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>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-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester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 (:32). High of 65 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-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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