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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 48 today
>ELECTION DAY 2022
-Worcester 2022 voter cheat sheet
-Maura Healey, Geoff Diehl make final pitch to voters in Worcester
-Statewide candidates, ballot questions
-Explaining Massachusetts' 4 ballot questions in 200 words or less
-Here's who is spending money to pass, and defeat, the Mass. ballot questions
-Worcester Ballot Question 5, explained
-Related: What the Worcester CPA tax surcharge will cost based on Worcester stuff
-Related: Rosen's Roundtable No. 491 (27:55): Community Preservation Act
-Central Mass. candidates stand out ahead of election
-U.S. Congress, 2nd Mass. District: Jim McGovern vs. Jeffrey Sossa-Paquette
-Kennedy, Mair vying for succeed Sen. Chandler in 1st Worcester District race
-Gobi faces Amorello in Worcester, Hampshire race for Senate
-Showdown for Worcester County sheriff nears between Evangelidis, Fontaine
-DePalo, Galonek vying for Governor's Council
-Radio Worcester (10:13): What to know for Election Day with Worcester City Clerk Niko Vangjeli
-Don Landgren: Only one thing's certain on the electoral map ...
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding 17-year-old
+6:00: Powerball jackpot winner in California, at least one $1 million ticket sold in Mass.
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - November 8th
+Noon: Clark's "Challenge. Change." podcast (13:31): Professor says 19th-century politics offer lesson in settling division
+Noon: Powerball numbers drawn
+Noon: Richard Lloyd of '70s punk band Television set for Ralph's Rock Diner
+Noon: Holiday Handbook: Five local albums that make great gifts
-New retail space, drive-thru proposed for former car dealership on Gold Star Blvd.
-See inside iconic concrete salon (pictured) in Worcester selling for $100,000
-Northborough restaurant is forced to close due to sewage issue, illegal bedrooms
-Marvin's Corner Lunch — Worcester's largest diner — offers plenty of charm
-Sheriff Evangelidis takes to podium to debate at JFK Library
-Thursday event will celebrate WRTA's zero fare policy
-Here's where Worcester will be collecting leaves on Tuesday
-This Week's Roadwork in Worcester - Week of November 7th
-Record $1.9 billion Powerball jackpot delayed until Tuesday morning
-NEW! Unsolved: Worcester - Season 1, Episode 7 - "Found Frozen in the Trunk". Audio (17:02). Video (14:31)
>FOOD: Jordan's Turkeys in Rutland now accepting orders for Thanksgiving (:51)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
-Ron Abuelo Rum (27:15)
>SHOWTIME: Screen Time: '80s flashbacks with "Cobra Kai," "Clueless" stars
-Worcester fashion front: Witty. Fierce. Sublime. Ambitious. Proud.
-"Clueless," "Karate Kid" stars reminisce at Rhode Island Comic Con
-What's Up Worcester's The Sitdown (1:06:48): Dean Martilli
-The Faces of Worcester: Michelle Memnon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester man who ran a pizza shop for 35 years
-ICYMI: 5 juveniles arrested in Auburn with 3 loaded guns after police chase in Worcester
-Car goes up in flames after crash on I-290 in Northborough
-The move to remote work during the pandemic turned downtowns like Worcester’s into ghost towns
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): $5 million debt exclusion on ballot in Holden
-"Small, but very mighty" department in Grafton serving English language learners
-Conn. businessman plans $18 million electric vehicle education center in Sturbridge
-Good news from Millbury Sutton Chronicle
-Developer of 29-unit Downtown Gardner project receives $3 million in financing
-Auto auction purchase turns into Paxton man’s nightmare
>SPORTS: Holy Cross football team fifth and sixth in new national polls
-Holy Cross women's basketball team drubs Merrimack, 67-39
-HC men's basketball falls to Siena, 75-68. Highlights (1:33)
-Celtics beat Memphis, 109-106
-Bruins beat Blues, 3-1
-Bruins star player-turned-broadcaster Peter McNab dies at 70
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2022-23 highlights, NHL week 4
-Bogaerts opts out of Red Sox contract, becomes free agent
-Updated football state playoff, non-playoff schedule
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: Woman killed by man fleeing traffic stop in Taunton
-Western Mass. woman pleads innocent to murdering grandmother on Halloween
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Wednesday: 11-7 at Worcester Public Library
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1286 (27:56): Medicare Open Enrollment
>COLLEGES: WPI names new president
>BUSINESS: Labor crunch, payment models disrupting health care
-Meta (Facebook) could begin large-scale layoffs this week
>SHOPPING: Dollar General sued for listing false prices on shelves
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County October 30th - November 5th
>TV/STREAMING: Jimmy Kimmel confirms return as 2023 Oscars host
>MOVIES: Sylvester Stallone reveals how long-time pal Arnold Schwarzenegger set him up
>CELEBRITY: Chris Evans named People magazine's Sexiest Man Alive
>ANIMALS: Stray mama bundles up in box with puppies to keep them warm (4:37)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman celebrates 103rd birthday
-Meanwhile, the National Park Service begs visitors to not get high on toads
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:12). High of 37 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Driver hospitalized after car crashes into Dollar Tree store in Worcester (:20). Article
-Worcester apartment project on Shrewsbury Street faces parking concerns
-A year after scathing report on use of force, sex acts, Worcester police have new policies
-Worcester Public Medical Director Dr. Michael Hirsh retires
-TODAY! Guns to Gardens gun buyback
-Related: Radio Worcester (12:45): Dr. Michael Hirsch on Worcester’s “Guns to Gardens” program
-TODAY! The final Village Marketplace of 2025
-Worcester police officers honored at City Hall promotion ceremony
-Proposed development would bring 270 units, supermarket and a half-dozen other businesses to abandoned Shrewsbury factory site
-Dark Downeast Podcast (35:45): The murder of John E. Volungis Jr.
