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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 48 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester City Council to consider lowering speed limit to 25 mph
+6:00: Judge tosses lawsuit against Holden for not following state housing law
+6:00: Local makers on track with gift ideas at stART at the Station
+6:00: Michelle Willson brings some "Evil Gal" to Club 321 at Mechanics Hall
+6:00: "The Folk Revival" set for its annual holiday show on WICN
+Noon: Worcester artist, teacher Jennessa Burks named 2024 Community Art Educator of Year
+Noon: Report: James Madison officials fly to Worcester amid football coaching search
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: Hank Stolz: veteran local radio voice who listens
+Noon: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Wrong-way crash kills Auburn man, Conn. woman Saturday night in Webster
-Worcester Cold Storage Fire 24 year anniversary. Video (2:49)
-Related: Full video (12:43)
-Related: T&G story of December 4th, 1999
-Related: From Esquire, "The Perfect Fire"
-Drone video of the Worcester Canal District Tree Lighting Extravaganza (1:14)
-Hundreds stop by Union Station for massive craft sale
-Worcester School Committee member Sue Mailman urges action on sexual abuse
-City looking at Green Worcester plan's progress
-Tatnuck Neighborhood Association meeting 6:30 p.m. Tuesday
-National Cookie Day: Here’s where you can get free cookies in Mass.
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester
-Unsolved: Worcester — Found Face Down and Strangled in Swamp. Video (16:17). Audio (16:16)
>DINING OUT: Worcester restaurant announces Christmas vacation
-ICYMI: Worcester store owner goes above and beyond to return missing wallet
-Worcester sports bar that had license suspended withdraws transfer request
-"Dog-obsessed" couple opens daycare in Worcester: "Keep them out of shelters"
-Worcester’s "Sopranos"-themed bar and restaurant closes after less than a year
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Wachusett Community Band holiday concert
-Loyal Customers Love Lamoureux Ford (1:47)
-Student study struggles post pandemic
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury's Maple & Main helps students with disabilities shine
-Grafton Food Bank serves up 200 Thanksgiving bags for area families
-Gardner Community Action Committee partners with T&G Santa Fund
-6 aging dams in Worcester County to be removed. Here's where they are
-Justice Assistance Grant awarded to Sutton police
-Rutland community fills up first Toys for Tots bin at police station
-Fostering Change in Leominster accepting gift donations for 400 foster kids
-North Central Mass. chamber to launch low-cost fund for real estate development
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Radio Worcester's 2023 Christmas song poll
-West African Music comes to Worcester starting December 8th
-Tom Del Prete: Take a second look at Worcester public education
-Unity Radio's Now I Thrive (59:32)
-Talk of Main Street No. 19 (28:21): Flying the Israeli and Palestinian flags in front of City Hall
-WCCA-TV's Tech Safe No. 21 (27:55): Susan Fama Tech Safe
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked as a teacher's aid in the city
>SPORTS: Patriots get blanked by Chargers
-Jabrill Peppers, Jalen Mills express frustration with Patriots offense’s ongoing struggles
-Patriots-Chargers ticket prices sum up sad state of New England’s season
-Bruins beat Columbus, 3-1
-Holy Cross women’s basketball final shot off comes up short at No. 23 Vermont
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories (29:48): Get to know S.A.A.C. President Brooke Ross
-College Football Playoff: Florida State out, Alabama and Texas in
-210 Sports: Why can’t college football have a real championship tournament?
-Railers' past year has been one of the worst in Worcester pro hockey
>CARS: See the most economical EV at Bertera Nissan, the Nissan Leaf (6:01)
>NATIONAL: Lead water pipes to be removed in 10 years under E.P.A. proposal
-11 bodies recovered after volcanic eruption, and 12 climbers are still missing
-Tragic: High school baseball player in coma after freak batting cage accident
>NEW ENGLAND: Student shot in Vermont is paralyzed from chest down: mom
-N.H. tree workers save jet skier from drowning at Lake Winnipesaukee
>COLLEGES: Clark groups offer much needed peer-to-peer support
-Holy Cross Athletics Civic Engagement Day (2:07)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): "Hidden gem" U.S. cities to escape chilly weather and crowds this winter
>BUSINESS: Why Panera founder and Clark grad writes his own obituary every year
-Report says business owners of color are facing brunt of financing shortfalls
>HEALTH: TODAY! Free UMass webinars on hip, knee replacement and back pain
-C.D.C. data shows flu season is well underway, especially in these 7 states
>SHOPPING: 5 ways retailers try to get you to spend more this season (3:10)
>HOMES: Envision Christmas on Cape Cod with these homes
>FOOD: Fructose may be the ultimate driver of obesity
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Netflix movie starring Sofía Vergara as drug lord Griselda Blanco (2:33)
>MOVIES: "Beverly Hills Cop 4": First photo of Eddie Murphy as Axel Foley
>CELEBRITY: Aerosmith's Steven Tyler says he's "on the mend" after serious vocal injury
>ANIMALS: Couple finds out their new house comes with a cat (3:02)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 4th (1:05)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Clerk's mistake leads to big lottery jackpot
-Meanwhile, in Washington, woman steals ambulance, taunts and waves to bystanders before arrest
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:34). High of 70 today in Worcester
-Mass. could see warmer, wetter winter, National Weather Service says
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+Noon: How Worcester residents can sign up for 2027 health plans
+Noon: Gov. Healey sets 60% school breakfast goal; Worcester schools averaged 37.6%
+Noon: Early voting update: Nearly 10,000 ballots cast so far in Worcester
+Noon: Worcester man's Halloween display raises money for charity (2:57)
-Asbestos discovery closes Worcester Head Start facility
-Kelley Square and Mill Street were redesigned. Are they safer today?
