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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 70 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Central Mass. business confidence begins to rise, yet remains pessimistic
+6:00: Pasta Mani, Italian restaurant in Worcester Public Market, to close
+6:00: Charter Spectrum pulls bid to enter Shrewsbury
+6:00: Shrewsbury Fire Chief honored with farewell ride in antique firetruck
+6:00: Punch-Out at Polar Park II postponed until Saturday because of weather
+1:00: Italian Festival returns to Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Loreto Parish
+1:00: Commonwealth Heroine Malory O’Brien gives back through volunteering
+1:00: Worcester County’s newly opened Who Cut the Cheesecake? keeps selling out: Here’s why (pictured)
+1:00: Back from hiatus, Young Other eager to rock at the Palladium
+1:00: Listen Up: With "Seven Hills Suite," Daniel Gay finds a world of music
+1:00: Last Call: Julia Wan, artist
-Busy Worcester intersection will have detours this week: Police
-Boston Globe: In Worcester, a ballpark and a neighborhood rise together
-Summer edition Restaurant Week aims to help businesses during a slower season
-Worcester District Attorney drops 25 cases because of State Police wiretap violations
-Worcester's Angelo Gray, 11, makes splash winning New York City talent event
-Joyner Lucas' "Best For Me" up for an MTV Video Music Award
-The 18-minute fight for more for students at newer schools in Worcester
-Jeannie Michelson marks 30 years overseeing Worcester volunteer boards
-New 7-bed respite center in Worcester addressing homelessness
-West Nile Virus found in 2 more mosquitoes in Worcester, risk level elevated
-Civil service exemption bill pushed by Worcester leaders remains stuck on Beacon Hill
-Radio Worcester (17:37): Councilor Etel Haxhiaj urges action on Worcester traffic and migrant crises
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:08): Mayor’s traffic safety plan and governor’s approach to homelessness and migrant crisis
>DINING OUT: Food trucks: A smile with every bite at Say Cheese in Worcester
-ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 65-year-old
-College donor wants his millions back
-Good Samaritan returns valuable coins to family who mistakenly sold them from father's area home (2:13). Article
-Former Unum HQ gets Fallon Health rebranding ahead of company’s move
-Worcester police investigate early morning stabbing
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Here’s where "unicorns" were frolicking in Mass. this summer (1:04)
-See Why People Buy 30 Cars and Trucks at Lamoureux Ford (3:32)
-Home building kicked off for injured Holden veteran
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge man sentenced for hiring friend to no-show government job
-Ayer pleads for emergency declaration amid hospital closure
-Leominster man arrested for pushing female roommate outside residence, threatening to cut throat with machete
-Shrewsbury police mourn passing of retired sergeant
-West Boylston police log for July 29th to August 4th
-Worcester realtor buys 5 Southbridge residential properties for $1.83 million
-MassDOT announces ramp closures for routes 290, 495
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: WCUW's Main South in the Spotlight puts focus on "vibrant community"
-Author Michael Perna, Jr. honors Spag's, founder in new book
-Clairo films new, wrestling-themed music video at the White Eagle
-Neighborhood Strings program makes an impact for Worcester kids
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Dropkick Murphys' James Lynch talks Worcester
-Jennifer Julien Gaskin: Gun violence is not normal and we need to stop accepting it as such
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 62 (28:27): Laura Marotta, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Creative Hub Worcester
-WCCA-TV's Intern Interviews No. 60 (20:12): Singer-Songwriter Jerard Rice
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who spent years as a volunteer reader for the blind
>SPORTS: Patriots drop out of Brandon Aiyuk trade sweepstakes in NFL stunner
-Jerod Mayo reveals Patriots' quarterback plan for preseason opener vs. Panthers
-How Celtics fared in Team USA's quarterfinals win at Olympics
-Bill Riga to lead Holy Cross hockey into 2029
-Railers season ends just shy of playoffs, for the third time
-WooSox fall to Syracuse, 8-6
-Shrewsbury Post 397 baseball excited for American Legion regionals
>CARS: Bertera Nissan has your next car, truck or S.U.V.! (:42)
>NATIONAL: Base jumper dies after 500-foot jump off Grand Canyon
-Court blocks F.C.C.'s reinstatement of landmark net neutrality rules
-Tragic: 9 killed when family in overloaded SUV crashes into canal
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 hurt after boat crashes into remains of Long Island Bridge in Boston Harbor
-Wife found guilty of murder in stabbing death of Boston firefighter husband in 2021
>COLLEGES: Professor Neil Heffernan discusses teaching and research at WPI (2:23)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Take a road trip up the coast of Maine
>BUSINESS: Pay transparency comes to Mass.
-LPL Research: Thoughts on global selloff and the dollar's path to decompressing
-State economic growth exceeded expectations last quarter
>SHOPPING: Spirit Halloween opens in August. Find locations
>HEALTH: Mass. reports first human case of West Nile virus of 2024 (:18)
-Popular weight-loss and diabetes medications show promise for curbing smoking, study suggests
>FOOD: Super-filling, protein-packed Wendy’s breakfast is going viral — and it’s just 340 calories
>TV/STREAMING: Carrie Underwood to replace Katy Perry as "American Idol" judge
>MOVIES: 13 best Ryan Reynolds movies
>CELEBRITY: Meghan Markle opens up about her experience being bullied, past suicidal thoughts
>HISTORY: Why's it called Doherty Memorial High School? Here's the backstory
>ANIMALS: This dog looks completely normal now (3:03)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $300,000 lottery prize right after losing her job
-Meanwhile, in Lynnfield, 15 goats flee work site, scatter through town
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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