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In The News
>WEATHER: Watch Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 44 today
-November climate summary for Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Here's what may finally replace the long-closed 5 and Diner (pictured) at Lincoln Plaza
+6:00: Ray Mariano: DOJ review of Worcester police opportunity for positive change
+6:00: See inside the deserted local farm on 20 acres that is selling for $450,000
+Noon: TGIF! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: 5 Things You Need to Know Today in Worcester - December 2nd
+Noon: 5 Great Ways to Spend Your Weekend in Worcester
+Noon: First Person -- Finding one's self in the maze of libraries
+Noon: Musicians of the Old Post Road find forgotten gems for Trinity concert
+Noon: New movies and shows to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on VOD: "Savage Salvation," "The Eternal Daughter," and more
-New jeweler in Worcester promises "immersive shopping experience"
-Worcester's Festival of Lights Friday kicks off 3 days of holiday activities across the city
-Unofficial gathering Saturday marks 23rd anniversary of loss of "Worcester 6"
-On World AIDS Day, Worcester advocates say HIV remains a worry
-Worcester's permanent winter parking ban in now in effect
-Worcester home heating assistance forum on Monday
-Worcester hiring snow plows for winter
-Crash on Mass Pike on Westborough causes delays, injuries
-WRTA to host Q&A webinars to answer questions about public transportation
-Here's where Worcester will be leaf-sweeping on Friday
-December neighborhood watch meetings in Worcester
>BARS & BANDS (brought to you by Wachusett Wine & Spirits): The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
-Old Forester Barrel Pick (16:20)
>SHOWTIME: The Beat Goes On: Our favorite New England Albums of 2022
-Worcester art exhibit honors domestic violence victims, offers help
-Worcester's Ecotarium mourns Socks the fox, animal ambassador
-Discover Central Mass. podcast (23:06): Castle Cantina and Thyme Herbal Apothecary
-The Faces of Worcester: Monica Aryitey
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was an avid and very good poker and pool player
-ICYMI: New Downtown Worcester bakery holds Grand Opening
-Staff shortages, long patient wait times plague Central Mass. medical centers
-Worcester homeowners in line for 9.6% tax increase; values up
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>HOLDEN: Holden Recreation looking for before/after school site coordinator
-Wachusett Homecoming hosts a record number of students
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Police report recent sighting of Fitchburg teen missing for 7 months
-Maple Street in Paxton (Route 31) closed on Friday
-Leominster man crawls into residence’s lawn over fence, strikes head, calls for wife, gets arrested
-Saint John’s student appointed to Shrewsbury DEIB Committee
-Mountainside Bakery & Café a Princeton destination
-Santa and pancakes come together for annual Clinton Rotary breakfast on Sunday
-Nashoba Neighbors looking for help to help older adults in Berlin, Bolton and Lancaster
-Mass. man wins $2 million lottery prize on ticket sold in Sterling
>SPORTS: 5 keys from Patriots loss to Bills on Thursday Night Football
-Mac Jones rips Patriots' play-calling during loss
-Holy Cross WR Jalen Coker is out to create more postseason memories
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (39:19): Football playoff preview
-Tickets on sale for Holy Cross's December 3rd NCAA home playoff game
-3 Holy Cross basketball games to be broadcast on NBC Sports Boston
-Grafton prepared for challenge against undefeated Duxbury in D4 Super Bowl
>NEW ENGLAND: Prince and Princess of Wales meet with youth, staff of Chelsea nonprofit
-Third-time drunken driver charged in fatal crash in Chicopee
>CARS: 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)
>NATIONAL: Boy, 10, shot mom dead because she refused to make Amazon purchase
-Mexican woman allegedly killed for her organs after online courtship
>HOMES: Worcester area real estate roundup
>HEALTH: Free COVID vaccinations on Friday: 9-4 at AIDS Project Worcester
-Early detection key for men diagnosed with prostate cancer, doctors say
>BUSINESS: More Worcester developments becoming reality
-UMass Medical School named one of Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work
>COLLEGES: The AMCAST - Anna Maria podcast (20:04): eSports is ready for action
-Treatment developed at UMass Medical School shows promise for treating SARS-CoV-2 infection
>TELEVISION: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle share Netflix show trailer
>MOVIES: Here's your first look at the new trailer for "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny"
>CELEBRITY: GMA hosts Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes secret romance is revealed
>ANIMALS: Worcester area pet adoption -- Toby and more
>HISTORY: Institute Park in Worcester, 1907
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Woman wins $1 million thanks to low fuel light
-Meanwhile, in India, watch as a monkey wanders into train station
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+Before/After School Site Coordinator, Holden Recreation
-Finance Manager Assistant in Boylston
-Placement Coordinator/Case Manager/Shared Living Program
-Janitorial-Maintenance Personnel at Abby's House
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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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