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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:23). High of 34 today in Worcester
-November climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+1:00: 6 Worcester firefighters killed warehouse fire honored in exhibit 25 years later (:20). Article
+1:00: Police arrest man on consecutive days for gun, car break-in
+1:00: Worcester officers arrest man on several gun charges
+1:00: WoMag editor Victor Infante charts course of marriage in new novella
+1:00: Tuesday's Judy Collins concert at The Hanover rescheduled
-Worcester 6 pop-up exhibit at Union Station
-Cold Storage fire: After 25 years, pledge of "never forget" rings true for Worcester 6
-Beloved Worcester brewery closing December 29th
-2 Burger King, Popeye's franchise owners cited for labor violations
-Worcester's Permanent Winter Parking Ban in effect
-Radio Worcester (9:10): Everything you need to know about the Festival of Lights Friday
-Small biz profile: Forbidden Imprint, ink by females for all
-Nativity School opens applications for upcoming year
-Worcester Vikings, tragedy into triumph with championship season
-Game and concert tickets will be harder to get rid of under new Massachusetts law
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public School in Brief for November
-Worcester Public School's Evening of Innovation (57:24)
-The Faces of Worcester: Mayor Joe Petty
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:50): Worcester’s dual classification debate
>DINING OUT: Restaurant industry "on shaky ground" amid economic challenges
-ICYMI: Worcester nonprofits to support this holiday season
-Worcester seeks input on community development priorities
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Feeling better through fitness
-Long-term employees make it fun to own a car or truck from Lamoureux Ford (3:50)
-4-year starter Bjorkman has eyes on a state title
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): As fall winds down, Gaels A.D. updates committee
-Worcester County Wonders: Flicks, foam and forever memories at the Mendon Drive-in
-Shrewsbury Police Department to host Fill the Wagon Toy Drive Saturday
-Shrewsbury police arrest man with stolen copper wire, credit card, checks and meth
-Leicester police to hold Home Firearms Safety Class December 18th
-Grafton News holiday happenings
-Sutton Senior and Middle School Honor Rolls for the first quarter
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
-Mass. legalizes craft beer sales at farmers markets
>SHOWTIME: Holiday melodies and cheer fill Mechanics Hall this season
-Central Mass. Mom's Book Discussion: "The Anxious Generation" at Fourth & Field
-Radio Worcester (8:59): Tony winner Christine Ebersole & Grammy winner Billy Stritch in Worcester December 11th
>OPINION: Marybeth Campbell: An equal share for all under nonprofits in Worcester
-Maggie Calvetti: Sensitive kids and surprises
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 442 (25:50): Samantha McDonald
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 578 (28:37): Israel Palestine Context, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who was a career educator
>SPORTS: Colts narrowly beat Patriots, 25-24, with 12 seconds left
-Drake Maye dissects Patriots’ red-zone struggles in loss to Colts
-Celtics lose to Cavaliers, 115-111
-Bruins beat Canadiens, 6-3, in their Centennial Game
-20% off Worcester Bravehearts merchandise
-Bravehearts launch "Bravehearts Unlimited" Kids' Season Pass
-Holy Cross Academic Recognition Night interview with Elliott Visconsi (3:00)
-Holy Cross women's hockey team falls to Brown
>NATIONAL: Warnings go out saying residential water may contain lead (2:08)
-Inside the "lost" tribe of indigenous Amazonians charged with mass-murder
-Tragic: 7-year-old girl begs her dad not to kill her in 911 call
>NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts lawmakers push for "generational tobacco ban"
-Questions about Mass. system to investigate murder cases pile up
>COLLEGES: WPI’s Fire Protection Engineering program research wildfires (1:24)
-XPRIZE award honors work of Clark geographer, research team in the Amazon
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): A new report reveals 2025’s top travel trends
>BUSINESS: 16 states seek F.C.C. rule to ease changing cell providers
-The high risk of "sure" profits success and failure of life science R&D
>SHOPPING: Check out the best Cyber Monday deals in Shopping & Deals
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, November 24th to 30th
>HEALTH: Popular thyroid medication levothyroxine linked to bone loss
-Alcohol use increased during the COVID pandemic. A new study shows that it's still high
>FOOD: Thanksgiving dinner dropped in price, but is still higher than pre-pandemic
>TV/STREAMING: Bravo fires "Vanderpump Rules" cast in favor of new SUR-vers for Season 12
>MOVIES: "Moana 2" — All the records broken by the box office demigod
>CELEBRITY: Viola Davis to receive Cecil B. DeMille Award at Golden Globes
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Bladder Pond in Worcester, a name best forgotten
>ANIMALS: Lost dog shows up on family farm (1:59)
>GOOD NEWS: WWII vet who fought at Battle of the Bulge finally gets high school diploma
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, horse spotted "shopping" at supermarket
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 86 today in Worcester
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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