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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:15). High of 43 today in Worcester
-Why you can see your breath when it's cold outside?
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Starbucks in Worcester closes after overnight vandalism
+6:00: Rosso’s Pizza offers classic Italian dishes and more
+6:00: Trisha Wooldridge reads at Poetorium at Starlite
+Noon: Worcester's only bagel shop moving as plaza owner plans new restaurant (pictured)
+Noon: Big spending marked Worcester's 2023 election: Data
+Noon: Turnout, Petty and Binienda: 5 takeaways from the city election
+Noon: Coors Twins earned fame, and undeserved flack
+Noon: Pride league scores at bowling venue
+Noon: Last Call: Author and entrepreneur Aramis Jordan
-Joe Petty wins record seventh term as Worcester mayor in landslide
-Luis Ojeda, Jenny Pacillo new faces on City Council; incumbents win
-Maureen Binienda is top vote-getter: 5 new faces on School Committee
-Peter Durant defeats Jonathan Zlotnik as G.O.P. gains Mass. Senate seat
-Radio Worcester (15:37): District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose reflects on his 6 years in office and looks ahead
-Sturbridge man electrocuted while working at work site (1:42). Article
-Worcester police, nonprofits seek to address increase in fatal gun violence
-Worcester Educational Development Foundation awards (1:09:22)
-TODAY! Union Station drop-off area closed to the public 7 a.m. to noon
-TODAY! Courageous Conversations: Connecting Africa and its diaspora in Worcester
-Douglas fire, police departments reunite cat with family after 40-foot adventure
>FOOD (brought to you by Jordan's Turkeys): Jordan's Turkeys holds prices steady for Thanksgiving!
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Holiday fraud presentation at Senior Center
-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): West Boylston names inductees to Hall of Fame
-Grafton resident receives recognition for 20th anniversary of Project Smile
-Lights! Camera! Action! in Sterling
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor
-The Item's public safety logs
-Athol spirits employee flags down officer after man in “nod” state walks into side of store
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Love, loss, suicide haunt author's memoir of life after Vietnam War
-Chatting up game show idol Bob Eubanks at Rhode Island Comic Con
-DCU Center to host annual Harvest Cup this weekend
-A toast to "Tales From The Pub"
-100FM The Pike (15:24): "Airplane!" director David Zucker on his new book, "Surely You Can't Be Serious"
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 20 (29:48): State Sen. Michael Moore
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost her battle with cancer at 37
>SPORTS: Patriots' Bill Belichick pressed on viral Robert Kraft video
-Alec Cicero named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross football finding ways to win on the road
-St. Paul field hockey standout Liaidan Van Dyke battles arthritis
-Railers lose in shootout against Thunder
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Ex-Meta employee testifies Instagram parent failed to protect teens, including his daughter
-Tragic: 14-year-old boy dies while running a 5K race
>NEW ENGLAND: Speeding ticket scam targeting Mass. drivers
-Mass. health care redetermination removes 76,000 from state insurance
>COLLEGES: Students help faculty build Clark’s new honors experience
-Senator Robyn Kennedy leads town hall on Community Engagement and Women’s Intersectional Leadership at Assumption
>DINING OUT: Manny Jae Media (37:14): Raices Restaurant, 848 Main St. in Worcester
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 cheaper alternatives to popular tourist destinations
>BUSINESS: U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in October
-Business confidence shifts into slightly optimistic territory
>HEALTH: New study reveals percentage of Americans who've had Long COVID
-Foods that mimic Ozempic revealed — best ones for weight loss
>SHOPPING: 100 trending holiday gift ideas
>HOMES: What temperature should you set your thermostat in winter?
