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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:03). High of 50 today in Worcester
-City of Worcester breaks record with 2 inches of snow on November 21st
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Worcester police looking for missing 15-year-old girl last seen at North High
-Introducing Worcester Magazine's Hometown Heroes for 2023
-Hundreds of veterans have all their Thanksgiving fixings after Worcester’s annual "Holiday Harvest"
-Boulevard Diner hosts its annual free Thanksgiving Day meal
-AC Marriott gives Thanksgiving Feast to Columbus Park School (:54)
-Rice Square Elementary students help serve Thanksgiving meal
-Oxford elementary students hold "acts of kindness fundraiser"
-Grafton Food Bank serves up 200 Thanksgiving bags for area families
-Thanksgiving at the Sutton Senior Center
-The food insecure population you didn’t expect: College students
-What's open, what's closed in Central Mass.
-Why does U.S. celebrate Thanksgiving on the fourth Thursday in November
-Mia Cane Juicery an exciting addition to Park Avenue
-New owners, life for historic Foster home, Liberty Farm
-City of Worcester announces special parking rates for upcoming events
-After firebombing, reversed conviction, man arraigned in 2013 murder
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (47:17): Human Rights Commission police records debate
-Manny Jae Media (1:00:40): Positively Suzanne Royal Holiday Ball, the 2024 Black History Month Conference
-ICYMI: History-making Worcester lawyer dies at age 85
-Chain restaurant in Worcester facing possible eviction
-Phantom Gourmet: Breakfast, lunch and dinner in Worcester (1:02)
-Without a home, a Worcester cancer patient on the waitlist for public housing puts off surgery
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Traffic alert for Turkey Trot
-Holden dancers to perform in Nutcracker this weekend
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Dig Pink tradition continues on the court
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Table Talk Pies facility in Shrewsbury hit by smoky oven fire
-Turkey Trot for Memory in Shrewsbury on Thursday
-Leominster-based tattoo artist arrested for sexually assaulting customer
-Millbury police annual Fill-A-Cruiser Toy Drive Saturday
-Lancaster forum for future on December 2nd
-Little ELF launches campaign for product
-Sutton trucking terminal sold for $2.9 million
-Grafton Youth Football's 8th graders are state champions
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Thursday
-Radio Worcester (7:01): Hank MCs soulful Motown & more at Halligan’s Auburn
>SHOWTIME: Sounds of the season lined up for Mechanics Hall
-Five Things to Do: The Indigo Girls, NorthEast Comic Con and more ...
-Shrewsbury resident releases debut poetry book
-Nominations open for next Worcester Youth Poet Laureate
-Prateek covers large amount of territory with engaging country-roots album, "Til June"
-WCCA-TV's Perspectives No. 89 (29:22): Wachusett student activist on Israel-Palestine
-WCCA-TV's Close to Home No. 557 (28:15): Just Sue, Part 2
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to 15-year-old from Worcester who recently passed away
>SPORTS: Mac Jones gives hint about Patriots' quarterback plan
-NFL Week 12 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bucks, 119-116
-Milan Lucic entering NHL's player assistance program following arrest
-Inaugural Worcester Basketball Reunion Saturday (7:05)
-'Sader Stories (3:21): Will Vincent's passion for making guitars
-Holy Cross women's hockey beats Assumption, 5-1
-Local runners hit the ground running with these holiday road races
-Bravehearts Cyber Week Sale runs through Monday
-Several Central Mass. high school football programs have boasted top marks over 10-year periods
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: What we know about the Hamas hostage deal, including a temporary ceasefire
-Video shows fatal car crash at U.S.-Canada border crossing (2:09)
-Tragic: Tourist, 75, dies after excursion boat sinks
>NEW ENGLAND: New evidence revealed in high-end Mass. brothel bust (3:06)
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. President Luis Pedraja — Giving thanks to Q.C.C. community
-Radio Worcester (14:38): Clark professor contributes to fifth National Climate Assessment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 common travel mistakes to avoid in the U.S.
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment rate up slightly from September
-AdCare CEO departs after 6 months on the job
>HEALTH: Hearing aids could reduce risk of falling in seniors (1:22)
-Research finds women who sleep less higher risk for diabetes (:51)
>SHOPPING: Mass. Black Friday store hours
>HOMES: 10 least expensive homes sold in Worcester County, November 12th to 18th
>FOOD: Does Thanksgiving turkey make you sleepy? Experts weigh in
>TV/STREAMING: The 13 best Thanksgiving TV episodes to rewatch every year
>MOVIES: Jim Carrey is not reprising his role in the "Grinch 2" despite rumors
>CELEBRITY: Daryl Hall gets restraining order against John Oates amid legal battle
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel decides to live next to the guy who rescued him (3:10)
>HISTORY: Spag's, a Shrewsbury retail institution for more than half a century
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Friendsgiving dinner hopes to change perception of former prison inmates (2:18)
-Meanwhile, woman shares hilarious hack to stop politics ruining Thanksgiving dinner
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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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>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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