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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Meet Brian Allen, the "Worcester kid" set to head the city’s schools
+5:00: In Worcester, people rush to meet REAL ID deadline. But if you're late, don't fret
+5:00: 17 Holy Cross teams post perfect 1,000 A.P.R. scores
+5:00: Bravehearts issue message to fans
+Noon: Worcester Red Sox boring? John Oliver makes a pitch at name change
+Noon: Fit to show: Kendrick Lamar sports jeans by Worcester fashion designer
+Noon: Local band Evil Felipe joins Real Friends for Palladium show
+Noon: Jazzed Up Trio Wednesday at 961 at Union Station
-Former site of Saint Peter-Marian High School in Worcester is back on the market (pictured)
-Related: Abandoned St. Peter-Marian High School exploration (38:47)
-Do you know her? W.P.D. looks for woman in theft from car
-U.S. Justice Department to end monitoring of Worcester Public Schools
-Madison Street landscape changing, as Worcester's latest apartment complex rises
-Related: Radio Worcester (14:48): Worcester Housing Director Jim Brooks on 2,000 units in pipeline, 20,000-unit growth plan
-Worcester Human Rights Commissioners say city manager refused to reappoint them
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Closed Worcester ice cream shop to reopen soon with new owners
-Step Up for Colleen 5K honors murdered Assumption grad (:30)
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Worcester Public Schools (1:21): Teacher Appreciation Week
-Worcester County Wonders: How the steam calliope was born and banned
-Radio Worcester (22:08): Kathy Gagne reflects on 30 years at Mechanics Hall
-Bunco for a Cause to benefit St. John's Food for the Poor
-Woo! Science: Of humans, wolves, and a world of creatures in crisis
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 (5:34): Steak & Cheese
-ICYMI: For Worcester police unresolved-case unit, giving up not an option
-Area officer leads autism training inspired by personal journey (1:55)
-State Police Academy revises training plan in wake of Worcester recruit's death
-Broadcaster who began her career in Worcester to be honored (3:09)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden rep. pushes for insurers to cover cognitive rehab therapy
-Lamoureux Ford offers huge discounts! (2:53)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Today! Shrewsbury town election 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
-Today! Sutton candidate meet-and-greet Tuesday
-Today! M.B.T.A. Zoning vote will be before Millbury town meeting Tuesday
-West Boylston picks Riley to be next superintendent
-Updated with information sessions: West Boylston proposes override to fund budget
-Leominster police release new suspect images, vehicle details in All One Credit Union robbery
-Beers and dogs join at Lilac Hedge farm brewfest
-Item photos: Sterling lets children touch a truck
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Review: AC/DC shakes audience all night long at Gillette Stadium
-Devo brings its "50 Years of De-evolution" tour to Boston
>OPINION: Ron Waddell and Paul B. Saucier: Partners against community violence in Worcester
-Tom Marino: The city of Worcester’s indifference to wrongful incarceration
-W.B.J. Editor Brad Kane: Covering tariffs' impact on Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1380 (27:46): Steve Connolly, Elvis tribute artist
-City of Worcester (2:07:19): Mayor's Civics Academy - Education and youth
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who was a member of the International Society of Poets
>SPORTS: Celtics lose to Knicks, 108-105, in overtime
-Kristaps Porzingis injury update after illness forces Celtics big man from Game 1
-Julian Edelman calls his dad to tell him he made the Patriots Hall of Fame
-Inside Jordon Hudson's $8 million rental empire — where her tenants are stunned she's their landlord: "Isn't she 24?"
-Bruins hope to get "impact player" despite lottery results
-Holy Cross Athletics (2:23:33): Crusader Awards
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 30
>CARS: Ford, Volkswagen among over 900,000 vehicles recalled
>NATIONAL: 3 killed and 9 missing after small boat capsizes off San Diego, Coast Guard says
-At least 1 dead after 16 people shot at a Houston family party
>TRAGIC: Woman killed by ex "narrates own murder" as final moments recorded on chilling voicemail
>NEW ENGLAND: 17 "crucial" AmeriCorps programs in Mass. on the chopping block amid cuts
-Karen Read trial recap, analysis (21:42): Solo cup evidence, "I hit him" and more
>COLLEGES: Claire Wolf named Holy Cross Valedictorian
-Q.C.C., M.W.C.C. granted $179,000 to train nurses, I.T. workers and personal care aids
-Space. Culture. Violence. Clark professor explores alternative history of colonial maps
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): These are the world’s most unusual forests
>BUSINESS: How UPS cutting 20,000 jobs globally could impact the economy
-LPL Financial Research: Finding value among the muni market malaise
-Taxpayer dollars are subsidizing egg manufacturers’ insane profits – while they continue to price gouge due to bird flu
>HOMES: Is your house number visible from the street? Massachusetts has specific requirements
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading: Root & Press
>HEALTH: W.S.C. Stay Connected with Your Health (37:16): May update
-Experts share stretches that could help provide a better night's sleep (1:06)
-Common bacteria linked to strep raises worries in U.S.: "Pandemic in plain sight"
>FOOD: Lawmakers push Stop & Shop to lower prices; store responds (1:49). Article
>TV/STREAMING: Mass. sisters behind famous Jaju Pierogi make it to "Shark Tank" (1:32). Article
>MOVIES: 11 best new movies on Netflix
>CELEBRITY: Inside the Met Gala — See celebrities let loose at fashion's biggest night
>ANIMALS: World's tallest, smallest dogs have picture-perfect playdate
>HISTORY: Before Walmart, Tobias Boland guided construction of Worcester canal
>GOOD NEWS: N.H. store owner goes viral on TikTok asking for help to stay open
-Meanwhile, in Rockport, neighbors fed up after pesky woodpecker damages cars, homes (2:05)
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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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