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Here's what's going on today in Worcester

-Tragedy strikes again: Worcester fire lieutenant Jason Menard succumbs to injuries sustained battling 4-alarm fire
++NEW: Organization Plans To Pay Off Fallen Worcester Fire Lt. Jason Menard’s Mortgage (:32)
++NEW: Here's the official fund established for the Menard children, created by the Professional Fire Fighters of Mass. Foundation
++NEW: Baby, mother recovering following deadly Worcester house fire
**Family of injured Worcester firefighter grateful for fallen hero who saved his life (1:41)
**'CBS Evening News' coverage; This Week in Worcester coverage; Telegram & Gazette coverage
**'All too familiar': Ch. 4 coverage (3:35); Ch. 5 coverage (1:23); Ch. 7 coverage
**Press Conference (7:21); Fire Video (1:29); Scanner Audio (4:58)
**Jason at Oct. 2018 promotion ceremony; Photo gallery; Space Heater Among Possible Causes (1:35)
**Flag lowered (:36); Final salute from officials; Procession (1:54)
**No time to grieve: Commercial fire on Pleasant Street (2:23)
In other news ...
+It's Thirsty Thursday! Here's Jay Berman's Live Music and Dancing Listings
+'508, A show about Worcester' Episode 353 (42:33): Tax deals, election results, crime stats, and more
+Check out this Black Friday deal at Sclamo's
+Speaking of Black Friday ... Walmart’s massive Black Friday ad is jam-packed with doorbusters
+How to make your home ultra cozy this winter
+This is just wrong: Twinkies Are Being Turned Into Breakfast Cereal
-5 Things You Need To Know Today in Worcester – Nov. 14, 2019
-ICYMI: Parents ask to change son's bus stop, now 7-year-old from Leicester needs to change school districts. How it unfolded
-Worcester Police ask for help in IDing man in connection with shoplifting incidents
-Survivor of Worcester home invasion ordeal ID's accused
-'You gotta get down here': Follo's Food Review of Tomato Pie Bar & Grill!
-Worcester Chamber supports free bus service in Worcester, 3-year, no-fare experiment
-HC women's basketball team tops Boston College
-Railers flunk test in School Day loss to Royals
-Medicare recipients are facing a 7% premium hike
-New England: State Police nab bootlegger on I-495
-'Friends’ reunion special in the works
-Watch: Bear raids sausages, Cool Whip from Florida family's freezer
-Maine veteran's simple note for a dinner companion draws outpouring of support
-Today's Heroes: Classmates rally to support 'Super Nicholas' as he awaits new kidney
Top Posts
-Name of motorcyclist killed in Worcester crash is released
-Worcester restaurant closes to renovate, to reopen next week
-Mother whose baby twins were found by train tracks is charged
-Former Patriot, 3-time Super Bowl champ, named Pirates head coach
-Ricky Duran Cracks Top 13, Advances in 'The Voice' Playoffs
-JetBlue rolls out new 'basic fares' with certain restrictions
-Woman dies in fall down stairs at Rhode Island bar
-'We love you, Alex': Alex Trebek gets choked up at 'Jeopardy!' contestant's answer
-City emails provide insight, raise questions on situation at Graham Putnam funeral home in Worcester
In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 78 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with manslaughter in Dorchester stabbing
+6:00: Remembering Gloria Steinem's visits to Central Mass.
+6:00: WCCA-TV continues streaming at wccatv.com while working on restoring cable transmission
+6:00: Old Sturbridge Village to mark America’s 250th with Special Muster Day
+6:00: Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to face Maine at DCU Center
+Noon: Meet Shrewsbury's new educators, ready to inspire students this fall
+Noon: Things to Do: Pike Hairfest, Dustin Ybarra and Spencer Fair
+Noon: Detour Music Fest goess off beaten path at Fuel America Grove Street
+Noon: Sarah Connell Sanders: Low-tech, high- engagement games for littles
-Sutton woman charged with photographing jurors says she was trying to get a picture of Lindsay Clancy (1:00). Article. Arraignment (11:37)
-Developer revives stalled apartment project on Worcester’s Chandler Street
-Worcester apartments sale signals shift in real estate investment, broker says
-Fatal overdoses down in Worcester, but much work remains to be done
-Worcester police respond to jackknifed tractor-trailer near Burncoat Street and I-290 on-ramp
-Traffic advisory for Park Ave. at Sagamore Road
-Worcester startup gets $8 million NASA grant to make medicine in space
-Worcester hosts first ever Dominican Festival
-Local students to contact International Space Station
-Worcester School Committee to consider recognizing June and September as Pride Months
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Labor Day gas prices reach record highs, straining budgets of Mass. drivers
-Should there be a national primary Election Day? Clark Professor Robert Boatright thinks so
-Radio Worcester (23:05): Why primary voters don’t represent the broader electorate
>DINING OUT: Shake Shack delays plan to open first local location
-Wonder food hall opens this week in Shops at Blackstone Valley
-ICYMI: Worcester rehab participants were used as unpaid workers: A.G.
