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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 (:34). High of 76 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-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)
-Hot, dog! George's Coney Island regular has been coming for 70 years
-Polar Beverages marking America's 250th birthday (3:09)
-100 FM The Pike (12:04): Market on Exchange starts a new season in a new spot
-Radio Worcester (9:52): CASA Palooza returns Sunday with music, community and a mission
-Out to Lunch Festival announces 2026 headliners
-Worcester D.P.W. honors Employee of the Year
-The Art Deco WWI memorial in Worcester the public hasn’t seen in years and the efforts to revive it
-WPI graduates urged to lead with imagination, purpose at 2026 commencement. Video (3:32:05)
-Earlier: At WPI, a degree 5 decades in the making
-Worcester commuter rail riders face weekend shuttle bus service
-TODAY! Second Baptist Church Fish Fry Fundraiser
-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
>FAITH: Themes of peace, human dignity central to Pope Leo's first year in office
>DINING OUT: A resurgent Worcester restaurant blew me away with a rare pasta dish
-ICYMI: Prominent Canal District developer plans housing, restaurant following $2.9 million purchase
-Worcester firefighter hit by car remembered as "hero at home"
-The end of an era for Pecorino Cheese Shop, set to close July 31st
-Popular true crime podcast examines 2017 Worcester murder
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden override passes, but Wachusett partners fail to pass theirs
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
-Newly elected officials sworn in
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Millbury police arrest man in "flim flam" scam
-Fresh plans proposed for abandoned Grafton restaurant
-Disappearance of cookie defines school year at Algonquin
-Woman with active trespass order arrested for refusing to leave Leominster Hospital
-Southbridge reviewing executive session procedures amid Open Meeting Law complaints
-Hear from Grafton Select Board candidates in lead-up to Election Day
-Sturbridge police, fire honor guard presents colors at Fenway Park
-Salvation Army of Fitchburg plans $5 million facility, launches $2 milliion fundraiser
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Christine Ohlman, Speak Easy Story Night and more
-Victor D. Infante (7:29): Your weekly WoMag rundown
-Mike Tramp from White Lion enters his 50th year making music (15:07)
-Éowyn Bailey has traveled across the world and back in time to tell stories of women leaders
>OPINION: Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Black rest, collective grief and the power of remembering
-Laura Soukkavong: A well-deserved appreciation spotlight on Worcester police officer
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 98 (9:30): Homelessness, Part 1
-Unity Radio's Future Focus (57:52): Jermaine Johnson, Worcester School Committee member
-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 local real estate agent and accomplished author of 2 novels
>SPORTS: Patriots game-by-game predictions after schedule release
-Red Sox lose to Braves, 3-2
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Holy Cross Crusader Awards (1:40:05)
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox lose to Buffalo, 5-2
-A look at the Worcester Railers 2026-2027 schedule
>NATIONAL: U.S. students worse than a decade ago
-246 suspected cases of Ebola, 65 deaths in Congo (:23)
-Cuba’s power grid is collapsing
-Tragic: Horse dies after collapse in horror start to Preakness weekend
>NEW ENGLAND: Firefighter killed, 11 injured in lumber mill explosion and massive fire in Maine
-After months of delays, Mass. unemployment officials finally respond to complaints (3:17)
-Radio Worcester (25:12): “The American Dream is at risk”: U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton
>COLLEGES: WPI Graduate Commencement ceremony (2:51:00)
-Clark Graduate Commencement speaker stresses consistency and authenticity
-Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 42nd annual Honors Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Vacation compatibility: Traveling with family
-Carnival cancels cruise reservations due to low price glitch
>BUSINESS: Here's how A.I. could change over 900 careers
-Fitchburg cannabis company closes as 2 lawsuits seek combined $6.11 million
-Westborough optical firm lands $36.5 million in A.I., defense deals
-Radio Worcester (23:23): Worcester positioned for advanced manufacturing growth
>HOMES: Mortgage rates retreat to 6.36% despite rising inflation
>HEALTH: Why the "cereal for breakfast" generation is struggling in adulthood
-New pancreatic cancer drug sees patients live almost twice as long in clinical trial
-Controversial drug prescriptions double after Mel Gibson remark
>FOOD: Grocery bill out of control? Simple habits could save hundreds (3:16)
>TV/STREAMING: "Love Is Blind" coming to Boston this fall
>MOVIES: "Project Hail Mary": Inside Ryan Gosling's marketing marvel
>CELEBRITY: Britney Spears barks, yells, wields knife at L.A. restaurant after rehab
-Rihanna details the night she was shot at — and the 4 words she told ASAP Rocky
>ANIMALS: Bear caught on camera enjoying all-you-can-eat bird seed "buffet"
>HISTORY: University Park, circa 1908
>GOOD NEWS: Home in Hudson to be donated to wounded Navy veteran (3:52). Article
-Meanwhile, Florida teacher fired after calling herself "million dollar prostitute" and twerking in class
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