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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 40 today in Worcester
-Holiday travel rush begins as storm system approaches New England (2:34). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: When rain will impact Mass. Thanksgiving holiday travel (2:44)
+6:00: UMass Medical School eliminating 70 jobs
+6:00: Saint John's graduate Benjamin Horgan to be next head of school
+Noon: Singer Michelle Brooks-Thompson to headline Festival of Lights on Worcester Common
+Noon: Magical performances in store for the holiday season
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worcester plans to open emergency homeless shelter by next month
-Worcester Firefighters Local 1009 holds annual holiday collection
-Worcester Fire Department blesses 5 new trucks
-Worcester's Festival of Lights returns to downtown
-Trending turkeys: These wild birds are on the rise in Worcester
-In Worcester, Japanese knotweed threatens to clog culverts and storm drains
-Worcester launches Smart Energy Advice Program
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:13): Possible sale of WooSox and final election roundup
-Worcester city manager asks Human Rights Commission to back off police
-Unsolved: Worcester — Lisa Germain, Fatal Hit-and-Run on Route 9. Video (12:56). Audio (12:55)
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurants open for Thanksgiving Day
-ICYMI: National Adoption Day in Worcester brings a family together at last
-Green Island Neighborhood Center gives out Thanksgiving turkeys
-Worcester psychiatrist convicted of illegally prescribing drugs like "Halloween candy"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Historic District Commission seeking 3 residents to serve 3-year terms
-Beloved Wachusett teacher Michelle Waire transitions to English Department
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Partnership Program offers hands-on majors for Wachusett students
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury fourth annual Yuletide Market: lights, food, wine and gifts
-Spencer Firefighters Association asks residents to light up homes, businesses for holiday decorating contest
-West Boylston welcomes new police officer
-Paxton police Basic Firearms Safety Course will be held on December 13th
-Spencer selectmen put off decision on sharing transfer station citing prior lawsuit
-Grafton Garden Club awards N.S.E. teacher grant
-Dispatch changes coming in Boylston
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Libraries grapples with high prices for e-books, audiobooks vs. print
-Nirvana and Kurt Cobain played Fitchburg 30 years ago
-Janet Blodgett: Look at these Worcester election graphs
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1319 (24:25): Ben Minsk, founder of Rt. 12 Pickle
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 18 (28:54): Free speech and the Israel-Hamas war
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Worcester schools and volunteered at Worcester Art Museum
>SPORTS: Celtics beat Memphis, 102-100
-Inaugural Worcester Basketball Reunion Saturday (7:05)
-Holy Cross football team's season comes to an end after failing to land playoff berth
-Holy Cross men post 74-61 victory over I.U.P.U.I.
-Holy Cross woman come up short at Stony Brook
-Holy Cross Hall of Fame Reflections: Kevin Garvey, class of '85
-Railers lose to Mariners, 3-2
-Local runners hit the ground running with these holiday road races
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Rosalynn Carter, former first lady, dies at age 96
-Alaska town will not have sunlight until January
-Tragic: 5-year-old boy fatally stabs twin brother during fight
>NEW ENGLAND: M.B.T.A. analysis shows nearly $25 billion is needed to repair the system
>COLLEGES: Undergrad scholarship in the spotlight at ClarkFEST
-Worcester State Scholarship Brunch brings donors, students together
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 cleanest cities around the world
>BUSINESS: Is it ever OK for your boss to yell at people in the workplace?
-4-day work week would make Mass. more competitive, bill supporters say
>HEALTH: Psychiatrist answers questions about addictive foods (3:44)
-Consumption of strawberries may reduce dementia risk: study
>SHOPPING: Selections from what customers at Root & Press are reading
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, November 12th to 18th
>FOOD (brought to you by Jordan's Turkeys): Olive oil prices skyrocket as global demand rises
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Garner, Ed Helms Netflix movie, "Family Switch" (2:43)
>MOVIES: Warner Bros. changes "Coyote vs Acme" decision after filmmakers rebel
>CELEBRITY: Coming out as gay could have "killed" career, Barry Manilow says
-Billboard Music Awards winners and nominees
>ANIMALS: Mysterious illness spreading among dogs — What pet owners should know (2:01)
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 20th (1:38)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mom, 38, who announced own death on social media planned final, touching act for strangers
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, watch a deer crash through seafood restaurant
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: Uxbridge schools report teacher to police after "physical contact"
+Noon: In new documentary, Cara Brindisi explores her music therapist career
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: American Antiquarian Society a "national treasure"
+Noon: Last Call: Thomas D'Agostino, author and paranormal researcher
-This is why some tap water is brown in Worcester
-Worcester's Union Station closing Wednesday for "Walking Dead" production
-Earlier: "Walking Dead" sequel series shoot brings zombies to Worcester (1:42). Article
-Worcester Glass Tower top floors reopen as event space
-Saint John's urged to address sexual abuse allegations made by former students
-Culinary students from Worcester Tech travel to France for break
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for April
-Here’s how much overtime pay Worcester police made in 2023
-City Council: David Clark Co. T.I.F. sent for review; Rental Registration Program examined
-Mother's Day in Worcester; How to show Mom how much you care
-Water, sewer rate increase in Worcester coming this summer
-Supreme Court to rule on city's homeless encampment ban. What will it mean for Worcester?
