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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 67 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Sturbridge man electrocuted while working at AT&T site in Cambridge
+6:00: Worcester police, nonprofits seek to address increase in fatal gun violence
+6:00: Worcester Educational Development Foundation awards (1:09:22)
+1:00: Worcester city election live updates and results
+1:00: Douglas fire, police departments reunite cat with family after 40-foot adventure
+1:00: Love, loss, suicide haunt author's memoir of life after Vietnam War
+1:00: Chatting up game show idol Bob Eubanks at Rhode Island Comic Con
-No entertainment for you! City of Worcester cracks down on sprinkler law in nightspots
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Incredible story behind the creation of Havana Nights on Park Ave.
-Worcester’s Washburn Building sold to housing developer for $4.2 million
-College students build new playground for Union Hill Elementary School
-Fallon Health announces move to One Mercantile
-Canine Companions train at Worcester Regional Airport
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Mass. winter home heating help: L.I.H.E.A.P. available for 2023-24 season
>FOOD (brought to you by Jordan's Turkeys): Jordan's Turkeys holds prices steady for Thanksgiving!
-ICYMI: Worcester police seeking information in the shooting death of a 29-year-old man
-Worcester police to publish weekly crime reports on social media
-Worcester Midtown Mall renovation draws new businesses to downtown
-Worcester bar losing license for 4 days. Here's why
>ELECTION DAY 2023
-Radio Worcester (9:15): Historic Election Day set to take place in Worcester
-What you need to know to vote on Tuesday, November 7th
-Who is running for city council, mayor, school committee in Worcester’s election?
-Money in Worcester Election: Where candidates stand
-Secretary Galvin offers tips to make sure your vote is counted on Election Day
-T&G City Hall reporter Marco Cartolano to lead Election Day coverage
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester Election Lawn Signs, 2023
-Mike Benedetti: Strategic voting in Worcester at-large elections
-Worcester mayor’s race: Learn more about the candidates
-5 candidates vying to be next mayor of Worcester
-Worcester Mayor Joseph Petty Jr. seeks seventh term
-Manny Jae Media (44:51): Khrystian King, Candidate for Mayor and City Councilor at-large
-Khrystian King runs for Worcester mayor for "change"
-Guillermo Creamer back for Worcester election to become Mayor
-Worcester Council candidate Maydee Morales: 10 Questions
-Worcester Council candidate Domenica Perrone: 10 Questions
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 909 (28:33): Moe Bergman
-Worcester Council candidate Jose Rivera: 10 Questions
-Worcester Council District 4 candidate Luis Ojeda: 10 Questions
-Worcester Council candidate Dave Peterson: 10 Questions
-4 candidates, 2 seats: A look at Worcester's at-large school committee race
-Meet the candidates: Sue Mailman, school committee at-large
-Manny Jae Media (46:43): Laura Clancey, Worcester School Committee
-Meet the candidates: Kathleen Roy, district school committee
-Meet the candidates: Dianna Biancheria, district school committee
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 191 (28:33): Jermoh Kamara, Candidate for School Committee, District C
-Manny Jae Media (47:58): Molly McCullough, Worcester School Committee District A
-Nelly Medina seeks new District E schools seat: Q&A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Special Election, polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
-Lamoureux Ford is your headquarters for the exciting BRONCO SPORT (1:47)
-Wachusett introduces new absence reporting system
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Durant, Zlotnik square off for state Senate seat formerly held by Anne Gobi
-Shrewsbury Police Department October incidents at a glance
-Boylston teen honored for volunteerism
-Grafton Affordable Housing Trust meeting on Wednesday
-Air Methods, City of Fitchburg break ground on hangar for medical emergency flights
-Wachusett area public safety logs
-Bolton church collecting for Haitian families
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Shrewsbury Street Santa Pub Crawl returns December 16th
>SHOWTIME: Decemebering: A prose poem
-Meet Worcester's Frances Perkins, "unsung heroine" of the new deal
-Summer Star gallery exhibits "Revelations"
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 555 (29:03): Michael Boover, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a Worcester woman who was a trained opera singer
>SPORTS: Celtics suffer first loss of the season
-Bruins beat Stars, 3-2
-Patriots have "home run" hire to eventually replace Bill Belichick
-Holy Cross men's basketball edged by Siena, 73-71
-Holy Cross women’s basketball starts season with loss to B.C.
