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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:10). High of 64 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester psychiatrist convicted of illegally prescribing drugs like "Halloween candy"
+Noon: Pair from Worcester indicted for Medicaid fraud
+Noon: Shrewsbury Fire Department swiftly extinguishes car fire on Route 9
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "The Creator," "Your Lucky Day," and more
+Noon: Worcester fusion band Zigmont chases new thrills on sophomore album
+Noon: Local, international artist on display in "AURA" exhibit at White Room
+Noon: First Person: Library of Disposable Art delves into paper triangles
-Police routinely label men with Hispanic surnames as white on traffic citations, skewing statistics
-Worcester State shooting: After-hours party brought men to campus
-Worcester bar to face "harsh punishment" following violations
-Worcester man admits to participating in fraud scheme targeting a Rhode Island senior
-Worcester Starbucks Workers United strike as part of "Red Cup Rebellion"
-Worcester man arrested for fentanyl distribution, gun
-A city that responds (or doesn't): Study on community queries
-Getting to know Worcester's new District 1 city councilor
-Manny Jae Media (36:59): City Manager Eric Batista
-Worcester pilot helps fly North Carolina dogs to new home in Vermont
-TODAY! UMass Medical School Thanksgiving Stuff-a-Cruiser aims to collect more than 3,500 pounds of food
>DINING OUT: TODAY! Honest Town Eats, featuring Hangover Pub chef Michael Arrastia, to open in Southbridge
-George's Coney Island among Phantom Gourmet's Restaurant Legends (4:36)
-ICYMI: Why Worcester changed the traffic pattern on Mill Street
-5 arrested for drugs after search in Tatnuck Square area
-City Manager questioned on reducing oversight of Worcester Police Department
-Name change for Worcester hotel
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Photos with Santa at Holden Fire Department annex 9:30-3 Saturday
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Wachusett field hockey's playoff run ends in Division 1 state semifinals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Jordan's Turkeys holds prices steady for Thanksgiving!
-Brookfield man pleads guilty to making, selling ghost guns
-Southbridge building fire sends child to hospital
-Drivers detoured on Route 20 in Shrewsbury
-Christopher Brown named Grafton town counsel
-Millbury High drama presents "Whole Latte Love"
-Radio Worcester (7:45): Fitchburg Mayor-elect Sam Squailia talks priorities
-Bolton honors Hometown Heroes
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Ten Things to Do: Grain Thief, Green Sisters, Blue Light Bandits
-Letters to Cleo celebrates the 30th anniversary of "Aurora Gory Alice"
-Listen Up: Looking Glass War scores with restless, new wave sound
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 407 (27:29): Victoria Waterman
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 556 (28:50): Just Sue, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who cared for his niece and nephew
>SPORTS: Mac Jones has lost "vast majority" of Patriots locker room
-How Al Horford is setting the tone for championship-chasing Celtics
-Joe Octave named Hilton Garden Inn Crusader of the Week
-Holy Cross football to host Georgetown at noon Saturday
-Like his father, running back Jordan Fuller powers into Holy Cross record book
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Hyundai cars to be sold on Amazon starting next year
>NATIONAL: Arrest made in death of hockey player whose throat was cut during game in U.K.
-Tragic: Football player, 14, dies after brain injury during game
>NEW ENGLAND: Will we ever learn who the clients are in high-end sex ring bust? (4:29)
-Hundreds of patients potentially exposed to H.I.V., hepatitis at Mass. hospital (1:27)
>COLLEGES: Clark Games Expo to connect students and industry professionals
-Spectrum Health Systems unveils scholarship program with Assumption
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airlines bracing for record Thanksgiving holiday travel
>BUSINESS: Demystifying A.I. for small businesses
-10 Things I know about ... Cyber attacks
>HEALTH: Prevent the spread of infectious conjunctivitis
-COVID, flu, and RSV - what if you get more than one at the same time?
>SHOPPING: Amazon’s early Black Friday deals start now
>HOMES: 4 Mass. ZIP codes among 100 most expensive In U.S.