-Worcester Guardian week in review: Legacy businesses, tax rate debate, winter prep
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (49:36): Worcester snowstorm response, police oversight & affordability
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (27:03): Tax rates, infrastructure challenges and a major coaching milestone
>DINING OUT: Table Hoppin': Bonchon, from owners of Gong cha, sees crowds, lines
-ICYMI: Couple arrested after 5-hour standoff in Worcester (1:37). Article
-Related: Worcester officers treated for hypothermia after standoff
-Water restored as crews continue work on Shore Drive in Worcester
-Winter homeless shelter to open at former Quality Inn near Lincoln Plaza
-Worcester woman wins Lucky for Life, takes lump sum of $390,000
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Phone-free school by 2026? The newest phone policy controversy
-Merry Christmas from Lamoureux Ford! (:47)
-Chief Tim Sherblom sworn in as head of Central Mass. Chiefs of Police Association
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Pedestrian struck and killed on Providence Road in Northbridge
-Police determine threat at Sterling school not legitimate
-West Boylston town administrator, hired after flag controversy, headed to Rutland
-TODAY! Santa visits Paxton Fire Department
-Apple store opens in Millbury
-Disabled veteran tax exemption available in Shrewsbury
-Kindled Planning hopes to "spark" more for customers
-The Item's calendar of events
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Assabet Valley Mastersingers, High Command and more ...
-"Sister's Christmas Catechism" coming to Worcester
-"Night Lights" named best holiday garden display in nation
-Anxious Taylor Swift was scared to continue Eras Tour after Vienna terror threat
>OPINION: Tom Marino: Extremist views of Worcester’s self-proclaimed moderates
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1399 (24:41): John Stanford, Executive Director, Incubate
-Unity Radio's The Susanity Life (59:28)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Professor Emerita at UMass Medical School
>SPORTS: What’s impressed Josh McDaniels the most about Drake Maye this season
-Jayson Tatum looks spry in latest workout videos amid injury recovery
-Holy Cross baseball, men's lacrosse announce schedules
-A banner day: St. Paul honors championship history of former high schools
>CARS: List of the most stolen cars in 2025 revealed
>NATIONAL: Terrifying gas explosion caught on doorbell cam (:49). Article
-The 10 richest states in America
-Tragic: 8 high school athletes injured during training run after car veers onto sidewalk in suspected D.U.I. crash
>NEW ENGLAND: Brian Walshe trial recap (21:57): After closing statements, the jury deliberates
-Driver shaken after alleged road rage shooting on I-495 (1:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI professor named Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors
-Assumption named peacebuilder and conflict-resolution expert Alice Nderitu Civic Friendship Fellow
-Late-night breakfast at Clark, in photos
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Where to go in Charlevoix, a French-Canadian snow globe
>BUSINESS: Lawmakers mull action on "dynamic" A.I.-powered pricing in wake of "shocking" Instacart report
-Open AI, Microsoft face lawsuit over ChatGPT’s alleged role in Conn. murder-suicide
-Radio Worcester (7:03): Holiday spending budgeting and scam-proofing advice
-Former Worcester City Councilor candidate founds organization to address systemic oppressions
>HOMES: Foreclosures are soaring in the U.S.: study
>SHOPPING: Shoppers say ’tis the season for inflation, poll finds
>HEALTH: Tips to protect your sleep during the holidays (4:56)
-Under 7 hours of sleep shortens your life — 5 tricks to snooze faster
>TV/STREAMING: How to stream Taylor Swift docuseries, "The End of an Era," on Disney+
>MOVIES: New movies on streaming: "Die My Love," "Christy," and more
>CELEBRITY: Jason Bateman makes eyebrow-raising remark about sister Justine
-Judi Dench believes Harvey Weinstein has "done his time" for sexual assault, says she forgives him
>ANIMALS: Bear cub runs across frozen Hubbardston pond (:37)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: 187 Washington St., Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Steve Hartman’s 10 most memorable stories over the years (29:41)
-Meanwhile, escaped horse visits New York's J.F.K. Airport
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