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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Burncoat High closed Tuesday because of heating problems
+6:00: Former Commerce High School opens as 109-unit apartment building
+6:00: UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
+6:00: Winter homeless shelter to open Tuesday at former Worcester R.M.V. site
+6:00: Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 9
+6:00: This week in Holy Cross Athletics
+Noon: Man sentenced for shooting that paralyzed Worcester woman
+Noon: Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
+Noon: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
+Noon: See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
+Noon: 100FM The Pike (23:07): Worcester Magazine’s Victor Infante and Meg Trogolo talk favorite New England Albums issue
+Noon: Golden Globes nominations
-Flooding a concern as heavy rain falls in Worcester (1:39)
-Worcester’s population growth ranks it among top cities for migration impact
-Wavvz Concepts shop hopes to create fashion, community in Worcester
-Worcesteria: At Worcester Bazaar, bounty of gift items
-Kids cooking like pros: Worcester Tech trains tomorrow's chefs
-Former site of St. Casimir’s School sold by Diocese of Worcester for $1.1 million
-Community Healthlink: Fewer beds will be available when programs reopen next year
-TODAY! Wreath's Across America convoy to make stop in Auburn
-Rutland man camps on town common to raise awareness for homeless veterans
-UMass Memorial Health and Worcester Division of Public Health hold Guns to Gardens buyback event
-Fundraiser brings awareness, resources to battling arthritis one step at a time
>DINING OUT: Pulse Magazine's Eat Beat for December
-ICYMI: Auburn police solve brazen theft of 16 cars from Route 20 lot
-Worcester police warn of people posing as utility workers to get into homes
-Settlement reached in $8 million Worcester police case of Natale Cosenza
-In Worcester courtroom, former state police boss testifies many troopers left headquarters shifts early
-WPI fire protection students show how fast a dry Christmas tree can burn
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Card making class at Senior Center
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-New teachers join the Regional’s faculty
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Drone video of Leicester Christmas light display (1:41)
-Shrewsbury Select Board establishes 300th Anniversary Celebration Committee
-Quabbin-area towns draw on history in quest for "equity"
-Clinton's open School Committee seat to be filled
-Berlin will honor rescuers Monday
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: Check out these great holiday light displays in Worcester
-The Hanover Theatre's "A Christmas Carol" has many messages
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 910 (29:27): Mass. Audubon
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 455 (26:57): Meaghan Racicot
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to a young man who passed away in Worcester, "a city he loved and passionately explored"
>SPORTS: Julian Edelman says "only 3 people know" Bill Belichick’s Patriots fate
-Holy Cross women’s basketball falls to Quinnipiac
-2 elite Holy Cross offensive linemen say farewell
-West Boylston, Uxbridge football seniors leave legacy of excellence
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Tenn. residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people
-Tragic: 6-year-old fatally mauled by family friend's 2 Great Dane-Mastiffs
>NEW ENGLAND: Skier rescued after Mount Washington avalanche (:25)
-Pharmacist shortage causing long waits at drug stores across Mass.
>COLLEGES: Tolerance at Holy Cross
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 6 Mediterranean trips to book now for spring
>BUSINESS: Solvus Global partners with firm to enhance additive manufacturing technology
-Clark names Air Force veteran, business advisor as director of Small Business Development Center
>HEALTH: Mounjaro is superior to Ozempic for weight loss: study
-Are you taking enough vitamin D? Experts say it should be 10x more
>SHOPPING: Radio Worcester (8:54): Tips for safe online shopping
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 10th
>FOOD: McDonald's bringing back the chicken Snack Wrap
>TV/STREAMING: Kim Kardashian to star in "sexy" Ryan Murphy legal drama on Hulu
>MOVIES: "Wonka" wows with $43.2 million overseas box office opening
>CELEBRITY: Martha Stewart is a Dunkin’ regular. Here’s her go-to order
>ANIMALS: These 2 ducks are basically toddlers (3:38)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 11th (1:38)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): How an amputee overcame countless rejections to reach dreams (2:46)
-Meanwhile, in Brazil, crematorium worker finds "dead" woman alive in body bag
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:59). High of 54 today in Worcester
-Will it be a snowy winter? What the Old Farmer's Almanac predicts in Massachusetts
>TOP OF THE NEWS:
-Auburn police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old
-Albert Carabba, held in Mississippi in case of missing Worcester woman, fights return to Mass.
