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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-Radio Worcester Roundtable (35:49): Mill Street, and challenging outdated views on Worcester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 86 today in Worcester
+6:00: Central Mass. drought status ends thanks to summer rain
-August 2026 was the hottest on record: N.O.A.A.
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Pulse Magazine Weekend Guide (:22)
+6:00: Stephen DiRado’s Bell Pond photos are subject of N.Y.C. show, new book
+6:00: Worcester Arts Council opens grant application
+6:00: Gateway Players announce October dates for "The Outsider"
+Noon: A brief tour of Worcester's "Main Street USA"
+Noon: Worcester Pride returns downtown Saturday for one of city’s largest cultural celebrations
+Noon: Auburn Fire Department hoping its fire-damaged truck not beyond repair
+Noon: Things to Do: Armadi Tsayn, Infinite Alien, Chet Williamson and more
+Noon: Art in spirit: Clinton's Icon Museum and Study Center marks 20 years
+Noon: First Person: For Wayne-Daniel Berard, poetry requires a poet's work
-Renovated apartment building in Main South to welcome families in crisis
-Worcester faith leaders prepare for 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Worcester events mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks
-Mount Washington 9/11 tribute to feature twin light beams visible from over 100 miles away
-Worcester market sells $50,000 lottery ticket
-Michael Jackson impersonator moonwalks, sings at City Council meeting (2:04)
-Worcester by gaslight: Gas lantern stroll a trek into history
-City View Discovery School awarded $2.73 million for heating system
-W.C.A.C. to offer eviction record sealing assistance
-WCCA-TV back on the air on cable channel 194
-Radio Worcester (21:36): Mayor Petty addresses racist mural incident, police oversight and A.L.P.R. policy
>DINING OUT: Big E Preview: All the new foods coming this fall (1:09)
-Table for Woo: Simple Man Saloon and Grill
-ICYMI: "Every day is 9/11": Loss endures after 25 years for 3 local families
-Tractor-trailer fully engulfed in flames on I-84 in Sturbridge
-Miss Massachusetts returns to police work after Miss America pageant
-Artists painting Worcester mural targeted by racial slurs
-Earlier: Worcester NAACP condemns racist, sexist harassment directed at Wall of Women Artists
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN: Holden police introduce newest officer
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Webster man pleads guilty to illegally dealing 3D-printed guns
-Southbridge’s Wellsworth Hotel to be auctioned, as part of Norton bankruptcy
-Spencer selectmen appoint interim treasurer/collector
-Tackle the Stigma 5K at Shepherd Hill to support mental health awareness
-Meet Leo Waible, the 2026 Applefest Grand Marshal
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Jazzed Up Trio at Uxlocale Friday and Val's on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Jane & the Archivists pen "love letter to Worcester" on new album
-"Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt" actor Lauren Adams visits Clark for improv workshop, film screening
-Taylor Swift back at top of country radio chart for first time in 13 years
-Harmonica maestro Chet Williamson to play in FrontRoom at WCUW
>OPINION: Tom Marino: The police reform plan Worcester government refuses to produce
-Last Call: Aileen Lovejoy, substance use awareness advocate
-WCCA-TV's Activate Worcester No. 343 (27:52): Jay Givan and Fred Nathan, 250th anniversary of America
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:02): Why words matter—and what makes local news truly local
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:31): Racism in Worcester, examining primary results
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to former senior aide at Friendly House
>SPORTS: Drake Maye's interceptions cost Patriots in crushing season-opening loss
-A.J. Brown exits first game with Patriots in injury concern
-NFL Week 1 schedule, TV and announcers
-"It’s about finding a way to get better": Holy Cross aims to fix red zone woes
-Red Sox lose to Angels, 6-4
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 8-3
>NATIONAL: Flock cameras are surveilling hundreds of public school campuses across the country
-New Apple C.E.O. unveils latest iPhone lineup, including a foldable model called Duo
-Tragic: Dad dies after suffering spinal injury on cruise while celebrating son’s wedding
>NEW ENGLAND: "Harsh" Lindsay Clancy prosecution backfired, instead proving she was good mom who "snapped": jurors
-Lindsay Clancy juror defends lone holdout, makes surprising admission about others on the panel
-Mass. D.O.T. scrapped overtime tracking tool years before suspected fraud (2:47)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 43 (31:43): Journey to industrial engineering in themed entertainment
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): National Geographic names "most iconic New England town" (:20)
-How flight attendant uniforms have changed over the years
>BUSINESS: Worcester County spared the worst of state's employment drop
-LPL Financial Research: Signs point to a normalization, not a crisis
-North Worcester Business Association kicks off season September 16th
-What Canada's retaliatory tariffs mean for American consumers
>HOMES: People are taking advantage of the Mass. Save brand (1:52)
>SHOPPING: Consumer Reports: September is a good time to shop for appliances and outdoor equipment (1:53). Article
>HEALTH: Flu and COVID vaccines rolling out, but 1 shot is delayed
>FOOD: Beef prices hit record highs: How families can save money (2:19)
>TV/STREAMING: Norah O'Donnell returns to "CBS Mornings" after evening news stint
>MOVIES: When Nicole Kidman and Sandra Bullock first made magic: Flashback
>CELEBRITY: Cardi B wears her most daring backless suit and more star snaps
-Pamela Anderson was given 10 years to live after hepatitis C diagnosis
>ANIMALS: Stray Boxer follows hikers down mountain, chooses her person (11:13)
>HISTORY: Remembering Spag Borgatti’s passing, 30 years later
>GOOD NEWS: Man uses money from returned cans to win $500,000 lottery
-Meanwhile, in Italy, airport authorities find crocodile head in man’s luggage
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