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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:36). High of 52 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl
+6:00: Worcester to send stimulus funds to winter heating assistance program
+6:00: What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:12:47): Jose Ramos, resident commissioner, Worcester Housing Authority
+6:00: Adopt from Worcester area shelters: New pets added this week
+6:00: CDC says flu vaccine appears to be a very good match to circulating strains
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - December 6th
+Noon: Virtual listening and learning forum with Worcester Superintendent Monárrez 5:30-7:30 Tuesday
+Noon: You too can be "Saved by the '90s" in Worcester December 16th
+Noon: Worcester Magazine Editor Victor Infante talks with Mike Hsu about the 2022 best New England albums
+Noon: Janice Harvey: Grandson learns Santa Claus' secret
-Justice delayed again as trial for man accused of murdering woman in O'Connor's Restaurant in 2019 moved until June
-62-year-old man in minivan killed in Auburn crash
-Police ID victims of fatal Grafton Street crash
-First look: Here's what will replace historic Brattle Stop building
-All Plumley Village residents have returned home following Thanksgiving Day fire
-Ziggy Bombs restaurant officially opens in Downtown Worcester
-$108 million sought from feds for better Worcester-Springfield rail link
-Mike Benedetti: City Council Preview -- Inclusionary zoning, Library Board, charter schools
-Worcester Mayor Joe Petty asking council to disapprove creation of charter school
-Radio Worcester (10:48): Dr. Michael Hirsh on boosters and buybacks
-Here's where Worcester will be leaf-sweeping on Tuesday
-Route 146 lane closures ongoing in Worcester, Millbury
>COLLEGES: Amazon to pay for employees to attend QCC
-Froelich School of Nursing at Assumption University announces innovative program (10:02)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Worcesteria -- Watching downtown Worcester come alive at night
-Cara Brindisi and Zach Newbould reflect on life after "The Voice"
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 97 (24:31): John Hinson
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Jessica Hopkins
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who won battle stars for fighting on Iwo Jima and Okinawa
-ICYMI: Recently closed Worcester restaurant is on the market
-Auto dealer sells lot to developers, apartments planned
-City opens bid for next phase of Mulcahy Field improvements
-David Gergen, former White House advisor to 4 presidents, will visit Saint John’s High School on Tuesday
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford and Brilla Coffee Roasters): Local Authors Present on Thursday at Gale Free Library
-Happy holidays from the staff at Lamoureux Ford (1:13)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Listening session about proposed Auburn public safety building on Tuesday
-Inside Oak Middle School’s new American Sign Language Club
-Shrewsbury Police Department toy drive on Saturday
-West Boylston police log November 28th through December 4th
-Lancaster resident wins in Grafton’s Small Stones Festival; West Boylston painter also places
-Lancaster officials explore improving future town meetings
-Scholarships available for high school seniors
>SPORTS: NFL yanks Patriots-Raiders game from primetime spot
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2023 schedule
-Vegas ends Bruins' home winning streak in coach's return
-Celtics beat Toronto, 116-110
-Peter Oliver named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 8
-T&G final Super 7 large schools high school football poll
>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: Surviving roommates of slain Idaho students break their silence
-FBI joins investigation into North Carolina power outage caused by intentional attacks on substations
-Tragic: Flash flood kills 9 at church gathering in South Africa
>NEW ENGLAND: Truck crashes into Maine store; 5 taken to hospital
-REAL ID deadline extended for Massachusetts residents again
>HOMES: Check out 5 local properties on the market
>HEALTH: Costs causing women not to get mammograms, study claims
-Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
>FOOD: Sisters go from employees to owners of On the Rise Baking
>BUSINESS: The 10 mistakes you could make at an office holiday party
-FEMA grants $4.7 million to UMass Memorial Health Care for COVID, staff costs
>SHOPPING: It's a taxing season for holiday shoppers and vendors alike
>TELEVISION: T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach pulled from "GMA" as ABC execs probe scandal
>MOVIES: 8 must-see movies being released in December
>CELEBRITY: Kirstie Alley, "Cheers" and "Look Who's Talking" star, dead at 71
>ANIMALS: This dog is proof love heals anything (3:46)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Father of 3 sinks half-court shot, wins $10,000 at NBA game
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, woman bitten by bobcat after mistaking it for cat
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Classifieds
+4 positions, Worcester Division of Public Health
-Servers and hostesses at Worcester restaurant
-Before/After School Site Coordinator, Holden Recreation
-Finance Manager Assistant in Boylston
-Placement Coordinator/Case Manager/Shared Living Program
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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
-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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Classifieds
>HELP WANTED
+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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