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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:04). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Trial in Worcester: Former Mass. state troopers guilty of overtime fraud
+6:00: Millbury Street lot sold to Worcester paving company owner for $345,000
+6:00: The Worcester gentlemen with 40 trees, a Christmas story
+Noon: "Christmas Giving" program celebrates its 40th anniversary
+Noon: Planting the Seed annual Toy Drive Santa-thon on Wednesday
+Noon: Heavy homecoming: Four Year Strong set for Palladium gig
+Noon: Janice Harvey: What elf is this, who's made a mess
-Burncoat High closed Tuesday because of heating problems
-Former Commerce High School in Downtown Worcester opens as 109-unit apartment building (pictured)
-Roughly $9,000 in tools stolen from Habitat for Humanity construction site in Worcester
-Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
-UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
-Winter homeless shelter to open Tuesday at former Worcester R.M.V. site
-Migrant student quickly learning English at Worcester school
-Worcester cops assign malpractice rights to Natale Cosenza
-Man sentenced for shooting that paralyzed Worcester woman
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-See the neighborhood meetings this week in Worcester
-Worker injured in construction accident at Spencer Wastewater Treatment Plant
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Steven Bott of Millbury donates $3,300 to T&G Santa
>DINING OUT: Food Network names Worcester restaurant best barbecue in state
-ICYMI: Worcester’s population growth ranks it among top cities for migration impact
-Auburn police solve brazen theft of 16 cars from Route 20 lot
-Wavvz Concepts shop hopes to create fashion, community in Worcester
-Worcesteria: At Worcester Bazaar, bounty of gift items
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! American Legion Post 42 meeting at 2:30
-Wachusett's Mary Gibbons has Mountaineers locked in on Division 1 title
-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): Belfont Hotel drug analysis returned
-Shrewsbury lights menorah, celebrates Hanukkah
-Radio Worcester (22:23): Tom Wando’s fight for spousal benefits after Osprey tragedy
-Plans to reconstruct multi-family destroyed by fire denied by Northborough Z.B.A.
-Boylston gathers to make common bright
-Dugouts one of new projects in Lancaster
-Clinton sports had strong fall season
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Free community drum workshops begin Tuesday
-Hallmark Christmas movie "Letters to Santa" filmed in Worcester
-100FM The Pike (23:07): Worcester Magazine’s Victor Infante and Meg Trogolo talk favorite New England Albums issue
-WCCA-TV's What It's Worth No. 455 (26:57): Meaghan Racicot
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who lost her battle with A.L.S.
>SPORTS: Bill Belichick wants nothing to do with Taylor Swift questions
-With Holy Cross football coach leaving, will he take success with him?
-This week in Holy Cross Athletics
-Worcester Hockey Alumni 2023-24 highlights, NHL week 9
-Denzel Whitley, Kendrick Ball, Khiary Gray bag wins in Worcester
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-Chrysler Ram, Nissan Infiniti, Ford F-150 among 188,000 cars recalled
>NATIONAL: Holiday travel expected to top 115 million travelers — and break flying record
-I.R.S. takes action to help those scammed by the Employee Retention Credit
-Tragic: 2 boys, 11 and 15, killed in separate hunting accidents
>NEW ENGLAND: Waitlist for family shelter tops 200 households after first month
-Sec. Galvin expects nearly a dozen 2024 ballot question petitions
>COLLEGES: With enrollment at 10-year lows, Central Mass. public colleges see big things from free tuition plan
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): The best Christmas markets in Europe
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-U.S. job openings drop to lowest level in more than 2 years
>HEALTH: Could yogurt reduce stress and improve symptoms of anxiety? (:48)
-More kids are taking melatonin regularly, but is it safe? What to know
>SHOPPING: Parents urged to stop using Miracle Baby Loungers
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 10th
>FOOD: Third death reported in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak as illnesses span 38 states
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix documentary "World War II: From the Frontlines" (1:48)
>MOVIES: Upcoming "Spinal Tap" sequel will feature Paul McCartney and Elton John
>CELEBRITY: Golden Globes nominations
>ANIMALS: This dad has the best reaction to meeting a kitten (:56)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 12th (1:41)
-Meanwhile, Florida newspaper will print your grievances for Festivus
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:05). High of 20 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Suspects in fatal shooting on Dorchester Street in Worcester caught in Fitchburg
-Worcester reports fewer shootings in 2024, despite jump in homicides
-What nurses say must improve at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
-5 townhouse units planned for Austin Street in Worcester
-Why so many Mass. breweries are closing (and what you can do about it)
-Worcester Community Housing Resources taps established executive as new leader
-Holiday travel rush continues (2:08). Article
-Worcester forum explores M.C.A.S. results and educational equity
-Worcester wants input on where to put new trash/recycling bins
-Radio Worcester (24:05): Worcester Police Union leaders respond to D.O.J. report
-Earlier: Boston Globe: Federal lawsuits lay out D.O.J. allegations against Worcester police
-Radio Worcester (17:50): Mayor Petty addresses City Council meeting amid heated debate
-Radio Worcester (19:13): City Manager Batista addresses D.O.J. report, legal strategy
>FAITH: Holy Cross professor — At Hanukkah, a celebration of eternal light − from desert tabernacle to synagogues today
>DINING OUT: Phantom Gourmet's Great 8 Unique Eateries (5:13)
-ICYMI: Midday snow delivers string of crashes in Central Mass.
