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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:11). High of 50 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: 2-car rollover crash on I-290 in Auburn backs up traffic for miles
+6:00: Lane closed on Cambridge Street through mid-December
+6:00: The Indigo Girls set to perform in Worcester
+6:00: Holiday Handbook: Sparkle, spirit aglow in Worcester, region
+Noon: Passer-by sees break-in, pins suspect until Worcester police arrive
+Noon: Christmas, Hanukkah events in Worcester: Tree lightings and more
+Noon: Life-saving phone call helps Oxford man get to hospital for heart transplant (1:34). Article (pictured)
-3-alarm blaze damages Worcester home, fire officials say
-Fire set inside Westborough Police Department; person in custody
-Former Worcester City Manager Ed Augustus on translating success from city to state level (4:02)
-Augustus addresses emergency shelter crisis (9:42)
-What Worcester's Reading: TidePool Bookshop
-The Market Pantry in Worcester highlights local, regional sources
-Worcester City Councilor Sarai Rivera wants to dispel a rumor
-W.B.J. names inaugural winners of Champions of Health Care awards
-Fitchburg police looking for car involved in hit-and-run
-ICYMI: "One of our biggest days": Crompton Collective busy on Small Business Saturday
-Arrest made in connection to death of woman at Worcester massage parlor (2:05)
-Related: Leicester man arrested in massage parlor death is on probation in gun case
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Movie Monday at Senior Center 1 p.m.
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Holden Board of Health seeks input from residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Former Sutton contractor Sean Brennan remains at large
-Maple Ave. Park in Shrewsbury is set for multiple upgrades throughout the winter
-Shrewsbury recognized by National Speech & Debate Association
-$4 million lottery ticket sold at Webster automobile repair shop and convenience store
-Joint task force raids alleged Leominster brothel; 2 charged, victims rescued
-Rutland promotes officer to the rank of lieutenant
-Grafton Affordable Housing Trust holds final public meeting
-Clinton library birthday celebration December 6th
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
-Pre-orders for the 2024 Redemption Rock Taproom Dogs Calendar are now
>SHOWTIME: Shrewsbury graduate shares life story in new book
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 321 (28:10): John Longhi, WRCC Activate Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 408 (27:39): Peter Dunn
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a licensed cosmetologist from Worcester who cared for her disabled son for his 39 years of life
>SPORTS: Mac Jones benched again as Pats lose, fall to 2-9
-This stat highlights wild improbability of Patriots’ loss to Giants
-Mac Jones gives candid response to latest benching
-Celtics beat Atlanta, 113-103
-Holy Cross star Jacob Dobbs named finalist for Buck Buchanan Award
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: 17 more hostages released by Hamas, including 4-year-old American girl
-Tragic: Man dies on Grand Canyon trail, marking 10th park death this year
>NEW ENGLAND: Police arrest suspect in Burlington shooting as victims remain hospitalized
-Movement to raise Mass. minimum wage for tipped workers
>COLLEGES: WPI researchers convert plastic waste into fuel, working towards cleaner oceans (:28)
-Worcester State celebrates National Philanthropy Day with a unique twist
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The most visited countries in the world
>BUSINESS: W.B.J.'s Movers & Shakers for November 27th
-Worcester unemployment rates ticks up, yet remains low
>HEALTH: Black patients have less access to anti-obesity drugs (1:01)
-It’s a hard road, but community support is increasing for those facing dementia
>SHOPPING: Radio Worcester (10:36): Cyber Monday safety tips
-65+ Amazon Cyber Monday deals you don't want to miss
-Best Cyber Monday sales at Walmart
-41 best Apple Cyber Monday deals
-These are the 115+ best Cyber Monday deals to shop now
>FOOD: Nationwide recall of peaches, plums and nectarines linked to deadly listeria outbreak
>TV/STREAMING: New on Netflix in December (5:48)
>MOVIES: Hunger Games prequel, "Napoleon" devour wish at Thanksgiving box office
>CELEBRITY: Marty Krofft, co-creator of "H.R. Pufnstuf," dies at 86
-David Letterman returns to "The Late Show" for the first time since leaving in 2015
>ANIMALS: Zombie deer disease spreads — "May also be a risk to people"
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 27th (1:13)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Lobsterman jumps from boat to help rescue a driver from a car in a bay
-Meanwhile, in Florida, here's the moment a bear helps himself to family's Taco Bell delivery
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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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