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In The News
>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 (:32). High of 21 today in Worcester
+5:00: Another cold night, next snow threat develops Sunday (3:18)
-Worcester winter parking ban remains as snow cleanup continues
-720 tickets, 400 tows in Worcester during storm
-"There isn’t enough help out there": Worcester gets mixed reviews on plowing
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Massport seeks to double Worcester airport passenger use by 2035, grow cargo operations
+5:00: Mini-grants applications for Worcester teachers now open
+Noon: Lunenburg school resource officer helps recover more than $100,000 in crypto scam
+Noon: "I Declare" eyes Black perspectives in face of historic anniversary
+Noon: Last Call: Dee O'Connor, book collaborator
-UMass Memorial sees spike in shoveling heart attacks after storm (1:53). Article
-City Council moves forward on Main Street tax exemption
-Kraft honors fallen officer’s family with Super Bowl tickets
-As "Laverne & Shirley" turns 50, remembering Worcester's own Big Ragoo
-Saint Vincent names interim C.E.O. and C.N.O. in leadership transition
-Worcester County Wonders: The future is bright for a new Whalom Park
>DINING OUT: Best hidden gem restaurants in America? Beloved spots worth the trip
-ICYMI: Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking relative sentenced to prison
-Town Fair Tire wants to take over former Fortin's Market (and Dollar Tree) on West Boylston Street
-3-story apartment building proposed for Worcester’s Millbury Street
-TV food personality Alton Brown is set to return to Worcester in April
-Mystery on Main Street: Catacombs under downtown Worcester
-85-year-old man in Worcester jokes about spending birthday digging car out of snow
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-NEW! Winter snow brings great values at Lamoureux Ford (2:00)
-12-year-old cellist from Holden competes as semifinalist in national competition
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Massive water main breaks disrupt service in Grafton (1:30)
-Shrewsbury adds additional full-day Pre-K classrooms
-Traffic advisory for center of Millbury
-Clinton town clerk resigns, seat to be filled at upcoming election
-Woman arrested after sleeping on sidewalk, drinking near Leominster Market Basket
-Book your pup's next glow-up at Life is Ruff in Auburn
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: Knox Train 250th celebrations at Old Sturbridge Village and Worcester
-Holy Cross, Worcester Academy legend Sherry Levin puts lifetime of lessons into new book
-Listen Up: Seeing "Faces" with Worcester rapper Ghost of the Machine
>OPINION: Dr. Mohammad Alhabbal: Many seniors face new crisis
-Unity Radio's Unity in the Community (58:04): TheHeavyWeight Dj Rasheed
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (51:35): How are the roads?
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to longtime Worcester C.P.A.
>SPORTS: Mike Vrabel says Patriots run to Super Bowl was "group effort" (1:06)
-Is Drake Maye hurt? Vrabel gives vague answer
-Maye had right shoulder issue before AFC Championship Game
-Whale comes in with $1.1 million wager on this Super Bowl bet
-NFL world shocked by Bill Belichick failing to make Hall of Fame
-How Belichick reacted to his shocking Hall of Fame snub
-Bill Polian denies being factor in Belichick's Hall of Fame miss
-Bruins beat Nashville, 3-2
-Caitlin Clark joining NBC's NBA coverage as special contributor
-Holy Cross men's basketball (on the road) and women's basketball (at home) face Colgate
>CARS: Volkswagen to recall 44,000 vehicles over high-voltage battery fire risk
>NATIONAL: Woman gets $3 million in romance scams
-Autopsy reports reveal horrific new details about University of Idaho victims' stabbing injuries
-Tragic: Father shoots and kills 4 family members, including wife, while his child hides in closet and calls 911: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: 2 children charged with murder after deadly beating in Providence
-Top Hawaiian chef and dad of 3 ID'd as fourth victim of Maine plane crash
-Radio Worcester (12:55): Jesse Littlewood explains ballot initiative to reform primary elections
>COLLEGES: Clark's visual arts M.F.A. residency includes learning, creating and building community
-Holy Cross professor: From ancient Rome to today, war-makers have talked constantly about peace
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Southwest's controversial plus-size passenger policy kicks in
-5 things you should always wear on a plane
>BUSINESS: UPS plans to cut up to 30,000 jobs as it scales back Amazon deliveries
-LPL Financial Research: The productivity advantage: Powering economic growth in 2026
-TikTok reaches last-minute settlement with woman who blamed app for depression, body dysmorphia
>HOMES: Cities with the fastest-growing home prices in the Worcester metro area
>SHOPPING: Behind the seams — A closer look at clothing quality (1:54)
>FOOD: Keurig recalls over 80,000 McCafé coffee pods
>HEALTH: Women who get pregnant in this window are more likely to live longer
-Deadly cancer risk spikes with certain level of alcohol consumption, study finds
>TV/STREAMING: Taylor Sheridan’s TV show lineup: "Landman" Season 3, "Marshals", "The Madison" and more
>MOVIES: Dirty Dancing sequel with Jennifer Grey moving forward
>CELEBRITY: Sydney Sweeney climbs Hollywood sign to hang up bras
-Claire Danes admits she had a "meltdown" after learning she was pregnant at 44
>ANIMALS: Wild squirrel visits dog every day for 5 years (2:13)
>HISTORY: Then & Now: Belmont and Edward streets, Worcester
>GOOD NEWS: Bouquet of lottery tickets earns birthday girl $20,000
-Meanwhile, in Australia, kangaroo causes chaos during bike tour, bikers injured
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