-Habitat For Humanity holds fourth annual clothing drive
-Meanwhile, in Holden, police to monitor courts for pickleball pirates
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for May
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for public's help finding missing 17-year-old
-Why a helicopter will be hovering above Worcester this month
-Wanted man bites Worcester officer's ear during arrest, police say
-Worcester Human Rights Commission calls for end to Civil Service
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden election features 3 contests, 2 questions
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Water use restriction May 1st to September 30th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge stabbing victim died defending younger brother, family says (1:43). Article
-20-year-old man fatally stabbed outside Leominster apartment complex (1:34). Article
-Attorney General sues septic company over waste dumped into Blackstone wetland
-Flynn, Wensky re-elected to Shrewsbury Select Board, School Committee
-Radio Worcester (10:11): Nick Lazzaro talks Millbury issues post-election win
-Override on Paxton's May 13th election
-Princeton prepared to delay annual meeting
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up gig at 961 (Union Station) Wednesday canceled because of TV show production
>SHOWTIME: Worcester band Berm haunts on "some passable ghost" E.P.
-How to buy tickets for Lana Del Rey's concert at Fenway Park
-Capturing life with Clark prof and photographer Stephen DiRado
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1340 (24:52): Worcester Symphony Orchestra
>SHOPPING: You still haven't bought Mother's Day presents? Aren't you lucky WoMag has your gift guide
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 324 (29:06): Jay Givan
-Unity Radio (58:34): The Susanity Life
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 33 (27:52): Minneapolis for Safe Tech
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to man who spent 38 years at Wyman Gordon and was very active in the community
>SPORTS: Celtics clobber Cavaliers, 120-95, in Game 1
-Eliot Wolf the "overwhelming favorite" to be named Patriots’ top exec
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 4-2
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Paying college athletes appears closer than ever. How could it work and what stands in the way?
-WooSox Rewind — Worcester takes 5 of 6 from Lehigh Valley
-WooSox fall to Buffalo, 7-5
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Some Hyundai, Kia owners finding themselves uninsurable
>NATIONAL: Boeing faces 10 more whistleblowers after 2 die
-Killer nurse sentenced to hundreds of years behind bars for deaths of 17 patients
-Tragic: Newborn twins diagnosed with rare condition denied treatment
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial: Defense calls lieutenant's credibility into question (20:22)
-9-year-old boy from Orange left on school bus after he fell asleep
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria celebrates students and faculty at the Academic Awards
-Annual Clark alumni awards to be presented during Reunion Weekend
-Obstacles, opportunities, optimism: The journey of women in science
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Budget hotel vacancies top 50% as inflation-weary Americans cut back on travel
>BUSINESS: African Business Expo draws business leaders to Worcester
-LPL Research: Sell in May? Maybe not
-Radio Worcester (24:48): Worcester Emerging Workforce Forum Thursday
>HOMES: Homeowners say this clean energy industry has dirty secret
>HEALTH: Could A.I. help diagnose cancer with one drop of blood? (1:05)
-New survey shows more young people believe skin cancer myths (:57)
>FOOD: U.S. to test ground beef in states with bird-flu outbreaks in dairy cows
>TV/STREAMING: Tom Selleck says CBS should “come to their senses” and renew "Blue Bloods"
>MOVIES: Trailer for M. Night Shyamalan’s new movie, "Trap": Josh Hartnett is a serial killer
>CELEBRITY: Susan Buckner, who played spirited cheerleader Patty Simcox in "Grease," dies at 72
>ANIMALS: Mama leopard reunites with her baby (:52)
>HISTORY: B & M R.R. Bridge from Dam in Clinton
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Boston police officers bring cake and sing "Happy Birthday" to man who called 911
-Meanwhile, in Connecticut, 2 vultures found "too drunk to fly"
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