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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:08). High of 56 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Driver dies after car slams into stone wall in Charlton
+5:00: Worcester man found in Leicester cemetery after early morning vehicle stop
+5:00: Town by town Mass. map shows where S.N.A.P. cuts will hit hardest
+5:00: New playground at Worcester park
+Noon: Cause of damaging blaze on Main Street remains unknown to investigators
+Noon: "Lights, camera, BOO!" — Spooky World lives (?) again in "Spooktacular" new documentary
+Noon: Things to Do: Duo Piano Gala, "Small Things," Sapling, and more ...
+Noon: The Gallery at Briarwood presents "Visions 2025," a Briarwood resident exhibit
-"Only God knows": S.N.A.P. recipients in Worcester wonder what they'll do if benefits end
-"I just want a cup of coffee": For "Walking Dead" star, fans and scripts can wait
-Related: Downtown Worcester road closures Thursday
-Worcester Magazine seeks 2025 Hometown Heroes nominations
-City of City opens $6 million in community preservation funding
-CSX, Fletcher Foundation donate $30,000 to Worcester Guardian
-Hispanic Heritage Month at Forest Grove Middle School (1:33)
-Douglas, Uxbridge, Webster first responders honored with TEAM Award for saving man's life
-The Candy Shoppe has a new chocolatier at the helm
-Paxton paranormal investigator Jo MacGugan is keeping busy
-Worcester's Taylor Broadard in national tour of "Hamilton"
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:41): Partisanship, Polar Park and police oversight
>POLITICS: District 5 City Council debate (1:20:09)
-Robert Pezzella, former school safety director, jumps into politics in District 3 race
-District 4 council candidate Ted Kostas stressing taxes, public safety
-Manny Jae Media (1:15:26): Morris Bergman, City Councillor At-Large, running for re-election
-Worcester Candidate Profile: Robert Bilotta for District 2 City Councilor
-Longtime member Dianna Biancheria seeks eighth term on School Committee
-Worcester Candidate Profile: Khrystian King for Mayor, City Councilor At-Large
>DINING OUT: Functional food is trending. How Worcester stacks up
-ICYMI: Family fights to close domestic violence loophole in memory of daughter murdered in Worcester restaurant (2:33). Article
-Worcester's For a Better Jamaica is fundraising to help in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa (1:50)
-Mass. food pantries, cities scramble to prevent hunger as S.N.A.P. benefits set to expire
-Worcester police officers question union using non-union vendor
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Tribute to the founder of Leroux Meats, who passed at age 86
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-Holden police warn of car break-ins and stolen cars
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Uxbridge selectman apologizes for sharing video that depicted Obamas as apes
-3 arrested in Webster traffic stop after police find fake soda bottle concealing 88 grams of cocaine
-Shrewsbury to conduct recycling contamination minimization audits
-Planet Fitness to open first Auburn location
-Affordable housing steps outlined for Clinton officials
-Norquist preps holiday care packages
-Paxton substation gets leak-proof roof
-Police logs: Shrewsbury, Grafton and Northborough
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Trunk or treating events in Central Mass. & beyond
-100 FM The Pike (14:59): Joel Hoekstra from Trans-Siberian Orchestra
-Sarah Connell Sanders: Wally Lamb among authors set for library benefit
>OPINION: Dan Margolis: Return of the Rent Zombies
-Rosalie Tirella: Goodbye S.N.A.P.
-First Person: The tact gene is out of sequence for Joe Fusco Jr.
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:43): Sheriff Lew
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to professor of military science at WPI
>SPORTS: Patriots sign Marcus Jones to contract extension amid career year
-NFL Week 9 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Cavaliers, 125-105 (2:06). Article
-Holy Cross men’s ice hockey to host Sacred Heart for 2-game set
-CBS Sports Network to air Holy Cross home basketball doubleheader
-Predicting the winner of every Week 9 High School football game in Central Mass.
>NATIONAL: Illinois deputy convicted in Sonya Massey shooting
-Drone footage reveals widespread destruction from Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica (1:17)
-Tragic: 4 children murdered, allegedly by father
>NEW ENGLAND: Staffer for Gov. Healey arrested, charged with trafficking cocaine
-"Hanging on for dear life": 3 people hurt after part of row of bleachers falls at N.H. speedway
>COLLEGES: Photo essay: Friends and Family Weekend at Clark
-After funding ends for Hispanic-serving colleges, local leaders call for change
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): An early look at how holiday travel is shaping up this year (1:51)
-The 1 item you should never put in a T.S.A. bin
>BUSINESS: Fed rate cuts and what they mean for the economy (3:56)
-Wage Transparency Law goes into effect: What you should know (:54). Article
-LPL Financial Research: What could spook markets
-Newpro remodeling firm abruptly shuts down, leaving employees and customers in limbo
>SHOPPING: Shop Disney Macy's new Minnie Mouse collection for holidays
>HOMES: The 30 most popular homes for sale in Worcester
>FOOD: Taco Bell brings back Beefy Crunch Burrito, with a Flamin' Hot twist
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 2 of Netflix's "Nobody Wants This" (2:28)
>MOVIES: New Jumanji movie to shoot in November
>CELEBRITY: Justin Trudeau "crazy" about "perfect" Katy Perry
-Jennifer Aniston on why she never adopted children
>HISTORY: Remember when this Mass. town stopped trick-or-treating? (3:07)
>ANIMALS: Dog reunited with owner 7 years after burglary
>GOOD NEWS: Students throw surprise wedding for their beloved principal (2:55)
-Meanwhile, in Montana, black bear pays a visit to distillery
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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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