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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 46 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester Red Sox sold: Agreement reached to sell team
+6:00: Worcester emergency winter shelter to be located at former R.M.V. (pictured)
+6:00: Release of hostages brings some relief for Worcester Jewish community
+Noon: High demand for Christmas trees impacts Central Mass. farms
+Noon: Worcester’s Festival of Lights will headline this finalist from NBC’s "The Voice"
+Noon: StART, Stomp N’ Holler, tree lighting: 5 fun things this weekend
+Noon: Five Things to Do: Hanukkah festivities, handbell concert, and more
+Noon: Season sparkles with holiday happenings
+Noon: Area chefs offer cooking tips for the holidays
+Noon: Five that rate a 10: New releases from local music artists
-Apparent murder-suicide investigated in Marlborough (2:23)
-Man with 2 knives arrested while trying to break into Worcester home
-Cambridge St. construction creates headache for Worcester businesses
-See how Worcester ranks compared to other U.S. college cities
-stART at the Station returns for 16th year on Sunday
-Man steals ambulance at Gardner hospital, leads police on chase (1:20)
-In Worcester courtroom, Mass. State Police lieutenant says inflating overtime hours not standard
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for November
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
-Radio Worcester (11:17): CEO Seth Pitts discusses Bay State Bank’s future
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-ICYMI: Sutton magician pleads guilty to child pornography charges (:21). Article
-Worcester offering sign-on bonus as cities and towns struggle to hire snowplow drivers (1:48). Article
-New Hallmark Channel Christmas movie shot in Worcester
-Worcester actor earns new movie role "for his younger self"
-Passer-by sees break-in, pins suspect until Worcester police arrive
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Fall Badlands return
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-New activity period policy decision at Wachusett is polarizing
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster CVS evacuated after gun threat from frustrated patient
-$4 million lottery winner from Webster plans to pay off truck, stick to his routine
-Lawsuits piling up over unpaid work at now-bankrupt Heywood hospital
-Lancaster auto shop sold for $600,000
-Paxton holiday event 6:30 to 8:30 Saturday night
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-Poet Joe Fusco Jr. launches newest "semi-amusing" but cranky book
-Tom Rush comes to Bull Run Restaurant ahead of release of new album
-Last Call: Brenda Sullivan of Gravestone Girls
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 452 (27:30): Rachel Utzig and Zackary Wentzell
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 140 (28:37): Jorge Sanchez, participant, White Cane Day
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local business owner for whom community service was a hallmark
>SPORTS: Patriots readying to start Bailey Zappe with Mac Jones "spiraling"
-Holy Cross women’s basketball coach Maureen Magarity wins 200th game
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to Maine
-3 Central Mass. stars lift Tufts women's soccer to Division 3 Final Four
-West Boylston captures second straight state championship as Lions roll past Carver
-Radio Worcester (15:45): Worcester Wildcats rugby team gets varsity status and Division 2 classification
-Railers lose to Mavericks, 4-1
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Israel, Hamas agree to extend ceasefire for 7th day (1:09)
-Henry Kissinger, controversial statesman who influenced U.S. foreign policy for decades, dies
-Tragic: Groom kills bride and 3 guests in murder-suicide at wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman found stabbed to death in Goffstown, N.H. home
-Turtleboy blogger likely to face additional conspiracy charges
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria picks 3 new board members to help strengthen curriculum
-Worcester State music students, alumni shine in Hanover Theatre’s holiday music album
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 15 budget travel tips all retirees should really know about
>BUSINESS: Take W.B.J.'s 2024 Economic Forecast survey
-Charlie Munger, Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman, dies at 99
>HEALTH: R.S.V. cases on the rise in children (3:54)
-Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt a day has same effect as blood pressure meds: study
>SHOPPING: Toys that spy on children are a growing concern: report
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers
>FOOD: Which eggs are the healthiest for you? Nutritionists crack the case
>TV/STREAMING: 5 holiday movies you can’t miss on Hallmark
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Joaquin Phoenix epic, "Napoleon" (1:01)
>CELEBRITY: Shannen Doherty cancer spread to bones
-"Cheers" star Frances Sternhagen dies at 93
>ANIMALS: Terrified dog transforms when she meets her soulmate (3:01)
>HISTORY: Today in History for November 30th (1:20)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Secret millionaire leaves $4 million to Hinsdale, N.H.
