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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 (:40). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Thieves stole gutters from Worcester house while owner was home
+5:00: Death of Bob Weir sparks memories of Worcester's part in long, strange trip
+5:00: Planning winter entertainment in Worcester
+5:00: Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 14
+Noon: 270-unit project at abandoned Spag's factory met with skepticism
+Noon: Central Mass. pizzeria reopens with explanation for abruptly closing
-No answers as cost of probe into death of State Police recruit from Worcester nears $700,000 (3:07). Article
-New year, new look, new amenities for W.R.T.A.
-Local restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Restaurant Legends (5:32)
-Worcester City Council returns with social media scrutiny, transit fights
-Worcester, Fitchburg aim for uniform, safe sober houses
-Worcester County Wonders: First state-run asylum dates back to 1832
-Newly obtained court docs detail what happened inside Leominster home after man murdered wife, autopsy findings
-$80,000 Keno ticket sold in Millbury
-Police oversight questions persist after Research Bureau report
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (23:33): Tom Marino defends reporting amid defamation lawsuit
>DINING OUT: Popular bakery chain seeks license for second Worcester location
-ICYMI: National Grid installs new underground cable to fix monthslong outage issues in Worcester
-"A very bad year": Here's what the flu numbers look like in Worcester
-Turtleboy factor: Aidan Kearney's influence on Karen Read case
-Venezuelan native in Worcester lauds capture of Maduro
-Some Worcester rents are falling ... really
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Brew Biscuits in Holden making nutritious dog treats out of grains previously used in breweries (2:05)
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
-Fundraiser to help rebuild Ten West Market
-Ten West Market owner optimistic about return
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Hope Chapel in Sterling dedicates new sanctuary
-Clinton buildings coming together
-Clinton Select Board hears Bates family request to explore right-of-way access at town dump
-Indigenous culture celebration day coming to Grafton this summer
-Spanish-language congregation to move into historic church in West Boylston
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Full list of winners and nominees at Golden Globes
-Golden Globes snubs and surprises
-Inside the Golden Globes: Everything you didn't see on TV
-World-renowned violinist to rehearse with J.O.M.P. students
>OPINION: Molly McCullough: For Worcester's schools, kids come first
-Maggie Calvetti: Someday they'll be grown & here's who i hope they become
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:18:34)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who had Master’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics
>SPORTS: Patriots defense shines in 16-3 Wild Card win over Chargers
-Patriots will play Steelers-Texans winner in AFC Divisional Round
-Bruins beat Penguins, 1-0
-Celtics star Jaylen Brown rips refs after loss to Spurs in Boston
-Holy Cross student-athletes record 3.39 G.P.A. during Fall 2025 semester
-100 FM The Pike (18:00): MassLive's Matt Vautour gives 2026 sports predictions
-Railers fall to Florida, 5-3
>NATIONAL: Ex-husband arrested in heinous double murder of slain dentist, wife
-Protests in Iran near the 2-week mark as crackdown intensifies
-Tragic: Dad killed 5 of his children over a decade
>NEW ENGLAND: Deadly house fire in Burrillville, R.I.
-From Lindsay Clancy to Turtleboy: 5 Mass. criminal cases to watch in 2026
>COLLEGES: "We depend on fungi for absolutely everything"
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Disney quietly changes course on controversial meal plan changes
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
>SHOPPING: Samsung unveils "world's largest" TV of its kind at 130 inches
>HOMES: Laundry hacks you’ll wish you knew sooner
>HEALTH: Noom launches Proactive Health GLP-1 Program for long-term health
-Mass. mom fights for scalp cooling to be covered by insurance during chemo (2:06). Article
>FOOD: Your guide to a flavorful Dry January (4:34)
>TV/STREAMING: "The Simpsons" retires beloved character Duffman after 30 years
>MOVIES: 2026 new horror movie releases
>CELEBRITY: "High School Musical" star arrested on child pornography charges
-"Field of Dreams" and "West Wing" actor Timothy Busfield faces arrest warrant in child sex abuse case
>ANIMALS: Rescue dog does the cutest thing when she wants attention (2:00)
>HISTORY: Math, not myths: Inside the new search for Amelia Earhart
>GOOD NEWS: Lottery ticket rejected by another customer earns man $1 million
-Meanwhile, in Germany, watch 50 sheep escape shepherd, walk into grocery store
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