>FOOD (brought to you by Jordan's Turkeys): We work at McDonald's — Here's the 6 things customers should stop doing right now
>TV/STREAMING: "Ted" series is coming to Peacock — Release date, cast, how to watch
>MOVIES: "Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes": Release date, cast
>CELEBRITY: Sean "Diddy" Combs accused of rape, physical abuse for over a decade by singer Cassie: suit
>ANIMALS: Prairie dog loves working from home with dad (3:01)
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 17th (1:58)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Pilot's heartwarming farewell speech after 32 years of service brings passengers to tears
-Meanwhile, in Florida, watch destructive bears frequent family's home
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:27). High of 48 today in Worcester
-How much total snow is Massachusetts forecast to get this winter? (6:11). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Neighbors shocked after woman killed in Worcester shooting; man also injured (1:46). Article
-Earlier: Woman dead, man injured in Worcester shooting (:59). Article
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: "Compassionate care" is front and center at UMass' Maternity Center
+Noon: Stolen stained-glass window returned to Worcester Art Museum
+Noon: Magic of "The Nutcracker" ballet is returning to Worcester
+Noon: Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making weekend plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
-John Piccolo, popular Worcester restaurant owner, charged in City Hall attack
-Earlier: Activist sprayed with paint outside City Council meeting; suspect is Worcester restaurateur (2:10). Article
-Tensions boil over as Worcester board grills developer over Polar Park project delays
-Earlier: Worcester councilors frustrated by stalled plans for development around Polar Park
-To meet housing crisis, report finds Gateway Cities need twice as much construction
-Former District 1 City Councilor Sean Rose announces at-large run
-18 months after surprise inspection, Community Healthlink not back to normal operations
-76 become new citizens at naturalization ceremony in Worcester
-Losses mourned, lives celebrated at emotional Transgender Day of Remembrance ceremony
-Mass. says some police officers have been bypassing required training (3:06). Article
-Earlier: Worcester probing 27 officers state says fast-forwarded mandatory online training
-Worcester County Wonders: Shrewsbury woman rescues raptors one feather at a time
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:19): Polar Park, tax rolls and deportation debate
>DINING OUT: Brazillian Burguer to open at former Shrewsbury Street donut shop
-ICYMI: Worcester-area Stop & Shop inventory limited after cyberattack
-David Crowley, part of family that runs Wachusett Mountain, dies at 69
-Man in late 60s, 2 cats killed in early morning condo fire in Leominster
-Charles Luster, co-founder of Uncommonwealth Group, running for Worcester City Council
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden tax rate drops, bills rise
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Wachusett Echo Teacher Profile: Chelsea Blasco
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury seeks plow drivers for winter season
-Grafton tax rate down, values up for fiscal 2025
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property for Sutton
-The Item's calendar of events
-Clinton E.L.P.A.C. hosts holiday family potluck
-2 Berlin firefighters graduate from academy
-Nashoba Class of 2004 to hold 20-year reunion on November 29th
-Organization gets federal grant for new grocery store in Winchendon
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: African Talent, "Songs of the Season," and more
-Fractal Tribe art collective set to bring light to holiday festival
-Hunting phantoms, talking puppets bring humor to stage Friday and Saturday
-Jim & Val bring Second Saturdays to Apple Tree Arts
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1354 (28:06): Mark Henderson, Founder, The 016
-39th annual meeting of the Worcester Regional Research Bureau (54:58)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a longtime kindergarten teacher
>SPORTS: Boston Celtics visit the White House (12:33)
-Patriots owner Robert Kraft snubbed again in Hall of Fame bid (2:22). Article
-Bruins beat Utah, 1-0
-2004 Boston Red Sox ring and World Series trophy owned by Larry Lucchino featured in upcoming auction
-Joe Nugent steps up for Crusaders men's basketball team
-Holy Cross women’s basketball announces 3 signings
-Check out the schedule for upcoming road races in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Are future Social Security benefits in peril?
-Up to 20 human skulls found in New Mexico home
-Tragic: Missing boy with autism found dead
>NEW ENGLAND: Worker injured during "supermove" in medically induced coma with third-degree burns
>COLLEGES: Assumption names new chief financial officer
-Worcester State Magazine’s special 150th anniversary issue hits the stands, goes live online
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 of the most beautiful places to visit in the Pacific Northwest
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. unemployment rates remain higher than 2023
-LPL Financial Research: Trade, tariffs and inflation
-Unity Radio's L.A.B.O. News (57:40)
>HOMES: What $350,000 can buy you in Worcester County, November 10th to 16th
>SHOPPING: Amazon Haul — What to know about Amazon's new discount store
>HEALTH: Health officials track increases in whooping cough, pneumonia (2:31)
-A few hours of activity a week can lower your risk of A-fib (:58)
>FOOD: How to stay safe during foodborne illness outbreaks (2:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Jeopardy" contestant’s heart-wrenching interview leaves Ken Jennings speechless
>MOVIES: Matthew McConaughey reveals why he turned down $15 million role
>CELEBRITY: Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
>HISTORY: Founded in Boston, Staples ushered in era of office supply superstores
>ANIMALS: Cyclist finds puppy in the middle of nowhere (2:08)
>GOOD NEWS: Man discovers owner of his favorite bakery is his birth mother
-Meanwhile, in Miami, woman delivers baby at airport in American Airlines ticketing area
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