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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:09). High of 38 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester man running from New York to Boston to help children in hospital (2:20). Article
-Gearing up for ski season in Shrewsbury (2:13)
-Small Central Mass. retailers are using community connections, product knowhow and modern tech to claim their share of the holiday shopping rush
-Small Business Saturday to kick off free parking at select locations in Worcester
-Win prizes in Worcester's Small Business Saturday Scavenger Hunt
-20% off Worcester Bravehearts merchandise
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Information session for those wishing to become Worcester police officers
-Vietnam Interactive Memorial Dedication Event (19:34)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mayor Joe Petty
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:50): Worcester’s dual classification debate
>DINING OUT: At 1885, chef Zachary Bailey readies for holiday season
-ICYMI: Spirit of Thanksgiving lives at annual community dinner in Worcester
-Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade has a special meaning for WPI rower Megan Tupaj
-Worcester Magazine's Hometown Heroes
-Worcester native and singer returns home
-Video shows assault outside Worcester City Hall chamber
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): December Senior Center events
-Holden firefighters holding Pictures with Santa 10 to 3 Sunday
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): In honor of O'Connor, Shrewsbury gathers for Turkey Trot
-TODAY! Auburn Police Department's annual Stuff-A-Cruiser event 11 to 4
-Sutton Chain of Lights Saturday, December 7th
-Grafton student attends state Youth Advisory Council Summit
-Switch to field hockey was right move for Wachusett's Remillard
-Tulips and Triumph brings light to lives
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Great Escape and more ...
-"Twentieth-Century Nudes from Tate" on view in Worcester
-Running away to join the circus? Vermont's NECCA is the place to start
-Here are the Super Bowl pregame performers ahead of Kendrick Lamar's halftime show
>OPINION: Joe Fusco Jr.: Trying to find the lighter side of visit to hospital
-Sarah Barnacle: Grateful for the "Wonders" of Worcester County this Thanksgiving
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: A brief overview of the lasting impacts of a genocide
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 440 (28:45): Worcester State University
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 577 (28:27): Israel-Palestine Context, Part 1
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 9-year-old who passed away after battling Batten disease for most of her life
>SPORTS: How should Patriots game plan for Colts quarterback Anthony Richards?
-The "shocking" part of working with Bill Belichick on TV show
-Celtics beat Bulls, 138-129
-Bruins lose to Penguins, 2-1
-Bravehearts launch "Bravehearts Unlimited" Kids' Season Pass
-Holy Cross men's basketball falls to Virginia
-Holy Cross men's hockey beats Sacred Heart, 6-1. Highlights (2:15)
-TODAY! Holy Cross women's hockey faces Assumption on Family Day
-Railers beat Wichita, 3-2
-210 Sports: Thanksgiving sees many former Worcester pros at the top of their leagues
-NWSL’s BOS Nation considering name change after public backlash
>NATIONAL: Earliest "Jesus is God" inscription found — deemed "greatest discovery since the Dead Sea Scrolls"
-Tragic: California art teacher dies of rabies after getting bitten by bat
>NEW ENGLAND: 80-year-old man dies after violent Thanksgiving cooking argument
-Man, child sent to hospital after dish causes flash fire (2:22)
>COLLEGES: At WPI, where there’s a will, there’s a way (7:24). Article
-Assumption named a best college for women in mathematics
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Notre Dame Cathedral unveils its new interior 5 years after fire
>BUSINESS: Business owners decry R.M.V.'s mass C.D.L. revoke as life-and-death situation
-101: Incorporating volunteerism into company culture
>SHOPPING: Are prices actually lower on Black Friday? (2:06)
>HOMES: What should you set your thermostat to in the winter? Experts weigh in
>HEALTH: Dementia may arrive a decade earlier in men at high risk for heart disease, study finds
-Kids who snore may be more likely to have behavioral issues, study says (:57)
>FOOD: McDonald's announces "new year, new menu" with McValue, $5 Meal Deal
>TV/STREAMING: New shows & movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Conclave," "Here" and more
>CELEBRITY: Jennifer Lopez's husbands and boyfriends
>HISTORY: The lasting effects of Boston's infamous Cocoanut Grove fire
>ANIMALS: Stray dog on busy street asks woman for help (2:02)
>GOOD NEWS: Walmart employee buys lottery ticket after work, wins $1 million
-Meanwhile, in Chicago, man wins $50, pack of Marlboros in Jeremy Allen White look-alike contest
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years\
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester bistro until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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