-Woman struck by a car in crosswalk in Worcester
-At court hearing, 2 different pictures of fatal Worcester shooting
-Worcester D.P.W. chief Robert L. Moylan Jr. to end interim stint
-Worcester's Union Station listed among 6 of the Most Beautiful Amtrak Stations in America
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett Echo — Fantastic freshmen on varsity sports teams
-Christmas Greetings from Everyone At Lamoureux Ford (:49)
-Mountview Middle School honor roll
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Southbridge day care worker admits to abusing child (2:01)
-Barre ambulance and Verizon utility truck collide on Route 62
-Botched drug deal at Leominster group home ends with arrest of 2 women
-Rutland police to hold car seat check-up on Monday
-Auburn wants feedback on possible regionalization of 911 services
-Shrewsbury Select Board updates (:35)
-Grafton Middle School teachers honored for "Promising Practices"
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday
>SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Candlelight tours, wrestling and holiday choral music
-Spotify's Top 10 most-streamed holiday tracks of all time revealed
-At Holy Cross, "Sojourners" captures the immigrant experience in 1970s America
>OPINION: Tom Marino: 9 years of Public Safety Committee ignoring police discipline
-Laura McCarthy-Ha: Simplifying gift-giving in a big family
-Laurelle Farrell: Lessons in a hair style…bangs
-WCCA-TV's This Is Worcester No. 211 (28:23): Sports, Sports, Sports!
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to an "accomplished and admired singer/ songwriter/ musician" born in Worcester
>SPORTS: Patriots fans will love Josh Allen’s take on Drake Maye’s future
-Van Pelt doubles down on not calling Maye runs after criticism
-NFL Week 16 schedule, TV and announcers
-Celtics beat Bulls, 123-98
-Bruins beat Sabres, 3-1
-Rickey Henderson, Baseball Hall of Famer and league's all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65
-Railers beat Maine, 5-1
>NATIONAL: 2 Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent "friendly fire" incident
-Grandparent caregiving declines amid pandemic changes
-Tragic: Grandmother, 80, dies after getting trapped in Sleep Number bed for 2 days: lawsuit
>NEW ENGLAND: State police say Friday's storm caused 200 crashes across state (:22)
-Hypothermic hiker rescued by helicopter in White Mountains (:27)
>COLLEGES: Assumption Professor Cinzia Pica named Visiting Scholar at Harvard
-Anna Maria AMCAST (50:10): Holiday Movies 2.0
-Clark professor gives lecture on what it means to be a feminist in wartime
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Waldorf-Astoria insists hotel will reopen in spring
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Financial planning for parents’ assisted living
>HOMES: Tips for moving
>SHOPPING: Cozy gifts your mom will love this holiday season (4:04)
-Holiday gift ideas from unique local businesses across Mass. (4:58)
>HEALTH: Expert explains possible risks, benefits of raw milk (2:49)
-Dr. Todd Ellerin on vaccines and their impact on children (3:40)
>FOOD: Taco Bell unveils new menu item
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for new Netflix doc, "Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action" (2:21)
>MOVIES: "Barbie 2" in early stages with Greta Gerwig returning to write
>CELEBRITY: James Kennedy arrested for domestic violence weeks after getting fired from "Vanderpump Rules"
>HISTORY: City Hospital, circa 1907
>ANIMALS: Dog becomes mama to a litter of tiny rescue kittens (1:42)
>GOOD NEWS: Man with a rare tumor was told he had months to live. Now, he's cancer-free
-Meanwhile, Mariah Carey fans get into a wild fight at Christmas concert: "On the naughty list"
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