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, model struts runway at open casket funeral, defends tribute
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 85 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester population keeps growing, even as Massachusetts sees exodus
-Springfield agency intends to take over some Community Healthlink programs
-Worcester State celebrates 150th graduating class at DCU Center
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-Man convicted in 2015 murder alleges authorities withheld evidence
-Worcester police arrest man after observing drug transaction on Chandler Street
-TODAY! 100 FM The Pike (12:04): Market on Exchange starts a new season in a new spot
-TODAY! Radio Worcester (9:52): CASA Palooza returns Sunday with music, community and a mission
-Worcester Haitian Flag Day celebration Monday
-This local ice cream shop serves your dessert on a paint palette
-How a Worcester paperboy became one of the F.B.I.’s top intelligence leaders
-Worcester African Festival to return for fourth year
-Karon Shea agency marks 45 years in Worcester
-T&G This Week: The return of the sack, and our future in Worcester
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review: Peacemaker awards, pothole pressure, Union Station restaurant search
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: A resurgent Worcester restaurant blew me away with a rare pasta dish
-ICYMI: Baby born on I-190 as parents rush to hospital
-Worcester public health director Tamara Lundi departs after a year on job
-Worcester has picked its next medical director; she starts Monday
-A.T.V. stolen from area family was being sold to pay for son's cancer treatment (2:15)
-Polar Beverages marking America's 250th birthday (3:09)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): May Senior Center events
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Holden override passes, but Wachusett partners fail to pass theirs
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): A celebration 50 years in the making for Grafton baseball
-Nipmuc, St. Paul softball teams rally around Dudley teen battling brain cancer
-Millbury ice cream shop changes hands after owners retire
-Man arrested trying to pick up $19,000 from Clinton woman who lost $97,000 in scam
-In Charlton, single round found at Heritage School auditorium after dismissal
-Shrewsbury pay database: The town’s surprising top earner in 2025
-Town Hall parking shortage central to Southbridge property acquisition
-"Frygate" investigation continues in Southbridge
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
-Victor D. Infante (7:29): Your weekly WoMag rundown
-The hottest moms’ night out: Competitive puzzling
-WCCA-TV's Sketch Worcester No. 30 (28:38): Robert Goddard, conjoined twins & naughty cat
>OPINION: Ray Mariano: Things I miss most in today's politics
-Laurel: Picturing a downtown landmark
-WCCA-TV's What It’s Worth No. 487 (27:53): Millennials, Part 1
-Unity Radio's Future Focus (51:16): City Councilor Luis Ojeda & School Committee member Dianna Biancheria
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:12): Worcester’s future, from Union Station to housing
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former Worcester Public School teacher
>SPORTS: 2026 NFL must watch games (1:36)
-Red Sox beat Braves, 3-2
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 2-0
-Whitinsville Christian's Justin Vander Baan wins first pro basketball title
-WPI and Assumption softball advance to NCAA regional finals
-Ronda Rousey only needs 17 seconds to defeat Gina Carano
>NATIONAL: C.D.C. monitoring 41 people for hantavirus after deadly cruise infection
-Judge declares a mistrial in Harvey Weinstein’s rape retrial after jury says it is deadlocked
-Study finds climate change is reducing oxygen in rivers worldwide
-Tragic: Mom makes eerie admission as 2 dead kids found in burning car
>NEW ENGLAND: Court audio: Judge gave Cambridge gunman another chance before shooting (2:38)
-New footage shows man fatally stuck in a escalator as a dozen people walk by without helping
-Channel 25 says goodbye to longtime anchor Mark Ockerbloom (6:06)
-Radio Worcester (21:49): Brian Shortsleeve outlines plan to cut taxes and repeal M.B.T.A. Communities Act
>COLLEGES: Student achievement recognized at Nichols Academic Awards ceremony
-Clark Challenge. Change. Podcast (13:01): Detention centers, migration and isolation with Professors Asha Best and Emma Shaw Crane
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): JetBlue to end service to Manchester-Boston Regional Airport
-Carnival cancels cruise reservations due to low price glitch
>BUSINESS: Drowning in credit card debt? These moves could save thousands (2:47)
-Artificial intelligence job screeners prefer A.I.-written resumes over human ones, researchers find
-Government creates retirement accounts for workers without 401(k)s
-Unity Radio's Black in Business (56:47): Teree Thomas-Perez & Michelle de Celia
>HOMES: See how much home prices rose in Worcester County recently
>HEALTH: First responders testing A.I. for pediatric emergencies
-Doctor on important of Vitamin K shots for newborns (3:04)
-5 self-care micro-habits for busy moms
>FOOD: Prices for 6 grocery store staples are increasing right now
>TV/STREAMING: How "Yellowstone" spinoff "Dutton Ranch" addresses John Dutton's death
>MOVIES: Holy Cross professor on why remakes and reboots still have us hooked (:59)
>CELEBRITY: Unusual way Taylor Swift is inviting guests to wedding after details leak
-Benny Blanco puts Selena Gomez’s fast-food love on blast
>ANIMALS: "Senior" bulldog turns out to be a wild, high-energy pup (2:17)
>HISTORY: The Art Deco WWI memorial in Worcester the public hasn’t seen in years and the efforts to revive it
>GOOD NEWS: Teens save man having heart attack after stopping to change his tire
-Meanwhile, in Easton, goat evades capture by police, animal control
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