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Here's what's happening in and around Worcester today:
In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:51). High of 72 today
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester holds wreath laying ceremony at Korean War Memorial of Central Mass.
-Worcester holds wreath laying at the Mass. Vietnam Veterans' Memorial in Green Hill Park
-Worcester soldier recognized for WWII service 77 years after death
-Restaurateur expands Canal District property holdings with $1.25 million purchase
-Defendant’s attorney will pursue insanity defense in case of murder at Worcester restaurant
-Preachers insist Worcester police officers be held accountable for stun gun arrest case
-Worcester cop accused of stealing $45,000 claims someone manipulated his detail records
-Local leaders and basketball players dunk cancer on Saturday
-5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
-Here are the 5 cheapest places to get gas this weekend in Worcester
-Boys & Girls Club of Worcester prepares for annual Jingle Bell Toy Drive
-Worcesteria: Worcester Public Library unveils card design winners
-Unsolved: Worcester - Episode 8 - "Gunned Down During Worcester's Fireworks". Audio (16:19). Video (14:01)
>HISTORY: Veterans Day in Worcester through the years (34 photos)
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Saturday
-Ron Abuelo Rum (27:15)
>SHOWTIME: Comedian Kevin James spotted around city before Hanover shows
-"There's an embrace when you play it": Dinnerstein, Gerlach play Bach
-Holiday Handbook: Events to celebrate the holidays
-Holiday Handbook: The night the holiday lights went out
-Irish tradition, history, protest and fun as Derek Warfield returns
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 96 (28:32): Small Treasures
-NEW! The Faces of Worcester: Celeste Price
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a "proud dance and soccer mom, minivan and all"
-ICYMI: What's pushing restaurants out of the Canal District?
-Saint-Gobain sells half of its Greendale campus - 51 acres - for redevelopment
-$1 million lottery prize claimed in Worcester
-Channel 5's Wake Up Call from Venerini Academy in Worcester (:46)
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>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Reunion Tap & Table is eyeing a second location in Whitinsville
-Grafton fire, police could soon respond first when ambulance is delayed
-Shrewsbury police looking for owner of dog found wandering
-Scouts earn honors for work with Heritage Corridor on river walkway
>SPORTS: Celitcs beat Denver, 131-112
-Holy Cross football building positive momentum
-Related: Baseball lot closed to parking for today's football game
-Holy Cross Athletics' 'Sader Stories (27:57): Title IX reflection with Meg Galligan
-Bravehearts win league-high 3 FCBL awards
>CARS: NEW! Bertera has a wide variety of cars for your every need (3:08)
-GM recalls 340,000 big SUVs due to issue with daytime running lights staying on
-RVs at Clearance Prices at Fuller RV Rentals and Sales (1:07)
>NEW ENGLAND: SWAT team called to Nashua shooting that left 2 critically injured
-Here’s how the 30 richest communities in Mass. voted on the millionaires tax
-Tragic: "I'm not leaving my wife": Couple dies in house fire
>HEALTH: Staff shortages, RSV surge lead to long wait times at hospitals
-Free COVID vaccinations on Saturday: Noon-5 at Worcester Public Library
>BUSINESS: Crypto firm FTX is headed for bankruptcy after failing to secure a bailout
-Twitter pauses paid verifications after users impersonate brands and people
>SHOPPING: The 25 best holiday gifts from QVC to buy online
>FOOD: Inflation making restaurants the best deal for Thanksgiving
>HOMES: U.S. housing market lost $1.3 trillion in home equity over 3 months
>TV/STREAMING: New movies & shows to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: New movies on VOD: "Amsterdam," "Ticket To Paradise" and more
-"Black Panther: Wakanda Forever" sequel with Worcester scenes hits movie theaters this weekend
>CELEBRITY: Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian, dead at 76
>ANIMALS: WARL Adoption Option: Meet Prince
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): World War II veteran turns 99 years old on Veterans Day
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, woman cops to meat beating at Walmart
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:41). High of 95 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Court docs reveal disturbing new details behind viral video involving ex-Southbridge McDonald’s manager (2:21). Article
-Cost to fix Worcester police station put at $20 million over 3 years
-Tiny home village for homeless seniors breaks ground in Worcester
-Emergency closes Worcester restaurant until Friday
-Railers owner buys Pulse Magazine, CM Pride Magazine
