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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 38 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: During drought, lots of Worcester water went to seltzer, burning trash
+6:00: Timeline of events preceding DOJ scrutiny of Worcester police
+6:00: Last call for a Thanksgiving tradition at Cafe Neo?
+6:00: Hitting the road for Thanksgiving? Here are the best and worst times to drive
+6:00: Area retailers are bracing for a more old-fashioned Black Friday this year
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 6
+Noon: City rink "The Oval" set to open December 2nd with tree lighting event
+Noon: It's tax classification hearing time in Worcester
+Noon: Radio Worcester (17:43): City Councilor Khrystian King talks about the DOJ investigation into the WPD & the need for oversight
+Noon: 25% off all game-worn home & away replica jerseys during Bravehearts' cyber week jersey sale
+Noon: Don Landgren: What do Thanksgiving dinner, Taylor Swift tickets and Twitter have in common?
-BBQ partners to open food truck, then restaurant in Worcester
-Worcester losing businesses, new and old
-Worcester observes Day of Remembrance with a vigil Sunday evening
-"Best day of the year": National Adoption Day at Worcester Central District Court
-Donors rappel 137 feet down Downtown Worcester building to raise money for local nonprofit
-Abby Kelley School students hold food drive for Abby's House
-Worcester Public Schools providing at-home COVID tests at no cost
-Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 10: The Mysterious Murder of Nereida Melendez - Part 2. Audio (17:04). Video (14:37)
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 538 (25:44): Maureen Capistran pt.1
>HISTORY: The old Union Station in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Distiller St. George Spirits drops by Wachusett Wine & Spirits (51:07)
-Laurel: Happy Thanksgiving, Worcester!
-Deb Powers: It went down exactly like we knew it would
-Vocero Hispano: 11-18-2022 al 11-24-2022
-The Faces of Worcester: Tom Lindgren
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who was a teacher, physical therapist, author and co-director of a nonprofit
-ICYMI: Car impaled on a post at Leicester Walmart; "not a legal parking spot"
-New owners of local restaurant ready to offer family experience year round
-A list of restaurants across the state that offer igloos for outdoor dining
-Worcester Canal District closures a "microcosm" of factors playing out across the state, city manager says
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Health Department offers sharps disposal
-Assabet Valley Mastersingers to perform “Celebrate Peace"
-Continuing speed issues prompt options discussion in Boylston
-Person sought to fill vacancy on Grafton Conservation Commission
-Wachusett area police, fire logs
-Leicester parking ban begins December 1st
>SPORTS: Patriots takeaways: Marcus Jones’s late punt-return TD seals win
-Holy Cross ranked 8th in NCAA football playoffs, will host game December 3rd
-HC women beat Conn. College, 65-49
-Related: Highlights (1:36), postgame interviews (2:30)
-How to watch the U.S. men's soccer team in the World Cup
-Sutton girls' soccer wins its second straight state title
-Bromfield boys' soccer beats Sutton for fifth straight state title
-Northbridge girls' soccer falls in D4 state final
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross buys 2 College Hill residential buildings for $1.3 million for faculty rentals
-MIT senior officer to lead development efforts at Clark
>CARS: Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-Tesla recalls 30,000 Model X cars over air bag issue
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NATIONAL: 5 dead, 25 injured in Colorado gay club shooting
-Vermont sheriff's deputy shot by cops in Saratoga Springs
-Tragic: 3 senior citizens dead after house fire in New Jersey
>FOOD: Thanksgiving shopping is in full swing. Here's what shoppers are buying
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 arrest made in armed Martha's Vineyard bank robbery
-Gov. Baker seeks pardons in 1980s Fells Acres sexual abuse case
>HEALTH: People with IBD can get their pumpkin fix, too
-Free COVID testing and vaccinations in Worcester, 11-4 in Downtown Worcester
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment rises slightly to 3.5%
>SHOPPING: Here's how much the "12 Days of Christmas" gifts will set you back this year
>HOMES: 5 homes for sale in and around Worcester
>TELEVISION: Teaser for third and final season of "Dead to Me" (2:17)
>MOVIES: Jane Fonda, Sally Field, Rita Moreno, Lily Tomlin go "80 For Brady" in new rom-com
>CELEBRITY: Taylor Swift cleans up at American Music Awards. See the complete list of winners
-Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde break up after about 2 years of dating
>ANIMALS: Zoo reunites mother chimpanzee with son after C-section
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): WWII vet, 99, reunites with mystery woman after 78 years — and one jam sandwich
-Meanwhile, in Chicopee, mama bear, cubs search for something tastier than porridge in home
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Classifieds
-Multiple positions at Downtown Worcester restaurant
-Police Officers, Town of Leicester
-Hosts, Servers and Bartenders at Shrewsbury Street restaurant
