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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 36 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+1:00: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+1:00: New movies on demand — "The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes" and more
+1:00: Worcester superintendent named one of 25 "Superintendents to Watch" in U.S.
+1:00: At Mechanics Hall, Cara Brindisi proves why her star is on the rise
+1:00: "Beetlejuice The Musical" coming to Worcester
+1:00: The most borrowed books at Worcester Public Library in 2023
-Surviving Worcester State shooting victim paralyzed, 2 new suspects indicted
-Worcester man charged with attempted armed robbery
-Popular Worcester restaurant moving to old Ninety Nine location
-Former Irish Times, not open in years, may lose liquor license
-Singing bellringer from Worcester returns to supermarket
-Outgoing Worcester City Councilor Sarai Rivera reflects on her 12 years in office
-Worcester Magazine's Women to Watch in 2024
-"Home for the Holidays" tours return to the Salisbury Mansion
-Beyond Wrestling: "Nothing that can replicate it"
-Manny Jae Media (35:55): Manny Alvarado with Worcester City Manager Eric Batista
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:00): 2023 top stories & 2024 outlook in Worcester
-Unsolved: Worcester - The Disappearance of Brittany Tee. Video (15:53). Audio (16:10)
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 15-year-old
-Governor nominates Worcester lawyer for judge
-Worcester police data on porch pirates: Daytime main time for thefts
-Worcester woman among those advocating for sealing of court records
-The Faces of Worcester: Rosa Maria Salas
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett N.H.S. inductees up to a challenge
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Adversity is no stranger for Wachusett student-athlete Hannah Best
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Caroling on the Shrewsbury Town Common on Saturday
-Anonymous tip line launched in Shrewsbury
-Hopedale man determined to celebrate Christmas in home damaged by storm
-For Southbridge nonprofit, fighting hunger and homelessness is personal
-Co-founder retires from Leominster furniture manufacturer after 34 years
-Landscaping business purchases Sterling property for $675,000
-Clinton Middle School announces honor roll
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-5 festive beers to help raise your holiday spirits
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (59:48): Top 10 Christmas novelty songs 2023
-Five Things to Do: Waylon & Co., Drag Roulette, Bob Marley and more
-GBH's The Culture Show: Arts and culture scene in Central Mass., with Victor Infante of the T&G
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Bill Clew, a newspaper man for 65 years
>SPORTS: Travis Kelce spills on Bill Belichick chat as Patriots rumors swirl
-Holy Cross men's basketball team edged by Harvard
-Former WooSox star says goodbye to Worcester
-Bill Ballou's Hall of Fame ballot includes just Manny Ramirez, A-Rod
-Yoshinobu Yamamoto signs massive $300 million contract to join Dodgers
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: At least 15 killed in mass shooting in Prague (1:24)
-Salvation Army reports drop in giving for 2023 Red Kettle Campaign
-Tragic: 10-year-old dies after being hit by 2 cars leaving school
>NEW ENGLAND: Christmas carolers violently attacked by teens in Dorchester (2:14)
-Man who tried to kidnap baby during Western Mass. burglary spree gets 8-10 years in prison
>COLLEGES: Clark's Challenge. Change. podcast (13:30): The year’s memorable moments
-Radio Worcester (10:09): Q.C.C.'s apprenticeship program and recent apprenticeship conference
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Bermuda’s wonders are no less wonderful in winter
>BUSINESS: Should workers use all of their sick time? (4:31)
-Southwest Airlines in $140 million deal with feds over 2022 holiday travel meltdown
>HEALTH: New COVID variant makes a holiday appearance: What to know
-Avoid getting, spreading respiratory viruses (2:52)
>SHOPPING: Central Mass. stores where your grandparents bought Christmas gifts
>HOMES: Gardening Central Mass. — Your horticulture questions answered
>FOOD: What's the best Christmas cookie? Popular Google searches by state
>TV/STREAMING: Mark Wahlberg breaks Apple TV+ record with new action comedy movie
>MOVIES: Fake "Home Alone 3" trailer has fans demanding Kevin McCallister's return
>CELEBRITY: George Clooney reveals movie role he wouldn't reprise: Not "enough drugs"
>ANIMALS: Guy drives a school bus full of dogs (3:05)
>HISTORY: Former American Steel & Wire Co. South Works in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Rare gold coin donations dropped in Salvation Army red kettles
-Meanwhile, in Japan, man blows up apartment trying to kill cockroach
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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