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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 57 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Driver in crash that killed 2 Worcester men was drinking, prosecutor says (2:11)
-Earlier: 2 Worcester families' lives are shattered after a deadly hit-and-run (2:56). Article
+6:00: Racial slur spray-painted on Worcester Dual Language Magnet School
+6:00: 210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 4
+6:00: Bravehearts take home league-high 3 awards at Futures League meeting
+Noon: Manny Jae Media Election-eve Special 5 to 9
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Whitin 5 a highlight among plenty of Thanksgiving road races throughout Central Mass.
-Rally for homeless at City Hall calls for real solutions
-Efficiency and safety at Worcester polls come with a price
-Worcester foundation awards $1.17 million to local nonprofits
-Drone video of the incredible autumn colors of Worcester (2:11)
-City's fall leaf collection begins Monday
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (30:07): City Council controversy & Human Rights Commission updates
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (41:58): City Council agenda rules
>DINING OUT: TGI Fridays files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Restaurants stay open
-ICYMI: The Galleria to CitySquare, a Worcester odyssey: A look at the rise, fall and resurgence of the city center
-Take a spin around the Central Mass. culinary scene alongside an admired food writer who has seen it all
-W.B.J.'s favorite covers from the last 35 years
-Central Mass. business quotes from the last 35 years
-Downtown Worcester café reopens
-State Police want more than $176,000 to review records request related to death of Worcester recruit Enrique Delgado Garcia (3:25)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Weekly road construction updates
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Kimberly Ferguson vs. Anthony Ferrante for state House
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Preservation Act on ballot in Rutland
-Multiple animals rescued from Westborough house fire
-Elected officials commemorate new veterans support facility in Millbury
-Millbury First Congregational Church Flea Market and Craft Fair
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
-Nashoba F.I.R.S.T. team finishes season in style
-The Item's Neighbor to Neighbor column
-W.H.E.A.T. needs help for turkey distribution
-Get in the spirit with holiday events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: The Glenn Miller Orchestra will bring Swing era classic hits to Mechanics Hall
-Walk through Van Gogh's paintings in new immersive exhibit in Worcester
-Luis Pedraja: Who's the best to lead us?
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Marie Quintana — A journey of resilience, authenticity and leadership
-This Week in Worcester podcast (1:30:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who had 2 passions: art and teaching
>SPORTS: Patriots end hope for win streak after losing to Titans in overtime
-Drake Maye draws rave reviews from Patriots teammates: "Josh Allen 2.0"
-Maye makes NFL history after loss to Titans
-Bruins beat Kraken, 2-0
-Holy Cross women’s basketball opens season at home against Quinnipiac on Monday
-Caleb Kenney embraces leadership role with Holy Cross men's basketball
-Railers lose in Norfolk, 4-2
-M.I.A.A. football state tournament seedings, schedule released
-"Worcester Championship Boxing" results
>NATIONAL: Open enrollment scam warnings — Medicare help red flags to know
-Highway inferno kills at least 4 helpless motorists as semi truck slams into stopped traffic and explodes
-Tragic: Minnesota church pastor, father of 5 murdered in Africa
>NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts ballot question guide
-Firefighters battling massive fire in Yarmouth Port (:29). Article
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria offers free tuition for qualifying New England students
-Students to show off research prowess at ClarkFEST
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Start new year off right with these 2025 travel plans (2:28)
>BUSINESS: A 3-decade transformation of Devens bearing fruit. What’s next for the budding innovation hub?
