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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:20). High of 54 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester’s "Sopranos"-themed bar and restaurant closes after less than a year
-Festival of Lights fills Worcester Common
-TODAY! Worcester Canal District's Holiday Stroll planned for Saturday
-Worcester property containing car dealership, offices, retail sold for $1.25 million
-Worcester city manager will give Human Rights Commission info on hate crimes
-New technology maps Worcester streets one imperfection at a time
-Where to cut or buy a Christmas tree in Worcester
-Student cancer survivor fights for children’s greater access to treatment
-Worcester County's role in shaping mental health innovations in U.S.
-Worcester Juvenile Probation employee is guest of honor at her own special ceremony
-Worcester Public Schools Ask the Superintendent - Doherty edition (20:02)
-Ray Mariano: The slow death of a Worcester neighborhood
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Area chefs offer cooking tips for the holidays
-ICYMI: Worcester Red Sox sold: Agreement reached to sell team
-"I was like, yo!" Worcester woman describes fighting off home invader with a broom (2:04). Article
-Worcester emergency winter shelter to be located at former R.M.V.
-Worcester to mark 1999 Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire anniversary
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): CONTINUES TODAY! Holidays in Holden filled with activities
-Holidays in Holden trolley stops. Parking at high school
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-TODAY! Fall composting 8-2:30
-Jazzed Up Duo at Val's on Saturday
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): TODAY! Shrewsbury gets ready for Yuletide Market Saturday
-Millbury and Sutton Chain of Lights celebrations this weekend
-Paxton passes over schools article, funds interim administrator
-Voters make quick work of Rutland warrant
-Bacon Hill Road drainage problem in Spencer will be studied by engineer
-Libraries expand collections to offer "Things"
-Mrs. Lavin appointed “Lead Teacher” at East Brookfield Elementary
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-TODAY! 2nd annual Handmade Holiday Market at Redemption Rock Brewing
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-stART, Stomp N’ Holler, tree lighting: 5 fun things this weekend
-A holiday season party not to miss: the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
-Musicians of Old Post Road 35th season has Heavenly Baroque Christmas
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 107 (28:01): Miniatures Hidden Treasures
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 21 (27:55): Susan Fama Tech Safe
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Sandra Day O'Connor, first woman on the Supreme Court
>SPORTS: Bailey Zappe to start, Mac Jones unlikely to play vs. Chargers: Report
-Celtics hold off 76ers, 125-119
-Railers lose to Norfolk, 4-1
-Former Central Mass. college hockey players in the pros
-Wachusett girls on gold medal CAN/AM hockey team
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Tesla's Cybertruck ripped over "abusive pricing," "disappointing range"
>NATIONAL: Radio Worcester (9:09): Congressman McGovern critiques Henry Kissinger’s legacy
-Radio Worcester (26:43): Carl Hobert on Korea, U.S. proxy wars & diplomacy risks
-Tragic: 3-year-old boy kills 2-year-old brother with gun found in mother's purse
>NEW ENGLAND: Mass. native killed in crash of U.S. military aircraft (:35)
-Body discovered on fire at campsite in Portland
>COLLEGES: Holy Cross hosts symposium for World AIDS Day
-Worcester State hosts workshop on student activism and strategies for organizing
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 incredible castles you can actually rent
>BUSINESS: Economist says workforce shortage will likely last decade
-Nearly ruined wedding cookies & the value of patience
>HEALTH: Hidden belly fat could signal Alzheimer’s disease risk 15 years before symptoms
-Common cholesterol drug may reduce breast cancer deaths: new study
>SHOPPING: Holiday shipping deadlines approaching faster than you might expect (3:16)
>HOMES: Secret "holiday hack" can spruce up Christmas tree lights
>FOOD: Mass. doctor on cantaloupe salmonella cases (2:41)
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on demand — "Five Nights At Freddy’s," "What Happens Later," and more
>CELEBRITY: Felicity Huffman breaks silence about college admission scandal. Video (1:50)
>ANIMALS: U.N.H. researchers find possible cause of mysterious dog illness
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 2nd (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Rescuers pull out all 41 workers who were trapped in a tunnel for 17 days
-Meanwhile, Florida Man with "All Gas, No Brakes" tattoo in high-speed crash
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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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