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch on Disney+ before "The Marvels" hits theaters
>MOVIES: Holiday movie guide — Every new Christmas movie on Netflix, Hallmark and more
>CELEBRITY: Patrick Dempsey named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive"
>ANIMALS: Multiple dog food brands recalled due to potential salmonella contamination
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 8th (1:56)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How a teacher helped students use imaginations to take flight (2:23)
-Meanwhile, in Manhattan, customer freed after spending night trapped inside bank vault
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 68 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: American Airlines restarts Philadelphia service to Worcester, replacing N.Y.C. nonstop
+5:00: Massport announces location of huge new solar field near Worcester Airport
+5:00: New Hampshire woman killed in crash on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Earlier: Serious crash on I-84 in Sturbridge brings Friday morning traffic to a halt
+5:00: The “210 Awards” for the Worcester Railers 2024-2025 season, part 1
+5:00: John Keough: 3 things I think about Tuesday night
+Noon: Investigation underway after fire destroys home in Millbury
+Noon: Worcester colleges slam ballot question that would sap their endowments
+Noon: It's Good Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Captain America: Brave New World" and more
+Noon: Bad Religion, Pennywise set to headline Punk in the Park at Palladium
+Noon: Beyond Beer: Defunct Honey Bee Orchards new home for Ragged Hill Cider
+Noon: Keep the Faith: Considering the effects of Easter beyond Holy Week
-Worcester Public Schools Superintendent Rachel Monárrez to leave in June
-UMass Medical School lays off and furloughs 200 employees
-Earlier: Cuts will have irretrievable effects as UMass Medical School stands to lose $80 million, Gov. Healey says
-$100,000 lottery winner sold in Worcester
-Paul Revere lantern replica coming to Worcester City Hall
-State throws out License Commission's penalties against Worcester cigar bar
-Worcester reports 9 hate crimes in 2024, mostly nonviolent
-Mass. graduation requirements listening session in Worcester
-Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. will stop covering popular drugs for weight loss
>FAITH: Christians in Worcester practice their faith amid cultural, political divisions
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): 2 locals make Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Sushi restaurants (5:36)
-ICYMI: Federal cuts are about to cripple Central Mass. food pantries
-Where Worcester ranks among U.S. cities where a family making $100,000 can "still be broke"
-Pickleball push sparks discussion over Worcester court upgrades
-How Armenian-American Heritage Month was proclaimed
-Worcester getting a second Chick-fil-A
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: “Disconnect to Reconnect”
-NEW: Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-Holden slated to get fiber internet
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster woman arrested for stealing $38 in merchandise from Hannaford
-2 arrested after traffic stop leads to fentanyl trafficking bust in Shrewsbury
-TODAY! Shrewsbury Recreation Department Eggstravaganza
-David Prouty center court logo to be embedded in lobby floor
-Snow changes plans for Richards Library Book Sale
-Clinton election paper deadline is Friday
-Blackstone River tributaries in Sutton and Millbury graded
-Become a Salt Sleuth and clean up near the reservoir
-Bolton board will be a duo at least 'til fall
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Art at the Harold Stevens Gallery. hip-hop and more ...
-Call for vendors for 2025 Wednesdays on Water
>OPINION: Tracey Faraday: Finding the perfect balance in friendship & motherhood
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (52:47): Nataki Romeo, Cafe Romeo
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career firefighter in Worcester
>SPORTS: Celtics enter playoffs embracing adversity, tougher path to repeating as NBA champs
-Bravehearts rolls out new menu for corporate outings
-Bravehearts introduce 2025 coaching staff
-Holy Cross football 2025 season ticket memberships on sale now
-WooSox throw combined no-hitter over 7 innings in doubleheader sweep
>CARS: Honda denies reported plan to shift production from Canada, Mexico to U.S.
>NATIONAL: 2 dead, 6 hospitalized after Florida State shooting; suspect in custody
-At least 4 tourists reported dead following devastating cable car crash in Italy
>TRAGIC: "Hero" deacon shot dead protecting others at church Easter egg hunt
>NEW ENGLAND: Militia memorializes 250th anniversary of Battle of Lexington (3:35)
-Assailant storms Mass. courthouse in gas mask, tactical gear and pepper sprays, assaults several victims: video
>COLLEGES: The WPI Podcast, Episode 6 (38:32): Global Projects Program at 50
-Holy Cross Policy and Politics Seminar hosts Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the most densely populated cities on Earth
>BUSINESS: M.B.I. welcomes 7 biotech startups to incubator facility in Worcester
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-What to know about paying down credit cards with personal loan (1:55)
>HOMES: Central Mass. home sales drop slightly, as price climb in Worcester County continues
>SHOPPING: Shein, Temu price hike — What shoppers need to know amid tariffs
>HEALTH: Dr. Mallika Marshall answers questions about measles outbreak (2:21)
-Heated workouts and hot yoga are all the rage. But are they actually good for you?
>FOOD: McDonald's Gold Card — What it is and how to get one
>TV/STREAMING: How to watch "Law and Order: Organized Crime" Season 5 on Peacock
>MOVIES: Who could be next James Bond amid Amazon shakeups: experts
>CELEBRITY: "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco is looking for love
>ANIMALS: Yes, your cat is ignoring you on purpose (1:48)
>HISTORY: 6 jobs from the 1950s that barely exist today
>GOOD NEWS: High school senior accepted to 7 Ivy League colleges: "I'm still processing it"
-Meanwhile, in Missouri, 309 people don banana hats to break world record at museum
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