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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:18). High of 34 today in Worcester
+6:00: Bundle up: Worcester area to get cold blast from the polar vortex
-Declared parking ban over in Worcester
-Slushy mix of snow and rain leaves Worcester roads slick (1:30)
-Worcester cleans up first snowfall of the season
-Season's first snow: Worcester snow scenes
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: I-290 bridge over Lake Quinsigamond set for "massive resurfacing"
+6:00: McGovern Liquor Store building in Greendale sold for $1 million
+6:00: 100 FM The Pike (15:21): Worcester's Alicia Witt on her new Christmas album and balancing music and acting
+6:00: Museum of Worcester taps arts leader with deep local roots
+6:00: Is this your cat?
+Noon: Plans to add bike lanes on Pleasant Street in Worcester, meeting today
+Noon: T&G Santa's helpers for December 3rd
+Noon: "A Christmas Carol" gets a new look in Hanover production
+Noon: Last Call: Art DuBois, poet and human services professional
-Worcester remembers 26th anniversary of deadly Cold Storage Warehouse fire
-Mpox cases confirmed in Worcester; 2 patients hospitalized at UMass Memorial
-Worcester pizza shop offers price paid in "Home Alone" 35 years ago
-Sprawling historic building could soon disappear from I-290 landscape
-State trooper charged with stealing golf balls no longer certified to be a cop
-Worcester weighs next steps on foster student support
-Journalist, author and humorist Mo Rocca to speak Wednesday at Worcester State
-What's Up Worcester's Minute with Meagan (2:07): Danielle Allard, Owner, Queenie Care
-Aislinn Doyle: December 4th School Committee Meeting agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for November
>DINING OUT: Raising Cane's opening Worcester location this month
-ICYMI: Boylston teacher arrested with paraprofessional brother for alleged assaults on students (2:56). Article
-Child enticement charge dropped against Worcester man who served on state board
-56-year-old man struck, killed on Route 20
-Downtown Worcester coffee shop changes name, plans to stay open until midnight
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police introduce new officer, Darian Spencer
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-M.B.T.A. issue headed to special town meeting
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Ambulance transporting patient collides with vehicle on Mass. Pike in Grafton
-Market Basket appeals Shrewsbury Planning Board approval of Route 20 gas station
-Sterling rejects $2.1 million borrowing
-Forum is December 8th on Sterling zoning proposals
-Spencer Senior Center receives $11,543 donation from Spencer Trailways
-Fitchburg man arrested in Gardner with loaded gun and multiple bags of suspected drugs
-Item photos: Clinton students bring Arendelle to life with "Frozen Jr."
-Clinton Holiday Pops is Saturday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
-Jazzed Up Trio 6 to 9 tonight at 961 at Union Station
-The Silverbacks return to rock out at the White Eagle
-Christmas trees and craft beer in Brookfield (1:02)
>SHOWTIME: Christmas by Candlelight illuminates Old Sturbridge Village
-Music Worcester to present The American Spiritual Ensemble in January at Mechanics Hall
-Tropidelic returns to Worcester with show
-Worcesteria: "Walking Dead" cast and crew bought art at J.M.A.C. exhibit
>OPINION: Laurel: At Worcester's Festival of Lights Friday
-Outdoor Cats Podcast (1:12:02): The "From Here" contingent (featuring Etel Haxhiaj)
-Radio Worcester (9:17): Real rapid transit plan for Worcester could double bus ridership
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Worcester for over 20 years
>SPORTS: Latest NFL Power Rankings paint Patriots as real Super Bowl contender
-Patriots Stock Watch: Drake Maye bolsters M.V.P. case; Christian Elliss sets the tone
-Celtics beat Knicks, 123-117 (1:59). Article
-Bruins lose to Red Wings, 5-4
-Bravehearts 2026 Flex Plans are now available
-Holy Cross men’s basketball ends 3-game homestand Wednesday versus Northeastern
-Holy Cross women’s ice hockey falls to Boston University
-'Sader Stories podcast: Civic Engagement Day
-Former Central Mass. college hockey players in the pros
-John Doldoorian Jr. calls "a timeout" on legendary career after stepping down at Sutton
>NATIONAL: Deep-sea search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 to resume December 30th
-Killing boat survivors unlawful, legal experts say
-Tragic: Navy sailor dies after rescuing 2 children from high surf
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe murder trial Day 2 analysis (28:55)
-3 taken to hospital after crews battle fire that spread to at least 2 buildings in Nashua (1:30)
>COLLEGES: Feeling at home at WPI (9:18)
-Radio Worcester (10:16): Games for Good Conference comes to Clark
-Central Mass. students gain access to $25 million for behavioral health education
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Grand Canyon South Rim hotels close over water crisis
-This unexpected European city tops list for stress-free getaways
>BUSINESS: Peterson Oil lawyers give after-action reports
-LPL Financial Research: More keys for markets in 2026. LPL market outlook sneak peek
-Silicon Valley proposes universal basic income as the answer to A.I. unemployment
-Jason Braga: Being competitive in the arena of social engagement
>SHOPPING: People flock to Mass. Christmas tree farms as tariffs increase prices on artificials (1:48). Article
>HEALTH: Coughing could be sign of a serious issue. Here's how to tell
-Doctors concerned over possible severe flu outbreak, warn of "unusually bad" season
>HOMES: Average Mass. home prices rose again in October
>FOOD: Smelling these foods while pregnant increases kid’s obesity risk
>TV/STREAMING: Christmas movies on Netflix to kick off the holiday season
>MOVIES: Trailer for new Sydney Sweeney movie, "The Housemaid" (1:40)
>CELEBRITY: Millie Bobby Brown reveals state of relationship with David Harbour
-Linda Hamilton, 69, on aging in Hollywood and why she's "earned" her face
>ANIMALS: Chimp chained up for 34 years gets his own island (1:40)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Greendale Post Office, 586 West Boylston St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Worcester Tech teacher hosts dozens of exchange students for Thanksgiving dinner (1:42)
-Meanwhile, in Virginia, raccoon breaks into liquor store, drinks booze, passes out in bathroom
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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