-4 Worcester officers among those honored by governor at Trooper Hanna awards
-Worcester's South High mourning sudden death of English, theater teacher
-Extensive rehab planned for Plumley Village in Worcester
-Worcester celebrates beginning of Lakeside Apartments project
-Worcester marks 175 years since historic women’s rights gathering
-Discovering the place where Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut meet
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (24:25): Calls for civilian oversight amid skepticism over implementation
>POLITICS: District council candidates debate key issues at Mechanics Hall. Video (2:04:55)
-GBH hosts Worcester mayoral debate Thursday
-Radio Worcester (23:24): Owura-Kwaku Sarkodieh launches mayoral bid with a vision for a “New Deal” in Worcester
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (46:55): City Council cell phone use becomes a campaign issue
>DINING OUT: Downtown Worcester restaurant closed Thursday for private event
-Mercado Restaurant replacing Flying Rhino Cafe on Shrewsbury Street in Worcester
-ICYMI: Long-awaited report calls for civilian review board to oversee Worcester police
-Suicide-awareness advocates seek rail changes at Worcester County Courthouse after man's death
-Video shows man stealing 500 Pokemon cards from Worcester shop (2:13). Article
-Worcester woman part of "Hamilton" cast as the iconic show celebrates 10th anniversary
-Worcester Business Journal landlord seeks to convert Shrewsbury Street building into 44 apartments
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo: Free the students!
-America's newest game show, filmed at Lamoureux Ford (1:40)
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): After Select Board discussion, Beal Commons clears final hurdle
-Leominster woman admits stealing from elderly in Worcester County
-Leominster teen missing from Boston
-Fitchburg man arrested for running acquaintance over in JCPenney parking lot over $50 debt
-80-unit affordable housing complex planned for Route 12 in West Boylston
-Millbury Schools recognized for mathematics achievement on latest M.C.A.S. test
-Photos: Clinton community celebrates Hispanic heritage
-Community Harvest Project to host 19th annual Harvest Home Festival November 2nd
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Disney On Ice will "jump" into the DCU Center
-Listen Up: Big-League Collective, Dusknight deliver new music
>OPINION: Janet Limke: Bill promoting plant-based foods at state facilities good medicine
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (50:31): Brenda Vezina, C.E.O., Kiva Centers
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Vietnam War veteran from Worcester who worked for the Department of Youth Services
>SPORTS: Interim coach bump? Patriots beating Titans would go against trend
-5 running back trade candidates for Patriots to jump-start run game
-NFL Week 7 schedule, TV and announcers
-'Sader Stories (27:31): Varsity Club Hall of Famer Jerry Dickinson
>CARS: Price of new car hits over $50,000 for first time ever (1:58)
>NATIONAL: Supreme Court weighs Voting Rights Act challenge
-Federal workers face mounting financial strain as government shutdown drags on
-Tragic: Crash kills family of 8, including 5 children and a pregnant woman
>NEW ENGLAND: Seth Moulton to challenge Senator Ed Markey in 2026
-Woman pleads guilty to taking, sharing explicit photos of children at day care
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria's ESports Blog: Director’s Corner
-Holy Cross Professor Susan Elizabeth Sweeney shares tips on writing from Edgar Allan Poe
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 surprisingly cheap European cities to visit
>BUSINESS: Survey reveals main reason why many "dread" the holiday season
-LPL Financial Research: Happy Anniversary Bull Market
-Taking bids: New company sought to run Mass. D.O.T. service plazas
>HOMES: New law on home sales takes effect in Massachusetts (3:19). Article
>SHOPPING: Shop the LG Beauty Belif glowing kit to combat dry winter skin
>HEALTH: Nonverbal dementia patient makes breakthrough with unexpected therapy
-70 percent of American adults may be considered obese under new definition of condition
>FOOD: KFC brings back fan favorite flavor Original Honey BBQ
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix true crime doc "My Father, the BTK Killer" (1:27)
>MOVIES: Paul Thomas Anderson's 10 movies, ranked from worst to best
>CELEBRITY: Jonah Hill flaunts his thinnest physique yet on set of new film
-Britney Spears fires back at Kevin Federline over memoir allegations
>HISTORY: Infamous WWII Nazi identified with help of A.I.
>ANIMALS: Dog attached to 5-foot leash his whole life is finally free (1:37)
>GOOD NEWS: Grandchildren's ages earn man a $50,000 lottery prize
-Meanwhile, in California, 2,346-pound pumpkin wins world championship
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