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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 (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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