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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Latest forecast for Thanksgiving Day storm (2:53)
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Worcester man exploited 2 girls, filmed sexual assaults: Feds
+5:00: Day center for homeless Worcester residents coming in 2026, city says
+5:00: Hanover Theatre names new president/CEO
+5:00: David Prouty football team forfeits Thanksgiving game (1:44)
+Noon: Mount Wachusetts Community College students struck and injured by bus
+Noon: $1 million ticket sold at Worcester store
+Noon: 3 places for free Thanksgiving dinners in Worcester
+Noon: Listen Up: Ghost of the Machine delivers stellar album, "Aliens Exist"
+Noon: NorthEast Comic Con welcomes Mickey Dolenz, Michael Des Barres, Anne Dudek and more
-Developer pitches 491-unit luxury apartment complex near Worcester’s Grafton Street
-New contract would put Worcester City Manager Eric Batista above $300,000
-State police identify suspect in chase through Sterling, West Boylston (1:24)
-Related: Cars nearly collide on I-190 in police chase (14:15)
-Free Thanksgiving meals offer warmth and tradition in Worcester
-Win prizes in Worcester's Small Business Saturday Scavenger Hunt
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Worcester schedules public forums on C.P.A. project funding
-Advisory: Avoid intersection of Park Ave. and Highland Street 9 to 1 on Tuesday
-Buying concert tickets for the holidays? Be careful where you buy
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:35): Breaking down the Polar Park deficit
-Radio Worcester (20:56): Peter Dunn addresses $800,000 Polar Park fund deficit
>DINING OUT: A local couple is reviving a beloved restaurant chain (1:00). Article
-ICYMI: Thanksgiving travel expected to set record (1:51)
-Man returns from running 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days (1:52). Article
-Revenue intended to pay for Polar Park is coming up short. Here’s what it means
-Worcester Business Journal names the Champions of Health Care
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): December Among Friends senior newsletter
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-Weekly road construction updates
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Fitchburg shooting under investigation
-Man flees Shrewsbury traffic stop, strikes vehicle, injuries driver
-Steve Uliss, owner of Firefly's BBQ in Marlborough, passes away
-Clinton working to spend rest of A.R.P.A. funds
-Crystal Freeze Walk/Run is January 4th
-Board approves single tax rate for all types of property in Sutton
-Spencer Selectmen adopt single tax rate
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Judy Collins coming to Worcester
-100FM The Pike (4:46): The Harlem Globetrotters' Too Tall Winston on their upcoming game at DCU Center
>OPINION: Laura McCarthy-Ha: Finding myself in the loss of my mom
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 439 (26:35): Stephanie Pasha & Worcester Public Library
-WCCA-TV's Human Touch No. 96 (28:53): Bwema Matata & DRC Politics
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who "had a passion for woodworking and enjoyed traveling and camping"
>SPORTS: Jerod Mayo offers bizarre explanation for Patriots' penalty problems
-Celtics beat Clippers, 126-94
-Worcester’s Matheus Carvalho on a journey to play pro soccer
-Holy Cross ties for sixth in the nation in Graduation Success Rate
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 7
-Sammies and Suzies soccer teams are M.I.A.A. champs
>CARS: Hyundai, Kia, Honda, Jeep among 305,000 recalled
>NATIONAL: Bird flu virus detected in raw milk from dairy farm based in California
-TikTok exposes pedophile teachers at Oregon school after alleged coverup
-Tragic: Hiker found dead after wife reported him overdue
>NEW ENGLAND: Passengers describe moment when planes clipped wings at Logan (1:09)
-Daughter, granddaughter charged in connection with death, neglect of woman
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria offers tuition discount for new education licensure level
-WPI engineers research wildfire impacts on solar farms (:24)
-How Holy Cross is creating a community that’s not afraid to speak up
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Avoid these 15 popular travel destinations in 2025
>BUSINESS: Making the most of flexible office space
-LPL Financial Research: A basket of uncertainty bolsters the dollar
-Radio Worcester (8:34): Financial wellness tips for the holiday season
>SHOPPING: Tips for using A.I. for gift ideas and comparing prices (2:15)
>HOMES: National Fire Protection Association urges extra caution when preparing your Thanksgiving feast
>HEALTH: Shocking new study links COVID to cancer regression
-Essential information about lung cancer screening
>FOOD: The secret to the perfect Thanksgiving turkey is a pillowcase
-3 green bean casserole recipes
>MOVIES: Oscar voters have recently favored longer movies — they shouldn’t
>CELEBRITY: Betty White "Forever" stamps coming in 2025
>HISTORY: University Park, circa 1911
>ANIMALS: Parrot loves annoying her dad (1:36)
>GOOD NEWS: Son surprises dad with Camaro decades after he gave one up (2:19)
-Meanwhile, in Sweden, moose wanders into company's garage, tramples BMWs
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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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