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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 (:31). High of 82 today in Worcester
-"Super" El Niño winter impacts on New England
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Karen Solomon, wife wanted in connection with Worcester police officer's death, found dead
+5:00: Related: Press conference (7:12)
+Noon: Historic Worcester "Octagon House" for sale
+Noon: Massport announces new director of Worcester Regional Airport
-The search for Karen Solomon: Where the investigation stands after 6 days
-Earlier: First H.E.L.P. issues statement amid search for Karen Solomon, the nonprofit's founder
-Earlier: Karen Solomon timeline: Surveillance, cellphone ping and 3 days searching Coes Pond
-Earlier: If Coes Pond produces nothing, search for Karen Solomon could shift from water recovery to fugitive hunt
-Earlier: True Crime Report (Steve Huff): The Hunt for Karen Solomon and "True Crime Brain"
-Paxton man charged in fiery O.U.I. crash that killed father, 8-year-old daughter (2:50). Article
-Worcester man charged in 2012 killing found not guilty of prison assault
-Police: Worcester man shouted "suicide by cop" while brandishing scissors
-Worcester Business Journal's 40 Under Forty: The next generation is taking over
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for August
-Worcester store sells $100,000 lottery ticket
-Worcester County Wonders: Hidden history in a Clinton optical illusion
-Under new federal rules, tens of thousands of Mass. residents have lost food assistance
>DINING OUT: Radio Worcester (13:36): Cyprian Keyes welcomes public back to its restaurant
-Table Hoppin': Sandwiches, cannoli a draw at Sturbridge's Mangia Bene
-ICYMI: Area woman avoids prison for stealing $110K of dead person's benefits
-Shooting suspect at Worcester County Jail extradited to Arizona
-Primary foes Mary Keefe, Ron Waddell clash over experience, criminal justice issues
-Related: 15th Worcester District debate Wednesday: Mary Keefe vs. Ron Waddell
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Val's hiring for all positions
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Disoriented man breaks into locked Shrewsbury residence during nighttime
-Man charged with sexually assaulting woman at Lions Club meeting in Leicester
-Tension at Grafton Select Board meeting over committee appointments
-Sturbridge historian to discuss Revolutionary War research at Jacob Edwards Library
-UP Academy Holland’s turnaround success offers a nuanced lesson on receivership
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: From Elm Park trash to vultures, ArtsWorcester grants become an exhibition
-Barry Manilow cancels more concerts at last minute after lung cancer battle
-Buckcherry tour bus involved in fatal South Carolina crash
-Boston Symphony Orchestra and musicians extend contract for 48 hours, delaying possible first strike (:33)
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Cherry picking politics in the face of tragedy
-Laurel: Entering play zone in Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Streetlights No. 6 (28:45)
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:32): Worcester charter review and police oversight
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Assumption professor
>SPORTS: Takeaways from Patriots' win over Eagles in NFL preseason (2:06)
-Eliot Wolf provides update on Christian Gonzalez contract talks
-Red Sox beat Giants, 5-4
-Halligan, Mila shine for Holy Cross women's soccer in win over Brown
-Holy Cross men’s soccer plays Merrimack to 2-2 tie
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Roman Anthony set to continue rehab in Worcester this week
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 2-0
>NATIONAL: All about the 14 suspects in the alleged Penn State cocaine operation
-Why are Americans speaking 28% fewer words to each other?
-Tragic: October 7th survivor takes life on grave of lover Hamas murdered
>NEW ENGLAND: Analysis | What the defense established in Lindsay Clancy trial (2:56)
-Woman tells a Mass. officer she had just started a new insurance policy. He still had her car towed
>COLLEGES: How do I survive my first year in college? Here's advice from Clarkies
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The country that has more saunas than cars
>BUSINESS: D.O.J. and TikTok reach $400 million settlement amid child privacy violation
>HOMES: Worcester mid-year housing market review
>HEALTH: UMass Medical School professors: Quitting alcohol changes the brain and can increase the risk of compulsive drinking – new research in mice
>FOOD: Easy Meals: 15-minute tacos
-Hidden cost of buying groceries at Dollar General, Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and 99 Cent Store: study
>TV/STREAMING: Teaser for Season 3 of "The Pitt" on HBO (1:29)
>MOVIES: "National Treasure 3" in the works and has a script, director says
>CELEBRITY: Shelley Fabares, TV star who sang "Johnny Angel," dies at 82
-Harrison Ford, 84, shocks fans with new Indiana Jones announcement
>ANIMALS: New kitten sister won’t leave her sick brother’s side (2:23)
>HISTORY: The monkey wrench was invented in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: A construction crew uncovered a $10 million gold hoard
-Meanwhile, in Tennessee, bear crashes couple's anniversary getaway, rummages through tea shop
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+Water/Sewer Superintendent, town of Holden
-Servers, VIA Italian Table
-Bartenders and servers at Worcester restaurant
-Service Department at Lamoureux Ford
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