-Woman pleads guilty to manslaughter in fatal Worcester pedestrian crash
-Police hunt for suspect after Worcester stabbing
-Fleeing driver crashes near Kelley Square; bolts scene on foot
-Incumbents Mary Keefe, Jim O'Day secure Democratic nominations for state Rep.
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Openings on Zoning Board of Appeals
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Auburn police seek public’s help locating missing 38-year-old man
-West Nile virus detected in Shrewsbury; spraying today
-Store manager helps thwart $1,500 gift card scam, Sturbridge police say
-Officials look at drone policy as Spencer police build new program
-UMass Memorial opens new urgent care outpost in Northborough
-Dudley’s electricity aggregation program introduces new rates for 2026-27
-Oxford sets bulk item drop-off dates for October, November
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Duo at The Vue 6 to 9 Friday
>SHOWTIME: Mowesby & the Northern Flicker deliver new sound on "Code Red"
-Jason Homer: What I’m reading now
-WCCA-TV's Video Jam No. 1390 (30:03): Shab, Dolly Parton and more
-Last Call: Isiah Tucker, executive director, Inner Voice for Outer Change for Youth
>OPINION: Christine Shustak: When Mero-Carlson's service, allegations collide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 505 (28:38): Paul Matthews
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (50:25): Worcester primary turnout, police oversight and I.C.E. questions
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Holy Cross professor
>SPORTS: Pushing back on idea Patriots are doomed by depth issues
-Bill Belichick used "diabolically clever" field goal trick to gain Patriots edge in shocking reveal
-Red Sox fall to Mariners, 8-3
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox game in Buffalo postponed
>NATIONAL: Feminist icon Gloria Steinem dies at 92
-Judge sends Charlie Kirk murder case to trial with defendant facing potential death penalty
-6 months into the Iran War, gas prices are up 37%
-Tragic: Mom of 2 killed in freak accident as plane making emergency landing hits her car
>NEW ENGLAND: Lindsay Clancy trial (18:39): What to know about judge's last-ditch effort to avoid mistrial
-Mass. median net wealth is $370,000, racial gaps persist
>COLLEGES: WPI’s transfer pathways open doors for more S.T.E.M. students
-Assumption named to Princeton Review’s Best 392 Colleges
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): America’s most (and least) stressed cities
-This U.S. airline will let you pay for an empty middle seat
>BUSINESS: W.B.D.C. helps Worcester transportation company buy $1.75 million property
-LPL Financial Research: The cash flow case for value
-Uber slashing over 3,000 jobs as rise of robotaxis dents ride-hailing business
>HOMES: Lottery opens for 10 new, affordable Worcester condos
>SHOPPING: Amazon launches verification tool to help consumers avoid scams
>HEALTH: WCCA-TV's Health Matters No. 252 (28:50): Water Safe Worcester
-Alert warns parents about appeal of "upper deckies" among teens (3:23)
>FOOD: Dish on a Dime (3:30): White bean hummus
-Taco Bell debuts nostalgic Salt & Straw Churro Ice Cream Taco
>TV/STREAMING: "Dancing with the Star" Season 35 cast and partners released
>MOVIES: Every "Spider-Man" movie villain, ranked
>CELEBRITY: Lionel Richie back home after 3-day hospitalization in I.C.U.
-Madonna, 68, shows off fresh-faced freckled look and ultra-smooth complexion
>ANIMALS: Watch: Bear booted out of car, leaves with a watermelon (1:18)
>HISTORY: Boston gravestone changing what we know about colonial life (2:31)
>GOOD NEWS: Delivery drivers save woman's life
-Meanwhile, in Maine, bigfoot sightings prompt police response
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