-Harm Reduction Specialist at AIDS Project Worcester
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 23 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester Public Schools will have 2-hour delay on Wednesday, January 22nd
-Worcester Public Schools will deny immigration agents access without criminal warrants signed by a federal judge
-Worcester residents battle leaky pipes and cold temps; warming centers open (1:47). Article
-Related: City of Worcester opens warming centers Wednesday
-Worcester man charged with murder in death of former employee (:25). Article
-"Do better or step aside": Supporters rally for nonbinary Worcester city councilor
-Firm managing 2,700+ Central Mass. apartments facing second federal lawsuit over rents
-5 Worcester men arrested for fentanyl trafficking
-2 men in stolen car arrested on drug charges in Worcester
-Worcester County High School Club offers bowling to local high schoolers
-Trash & recycling pickup delayed by a day in Worcester
-Aislinn Doyle: A road map for improving literacy in Worcester. Part 2 of Worcester’s Literacy "Crisis"
-Related: Worcester's Literacy "Crisis" (Part 1)
-Radio Worcester (14:30): City Manager Eric Batista addresses allegations of transphobia
-Radio Worcester (16:49): District 3 City Councilor George Russell announces retirement, addresses council controversy
>DINING OUT: Worcester Restaurant Week will be back from February 24th through March 9th
-ICYMI: Worcester digs out from snow before cold sets in (2:10)
-Report, video show how Assumption "To Catch a Predator" case escalated
-King's teaching a reminder of conflict, unity at Worcester breakfast
-Worcester food hub fast-tracked to Union Station via fed, state funds
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden the town, like the Harvard chapel, takes name from London banker
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Holden Fire Department C.P.R. training February 2nd
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Sutton swears in new police chief
-Hundreds pay respects to Auburn man killed in Vermont car crash
-Ernest Sawyer, owner of Northborough candlepin center for 70+ years, dies at 96
-Uxbridge School Committee names interim super after O.U.I. arrest (2:09)
-Woman with suspended license fails to stop for police, is released, then rearrested 2 days later
-Shrewsbury police and fire departments team up for Child Safety Day February 1st
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Recap of Central Mass. Mom's Sip & Shop and Candle Making Workshop at Flock & Flourish
>SHOWTIME: Listen Up: OK Go, Carlos Odria and Between the Waves offer new music
-Central Mass. Jewish Film Fest is back with 3 "outstanding" movies
-WCCA-TV wins award for production of Mechanics Hall concert
-Unity Radio's Talking Wellness (57:16): Jose Vargas Zapata
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to area man who passed away on his 57th birthday
>SPORTS: Josh McDaniels expected to be named Patriots offensive coordinator
-Ichiro leads 2025 Baseball Hall of Fame class
-Crusaders record 3.40 G.P.A. during Fall semester
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Women’s Goalie of the Year Award Watch List
-Holy Cross men's basketball and women's basketball to face Army
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (16:39): Rich Rubino discusses unprecedented inaugural speech
-Historic snow amounts are falling in Florida, Louisiana and Texas as a once-in-a-generation storm hits
-Tragic: Fire chief shot, killed after helping drivers who hit deer
>NEW ENGLAND: Border Patrol agent killed at Vermont-Canada border mourned
-Footprints in snow help police solve vandalism spree during storm
>COLLEGES: Nichols student Pablo Arnau Beltran makes shoes that are good for the soul
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 fascinating abandoned airports around the world
>BUSINESS: 10 Things I know about ... Estate planning
-LPL Financial Research: Q4 earnings preview — Mix of solid growth and policy uncertainty
-Cash App ordered to pay $175 million for weak security, feds say
>SHOPPING: Revolve sale — Save on Norma Kamali, Veja sneakers, Marc Jacobs
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, January 12th to 18th
>HEALTH: Ways to fight recent spike in viral infections (2:40). Article
-Fiber could help protect you against infections: Research (1:05)
>FOOD: New-style ham and cheese
>TV/STREAMING: Survey reveals best TV shows and movies of 2024
>MOVIES: Trailer for new John Malkovich, Ayo Edebiri horror movie, "Opus"
>CELEBRITY: "Wicked" star Cynthia Erivo named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of Year
-Award-winning actress Dame Joan Plowright, wife of Laurence Olivier, dies at 95
>HISTORY: Worcester's Isaiah Thomas — legendary patriot, printer, collector
>ANIMALS: Guy who rescued duckling from pool still gets visits (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS: Wellesley man grateful to first responders who saved self, dog from icy lake
-Meanwhile, Florida's 7-foot-9 center meets Shaq in epic video
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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+Full-time firefighter/paramedics, Town of West Boylston
-Multiple positions, Holden D.P.W.
-Part-time maintenance position, Canal District bar/restaurant
-Hosts, wait staff & bussers, Worcester restaurant
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