-Worcester State nursing program welcomes first group of Anna Maria nursing students
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Aislinn Doyle: Thursday's School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester organizations get $425,000 for affordable housing efforts
-Back-to-back national honors spotlight Worcester Public Library’s evolving role
-Radio Worcester (23:08): Worcester City Manager Eric Batista discusses city’s first-ever $1 billion budget
-18 new condos on Elm Street are for sale. Take a look inside
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant makes Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Small Plates (5:56)
-ICYMI: Worcester police honor fallen officers, former chief Gary Gemme
-Assumption graduates 304 students at DCU Center
-Anna Maria College closing comes as disappointment for Molly Bish's family (2:17). Article
-Area woman admits forging 84 checks worth over $110,000
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>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden police holding second annual Cruiser Cup Golf Tournament June 12th
-Wachusett Echo: Internship and employment at the school bank
-Lamoureux Ford wins record 29th Ford President's Award (4:16)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Tree crash leaves Southbridge home uninhabitable
-Westborough police continues to investigate shots fired on Research Drive
-Man with spiked-bat, drugs arrested in Leominster after 911 report of impaired driver
-Seeing double: Shrewsbury High School graduating class boasts 17 sets of twins
-Dudley candidates' night to be held June 8th
-Webster Town Meeting approves budget, drone bylaw, Pine View Liquors petition
-Shrewsbury teachers no longer need COVID vaccine
-Blackstone Valley Regional named distinguished school
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester (19:15): Greater Worcester Opera brings “1776” to Central Mass.
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 23 (28:52): Meatball, Part 1
>OPINION: Ann Artuso: Depression in motherhood
-Giselle Rivera-Flores: Why Puerto Rico still doesn’t receive S.N.A.P. benefits
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. No. 164 (29:35): The Museum of Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:08): Viral McDonald’s video, city budget hearings and public safety concerns
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former UMass Medical School professor and Physician of the Year
>SPORTS: Tom Brady takes dig at Bill Belichick during Georgetown commencement speech
-Jason Varitek's wife takes shot at Red Sox G.M. after coaching ouster
-Red Sox beat Royals, 3-1
-Bravehearts release 2026 season promotion schedule
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-Holy Cross Varsity Club announces 2026 class in Athletic Hall of Fame
-Worcester hockey alumni 2025-26 highlights, NHL Week 32
>CARS: Gas prices climbing— What frustrated drivers can expect next (4:12)
>NATIONAL: San Diego mosque shooting: 3 men killed, suspects found dead (1:37)
-American who was on doomed cruise reveals what it's like under 42-day hantavirus quarantine
-Tragic: Toddler crushed to death by antique dresser as she climbed it to reach a toy
>NEW ENGLAND: Pilot dies in small plane crash in Rhode Island (:52)
-Pipe bomb found in Mass. pond, police investigating (1:12)
-Video shows Good Samaritans rushing to pull 2 people from car following rollover on I-495
>COLLEGES: Worcester State Cheer scores at national championships
-Clark honors Worcester student, staff members for inclusion and equity work
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 top trending U.S. summer destinations
-The first thing you should do in a hotel room
>BUSINESS: Banks find ways to finance nonprofits, despite their lending and revenue challenges
-LPL Financial Research: Energy shock expected to hit prices harder than the economy
>HOMES: Homes are older than ever—but local permitting systems could slow down essential renovations
>HEALTH: Discussing ebola outbreak with infectious disease specialist (3:14)
-What no one tells you about egg freezing
>FOOD: Daily Dish: Oven-roasted turkey parmesan over spaghetti
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Jennifer Lopez movie on Netflix, "Office Romance" (2:42)
>MOVIES: Trailer for Steven Spielberg's new movie, "Disclosure Day" (2:38)
>CELEBRITY: Carrie Underwood rejected L.A. glamour to live on Tennessee farm
-William Daniels, 99, and wife Bonnie Bartlett, 96, detail "rules" of "open marriage"
>ANIMALS: Playful puppy from local shelter looking for active family (3:09)
>HISTORY: Inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist
>GOOD NEWS: School principal retires, but returns as a handyman (2:34)
-Meanwhile, Pope Leo does "6-7" hand motion at the Vatican
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