-Neural Network podcast (16:18): A.I.-powered consulting and chess with Dr. Santiago Segarra
-Post Office, UPS and FedEx are hiring for the holidays
>SHOPPING: Holiday shoppers can explore "Fantastical Forest" at Target
>HOMES: Homes at or under $350,000 in Worcester County, October 27th to November 2nd
>HEALTH: Exercise could help breast cancer patients with "brain fog" (:57)
-Why can’t I remember anything? Millennials with memory problems
>FOOD: Dunkin' reveals holiday menu including cookie butter favorites
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Ted Danson show on Netflix (2:40)
>MOVIES: "Venom 3" tops box office with $26 million, here goes nowhere with $5 million
>CELEBRITY: Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91
>HISTORY: Footbridge at Lake Quinsigamond, circa 1937
>ANIMALS: Blind cat cuddles with baby chicks (1:50)
>GOOD NEWS: 23andMe D.N.A. test helps reunite siblings after 4 decades of searching
-Meanwhile, in Canada, this town needs a new mayor — but nobody wants to run
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:38). High of 32 today in Worcester
+1:00: Monster winter storm set to move across country. Boston meteorologists discuss latest forecast (12:38)
+4:00: How much did it snow in Central Mass.? See town-by-town totals
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+4:00: Vehicle buried in Shrewsbury Police Department lobby (:16). Article
+4:00: Declared winter parking ban in Worcester lifted
+1:00: West Brookfield woman, 73, dies after struck in Ware Walmart parking lot
+1:00: Worcesteria: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is a day of service
-City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption
-Passing torch of MLK's legacy: Youth Breakfast held at Worcester State
-Related: When Martin Luther King Jr. preached in Worcester
-Related: MLK Jr. honored in Worcester, through the years (16 photos)
-A meal fit for royalty is coming to Worcester’s Mechanics Hall this month
-Worcester horror film festival moves to DCU Center for 2026
-Worcester foundation launches $125,000 grant program for community health
-UMass Medical School tapped by Department of Defense to test a better way of treating postpartum depression
-The community engine fueling Worcester County’s philanthropy
-Worcester city offices closed Monday, trash and recycling delayed
-Holiday reminders: What's open, closed on MLK Day
-Man steals $2,600 worth of goods from Shrewsbury store after posing as another person
>DINING OUT: Boston's first-ever Michelin star delivered to 311 Omakase (1:12)
-ICYMI: UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases
-Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials
-Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common
-Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students
-UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Rhubarb Pie Club Spotlight
-Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Leominster project aims to prevent reprise of disastrous 2023 flood
-Sanitary line issue, topping off ceremony talked about by D.P.H.S. Building Committee
-Sterling Rail Trail entrance features new signage
-Sutton business pretties up porches with sustainable, locally made decor
-Introducing Grafton High's new gymnastic co-op
-Shrewsbury draft calendar keeps schools open on religious holidays
-Swim school to occupy former party store in White City
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Former Grafton resident pens first book
-Worcester Chamber Music Society presents "Shadow & Light" February 1st in Worcester
-100 FM The Pike (15:12): Virginia Madsen on her new movie filmed In Western Mass.
>OPINION: Robin Darling: What my laundry pile taught me about being a good mom
-This Week in Worcester Podcast (2:44:01)
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to doctor from Shrwewsbury
>SPORTS: Patriots top Texans, 28-16, to reach AFC title game
-Patriots defense proves it’s elite with masterclass vs. Texans
-Patriots’ win over Texans a big "program victory" for Mike Vrabel
-Drake Maye embraces wife in snowy scene at Patriots game
-Left-hander Ranger Suárez and Boston Red Sox agree to $130 million, 5-year contract
-Holy Cross' Abby Hornung named to Goalie of the Year Watch List
-Railers lose to Maine, 4-3
>NATIONAL: Iran protests death toll reaches over 3,000, rights group says
-High-speed trains collide after one derails in southern Spain, killing at least 21
-Tragic: Beloved pastry chef, 71, killed in freak accident with bread-mixing machine
>NEW ENGLAND: Driver suffers traumatic injuries in fiery Cape Cod crash (:27)
-Skiers rescued from deep snow in White Mountains
>COLLEGES: Assumption Fall Dean’s List
-Clark Career Exploration Week to feature sustainability panels, pop-up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): American Airlines to offer new AAdvantage Rewards, free wifi in centennial year
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Here's how A.I. data centers affect the electrical grid
-You’re probably using this every day at the office, and it’s teeming with bacteria
>SHOPPING: Best portable chargers to keep your devices powered anywhere
>HOMES: Here's a winter checklist to save money and keep your house warm (1:56)
>HEALTH: Discussing the new A.I. health app
-New F.D.A. warning: possible seizure risk after flu vaccine in young kids (2:22)
>FOOD: Viral supermarket chicken hack sparks debate
>TV/STREAMING: One of the world's best climbers attempts to scale Taipei 101 live on Netflix (1:01)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Nate Bargatze movie, "The Breadwinner" (2:39)
>CELEBRITY: Melissa Leo gripes winning an Oscar was terrible for her career
-Timothy Busfield’s attorneys say an investigation undermines state’s child sex abuse charges
>ANIMALS: Dumped mama and 7 babies rescued from abandoned house (1:54)
>HISTORY: 107 years ago: The Great Molasses Flood, Boston's strangest disaster
>GOOD NEWS: 9-year-old boy honored fire department after saving family from fire
-Meanwhile, in St. Louis, multiple mystery monkeys on the move
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