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 4
-Mass. Pirates moving from Worcester to Lowell
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Captain found guilty of "seaman's manslaughter" in boat fire that killed 34
-Tragic: "Black Panther" stuntman, 3 kids killed in horrific car crash
>NEW ENGLAND: "Largest drug bust ever in New England" includes heart-shaped fentanyl
-Mass. man not allowed to have guns used 3D printer to make them, police say
>COLLEGES: How Clark's summer program ignites passion in aspiring game designers
-Chilean-American activist shares call for humanity during celebration for Human Rights Center at Worcester State
>DINING OUT: Manny Jae Media (37:14): Raices Restaurant, 848 Main St. in Worcester
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 12 unforgettable trips to take with your partner
>BUSINESS: Radio Worcester (8:14): How to avoid getting caught up in fake bank fraud
-5 years into legalization, dispensaries have to get creative to stand out
>HEALTH: Mass. doctor on increase in infant mortality rate nationwide (2:43)
-Pandemic has caused "collective trauma" among U.S. adults, new poll reveals
>HOMES: Single-family home in Douglas sells for $950,055
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 6, Part 1 of "The Crown" (2:23)
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Adam Richman's wedding featured pop-up food from Katz's Deli, Chick-fil-A
>ANIMALS: Wildlife cam shows stray dog fighting off coyotes (3:05)
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 7th (2:30)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): First responders reunite with family after helping with baby boy’s birth
-Meanwhile, in New York City, alligators-in-sewers myth commemorated in sculpture
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:30). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man, 62, struck, killed crossing Hope Ave.
-Husband and wife educators to graduate together from Worcester State with master’s degrees
-Why a 3D printed goat remains the guest of honor at WPI’s graduations
-Couple scrambles to save wedding after Anna Maria College announces closure
-Former Councilor Etel Haxhiaj to receive Worcester peace award alongside immigrant advocate
-Worcester park could be renamed in honor of Roberto Clemente (:47). Article
-Black bear relocated after being found near busy road in Shrewsbury
-Railroad spike hurled through windshield on Route 2 in Gardner, driver says (2:15)
-Burncoat High School prom photos at Worcester’s Union Station
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Frank's Steak House: The oldest steakhouse in Greater Boston (4:40)
-ICYMI: Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-Union Station operator search begins as Maxwell Luciano’s vows to stay
-Worcester radio station sold for $1.45 million
-Worcester initiative tackles social isolation crisis — a conversation at a time
-Affordable housing project near Worcester Senior Center may be delayed
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Voters pass Proposition 2 1/2 override
-American Legion Post 42 meeting 2:30 Tuesday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Audit shows $424,000 unknown to Barre officials before override request
-Webster Special Town Meeting approves capital spending, sewer pump station project
-Man with G.H.B., meth and ketamine in vehicle arrested after Leicester crash
-Blackstone man arrested on warrant, charged after drug use and prostitution reported at apartment
-Leominster man arrested after crashing into truck, fire hydrant outside Mai Tai’s before fleeing scene
-Transparency, oversight at center of Auburn Housing Authority debate
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Brad Paisley announces new tour dates, including 4 stops in New England
-Victor D. Infante: Bill Buckner, Jack McCarthy and the modern era's "Casey at the Bat"
>OPINION: Katy MacQueen: 4 laughable misconceptions I had about motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: We keep calling it apathy when people are actually tired of being used
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 101 (8:05): Homelessness, Part 3
-WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 601 (28:41): Leah Bradley
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away unexpectedly at age 26
>SPORTS: WPI softball coach leads team to record season after cancer diagnosis (3:52)
-Assumption, WPI softball teams win championships and N.C.A.A. berths
-Why NBA Draft Lottery results were a win for Celtics
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 31
>CARS: Clearing up the backup camera
>NATIONAL: Hantavirus patient in critical condition after doctors dismissed symptoms as "anxiety"
-Radio Worcester (16:19): U.F.O. expert Ronny LeBlanc says new Pentagon files could mark “turning point in human history”
-Tragic: Missing hikers found dead and holding each other after volcano erupts
>NEW ENGLAND: Cambridge shooting, how it all unfolded
-Inside an alarming year for Mass. prisons: Spate of suicides forces reckoning
>COLLEGES: Research led by WPI professor advances sustainable solutions for end-of-life battery waste
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Memorial Day weekend getaways within 2 hours of Central Mass.
>BUSINESS: Nichols, Worcester Business Journal launch second year of Women’s Executive Academy
-LPL Financial Research: A new Fed regime: Warsh, policy direction, and treasury market consequences
-Know How: Vanity metrics need to die
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: An O.B.G.Y.N.’s take on pregnancy timing
-Ariana Becker: A mindset reset this Mental Health Awareness Month
>SHOPPING: Amazon Memorial Day sale: Dates, categories, what to buy
>FOOD: The real difference between whole foods and processed foods
>TV/STREAMING: Savannah Guthrie officially confirms surprising career move as mom Nancy remains missing
>MOVIES: When Michael Keaton and Glenn Close scrapped over "The Paper"
>CELEBRITY: Martin Short speaks for first time about "nightmare" of his daughter's death
-Hayden Panettiere details being put in bed with an "undressed," "very famous" man at 18
>ANIMALS: Mama dog leads rescuer to a hidden cave to save her puppies (1:44)
>HISTORY: Publisher Isaiah Thomas was a true American patriot
>GOOD NEWS: 82-year-old E.M.T. holds coverage together for community
-Meanwhile, in Kansas, students take Oscar Mayer Wienermobile to prom
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