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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 52 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: New movies on demand — "Five Nights At Freddy’s," "What Happens Later," and more
+Noon: Worcester city manager will give Human Rights Commission info on hate crimes
+Noon: A holiday season party not to miss: the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party
+Noon: Musicians of Old Post Road 35th season has Heavenly Baroque Christmas
-Worcester Red Sox sold: Agreement reached to sell team
-"I was like, yo!" Worcester woman describes fighting off home invader (2:04). Article
-Earlier: Man with 2 knives arrested while trying to break into Worcester home
-Worcester emergency winter shelter to be located at former R.M.V.
-TODAY! Worcester’s Festival of Lights will headline this finalist from NBC’s "The Voice"
-Worcester to mark 1999 Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. fire anniversary
-Release of hostages brings some relief for Worcester Jewish community
-Radio Worcester (23:21): Festival of Lights & Esports insight with All Systems Go
-High demand for Christmas trees impacts Central Mass. farms
-Peter Durant takes oath, becomes newest member of Mass. Senate
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Area chefs offer cooking tips for the holidays
-ICYMI: Cambridge St. construction creates headache for Worcester businesses
-Man steals ambulance at Gardner hospital, leads police on chase (1:20)
-In Worcester courtroom, Mass. State Police lieutenant says inflating overtime hours not standard
-Aislinn Doyle: WPS in Brief for November
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): STARTING TODAY! Holidays in Holden filled with activities
-Holidays in Holden trolley stops. Parking at high school
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Northbridge woman arraigned in hit-and-run crash on Route 146 that killed man
-Man accused of stealing ambulance from Gardner hospital appears in court (2:07)
-Shrewsbury gets ready for Yuletide Market Saturday
-Millbury and Sutton to hold Chain of Lights celebrations this weekend
-Grafton police receive state grant
-Artisan entrepreneur expanding Sterling handmade goods shop
-Glow Run shines for Sterling students
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Westborough Fire offers safety tips for cooking this holiday season
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Friday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-stART, Stomp N’ Holler, tree lighting: 5 fun things this weekend
-Five Things to Do: Hanukkah festivities, handbell concert, and more
-Season sparkles with holiday happenings
-Five that rate a 10: New releases from local music artists
-Shaun Connolly: Make like a pine tree and needle them
-WCCA-TV's Connecting the Dots No. 140 (28:37): Jorge Sanchez, participant, White Cane Day
-WCCA-TV's Hidden Treasures No. 107 (28:01): Miniatures Hidden Treasures
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who owned and operated local businesses with her husband
>SPORTS: Is the Mac Jones Era over? Bill Belichick provides clue
-NFL flexes Patriots-Chiefs out of "Monday Night Football" in Week 15
-Bruins beat Sharks, 3-0
-Holy Cross hockey honoring Crusader legends (4:19)
-Jacob Dobbs of Holy Cross named semifinalist for Comeback Player of the Year award
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
-Jeep Wrangler 4xe SUVs recalled due to fire risk
>NATIONAL: Israel resumes combat in Gaza
-Cold case murder suspect incriminated after being caught talking to himself in interrogation video
-Tragic: Family's Thanksgiving trip nightmare as 19 members suffer carbon monoxide poisoning
>NEW ENGLAND: 3 dies in Maine Turnpike crash
>COLLEGES: 3 WPI students to attend U.N. climate conference in Dubai
-Worcester State conducts Campus Sexual Misconduct Climate Survey to prevent sexual violence on campus
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 spots in Europe that tourists always miss
>BUSINESS: Artificial intelligence a concern for discrimination in the job market
-10 Things I know about ... Alternative dispute resolution
>HEALTH: New treatment may help recover loss of smell from COVID (1:12)
-Mass. tops "best state for vaccinating" list; Worcester "steps up"
>SHOPPING: Deadly and dangerous toys that shouldn't make the shopping list
>HOMES: What to set your thermostat to, more tips to reduce your heating bills
>FOOD: Fruit tainted with listeria sold at Mass. stores sickens 11; 1 death
>TV/STREAMING: Freeform’s 25 Days Of Christmas schedule
>MOVIES: Disney "Frozen 4" movie might be in development
>CELEBRITY: Prince Harry, Meghan Markle "won't be welcome" by royals at Christmas: report
-Shane MacGowan, frontman of The Pogues, dies at 65
>ANIMALS: Dog with his own room goes out for a day (:51)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 1st (1:38)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Jewelers retire, give loyal employees control of 60-year-old business
-Meanwhile, invasive "super pigs" in Canada could spill over to U.S.
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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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