Disney C.E.O. announces 1,000 job cuts via email
-LPL Financial Research: The economy takes multiple shocks in stride
-What to expect from an I.R.S. business audit
-Lack of motivation, rejection stalls job searches for millions of unemployed Americans: survey
>HEALTH: Deaths from a silent disease have quadrupled among young U.S. women, study shows
-Man undergoes experimental treatment to prevent A.L.S. (2:59)
-W.S.C. Stay Connected (44:48): Somatic movement, with Emily Konstan
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>SHOPPING: Get a refund on this recalled Sam’s Club Christmas decoration
>FOOD: How good are the Polar Seltzer Summer flavors? (2:13)
>TV/STREAMING: Meryl Streep to star in "The Corrections" limited series adaptation
>MOVIES: Trailer for "Insidious: Out of the Further" (2:34)
>CELEBRITY: Alec Baldwin talks "Rust" prosecution health toll, retiring on podcast
-"Lost" star Matthew Fox reveals why he walked away from Hollywood at height of his stardom
>ANIMALS: Mama dog dumped at shelter walks herself into a better life (2:04)
>HISTORY: Abandoned "ghost towns" are scattered across Massachusetts
>GOOD NEWS: Mass. "sewer singer" gains TikTok fame for underground opera performances (2:31)
-Meanwhile, in Canada, video shows confused beaver wandering into store, getting stuck behind automatic doors
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