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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-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester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 (:35). High of 81 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Environmental groups launch boycott of Polar Beverages
-New lead detective hopes to solve Molly Bish case, as murder hits 26 years
-Rutland disables social media comments amid tension, staff cuts
-Worcester parents demand money for books rather than iPads in schools
-Worcester outpatient rehab center opens on Elm Street
-2 from Worcester charged among 15 in federal benefit fraud sweep
-Free bus service to Worcester airport extended
-Worcester County Wonders: The survival of the Sir Vival
-Man convicted of killing Trooper George Hanna denied parole (:29)
-Radio Worcester (22:58): Thrive Support & Advocacy celebrates awards & growth
-Worcester Guardian Week in Review
>FAITH: Former mechanic to be ordained a priest
>DINING OUT: Airport Seafood & Grille ready for takeoff in Southbridge
-The 30 best ice cream shops in Massachusetts, ranked
-ICYMI: Child hospitalized after falling out of second-story window in Worcester (:14). Article
-Local family loses mother, daughter less than 2 weeks apart
-Worcester couple’s sex trafficking conviction in doubt after judge’s gift to victim revealed
-Worcester considers eliminating parking minimums to make way for more housing
-Missing pet tortoise returns to Worcester home after 3-day A.W.O.L.
-$1 million lottery ticket sold in Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden Bandstand Concert Series 6 to 8 Sunday
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-July Among Friends senior newsletter
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Lost dog found in Leicester
-Oakham battery storage facility gets state OK. Residents call it a "nightmare"
-100 FM The Pike (9:21): Westborough officer Ashlyn Mercier crowned Miss Mass.
-"Armed person in crisis" expected to face charges after discharging firearms from Princeton residence
-Southbridge keeps last call at 2 a.m., rejects state's 3 a.m. bar pilot
-Cumberland Farms in Blackstone sells $1 million winning ticket
-From petroleum to pollinators: Oxford project moves forward
-Closing West Brookfield Elementary School graduates its final class
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-Jazzed Up (Duo) Saturday at Val's in Holden
>SHOWTIME: Things to do: Blues with JC Smith, Colonail Charlton, Out to Lunch ...
-Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:25)
-See Studio Theater Worcester's "Superhero" this weekend
-Explore, create & connect at the Worcester Center for Crafts
>OPINION: WCCA-TV's Close To Home No. 604 (29:07)
-100 FM The Pike (18:54): Ask The City Manager: Scots, swans and cleaning up the city
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:13): Housing, rent control and Worcester's future
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a reading specialist for the Worcester Public Schools
>SPORTS: Patriots quarterbacks coach Ashton Grant helps motivate Fitchburg football team
-Ranking the 25 most important Patriots for 2026: Nos. 5 through 1
-Worcester's Aaron Nkrumah joins Denver Nuggets
-2 teams emerging as Jaylen Brown trade rumors swirl
-Team U.S.A remains in high spirits despite falling to Türkiye
-Red Sox beat Yankees, 6-1
-Bravehearts beat Lowell, 4-2
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox fall to Toledo, 13-1
>NATIONAL: Grandmother may be "involved" in deaths of grandchildren: Police
-America's 10 friendliest states
-Tragic: Army veteran suffers vicious road-rage attack as he claims suspect thought he was driving too slow
>NEW ENGLAND: Man allegedly stabbed father 20 times in daytime murder at park (1:04)
-Former Mass. orthopedic surgeon sentenced to prison for rape (2:13)
-Another resignation, criminal referral tied to Mass. D.O.T. overtime scandal (1:40)
>COLLEGES: What student loan borrowers need to know before switching from the S.A.V.E. Plan
-WPI researchers develop system to customize hydrogel implants
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The strange item now banned by Southwest Airlines
-This helpful hack saves on airport parking fees
>BUSINESS: How much water does A.I. really use?
-Local bank adds Sutton C.P.A. and entrepreneur to board of directors
-Business name disputes in Massachusetts
>SHOPPING: How scammers are using fake shopping websites to trick you (2:13)
>HOMES: 3 common laundry habits that may be wearing out your clothes
>HEALTH: 18 kids’ undiagnosable diseases solved by A.I.: "Total game changer"
>FOOD: Elevate your sips and snacks this summer (4:00)
>TV/STREAMING: What to watch this weekend: Top movies on Netflix and best shows on HBO
-Teaser for new Netflix series with Will Ferrell, "The Hawk" (1:44)
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Tuner," "Power Ballad" and more
>CELEBRITY: Is Taylor Swift getting married in Rhode Island? Every clue becomes a wedding rumor in small beach town (:21). Article
-"Lilo & Stitch" actress Daveigh Chase reportedly had millions in residuals at time of death
>ANIMALS: Couple realizes coyote following them isn't what it seems (4:00)
>HISTORY: Black patriots finally get their place in history (3:15)
>GOOD NEWS: Conjoined twins separated after 19 months see each other for first time
-Meanwhile, filmmakers claim they've caught America's Loch Ness Monster on video: "My eyes were popping out"
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