-Worcester Human Rights Commission to review police policies, homeless encampment proposal
-Where is Aaron Pennington? Fugitive search enters third year (2:22)
-Max German of Shrewsbury a finalist in "Voice of Logan" contest
-Westborough police chief on leave following an incident in Shrewsbury (:20). Article
-Parents recall Uxbridge Officer LaPorta as community honors him
-Earlier: D.A.: Investigation into death of Uxbridge officer results in no charges
-Worcester County Wonders: The Phantom of the Palladium
-In historic company: Women of Worcester's past, present honored in new mural
-College closures derail students’ plans, leaving some unsure when they’ll return
>DINING OUT: Avvio Ristorante wins early buzz with home-made pasta and tasty pizzas
-Large audience, low price: Give your restaurant's social media a boost on The 016
-Phantom Gourmet visits Worcester restaurant (5:02)
-ICYMI: Anna Maria weighs giving interested buyers more time after auction cancellation
-Worcester Homeowner Summit set for November 7th at DCU Center
-Worcester police, D.E.A. find fentanyl in Clover Street raid
-Worcester police seize 38 guns, ghost gun frames
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Wachusett Teacher Spotlight: Brian Lux
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Community Advocate Hometown Helper: Bernice Gero, animal advocate
-Warrant issued for man who broke into ex-girlfriend’s home in Barre while she was asleep
-Coolidge Elementary School's hidden staircase evokes Shrewsbury memories from decades past
-Meadows Montessori excited to open in Westborough
-New warehouse plans before Westborough Planning Board
-New Northborough fire chief says he has felt "truly welcomed" by town officials, community
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Gateway Players in Southbridge to hold auditions for "The Lifespan of a Fact"
-Dudley's first poetry slam brings community to the Fun Zone Playground wooded stage
-100 FM The Pike (20:41): Ken Casey from Dropkick Murphys on music as a force for change
>OPINION: Tommy Dorfman: Ticket prices are out of control. Gov. Healey’s bill will make them worse
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 510 (28:21): City clerks & state election
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown reacts to W.P.D. internal investigation in Toomey case (24:59)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native who was a lauded poet
>SPORTS: NESN and NESN+ to broadcast select Holy Cross contests
-Railers lose to Maine, 3-1
-Radio Worcester (15:13): Worcester Railers celebrate 1,000 wins for city hockey
>NATIONAL: Christa Pike's executioners given ominous warning before botched lethal injection: court docs
-Devastated mom recalls horror of toddler being pronounced dead, before he's discovered alive in morgue
-Tragic: Nurse dies after shrimp allergy during honeymoon
>NEW ENGLAND: Sandra Birchmore's therapist back on the stand Monday (:59)
-Woman charged with manslaughter in 4-year-old daughter's fentanyl death (:22)
-Over 130 residents evacuated from Lexington nursing home (2:25)
>POLITICS: What does the Governor's Council do? Worcester candidates weigh in
-What is Mass. ballot Question 7? (8:52)
-Full debate on Mass. ballot Question 7 (29:03)
>COLLEGES: Clark campus conversation, McGovern visit examine America’s past and present
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Airbnb making changes to guest cleaning requirements (1:39)
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-U.S credit card debt is on the rise. Here's how to keep yourself out of credit card debt
-Small businesses need to leverage home field advantage with S.E.O.
>SHOPPING: How inflation is hitting all parts of Halloween celebration (1:59)
>HOMES: The surprising places to never charge your phone, safety experts say
>HEALTH: "Circadian" depression may be the reason why you can't sleep
-How walking regularly can protect your brain for years to come (6:18)
>FOOD: Ina Garten reveals unique ingredient she uses in eggs
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for "Lupin: Part 4" on Netflix (2:30)
>MOVIES: The craziest horror villains compilation (42:09)
>CELEBRITY: "Office Space" star Richard Riehle dies at 78
-Kurt Cobain's death investigation takes new turn over cop's shocking claim casting doubt on suicide
>ANIMALS: Hound gets caught breaking all her friends out of daycare (1:54)
>HISTORY: The Old Yarmouth Inn on the Cape is still going strong after 330 years
>GOOD NEWS: Veteran sees brother face-to-face for first time in 40 years
-Meanwhile, in England, escaped emu wins wrestling match in middle of road
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