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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 (1:13). High of 66 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Man and young child rescued from roof of burning building on Vernon Hill, 1 dog dead, officials say
-Chimney fire spreads to walls of Princeton home, prompting multi-town response
-Auburn officer arrested by State Police in online sting
-Proposed site of 364 Worcester apartments purchased by N.J. firm for $17 million
-Q.C.C. union votes no confidence in college President Luis Pedraja
-Hanover Theatre announces 2025-26 Broadway Series shows
-Drought status eases in Worcester
-Worcester County Wonders: At Hot Dog Annie's, it's all about the sauce
-Telegram & Gazette Student of the Week
-Police recorded 9 hate crimes in Worcester in 2024
-Worcester releases new data on shootings, ShotSpotter
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:53): Board of Health pushes for transparency on vaccines — Can it stay non-political?
>DINING OUT (brought to you by Patsie Dugan's): Phanton Gourmet's Great 8 Pizza (5:22)
-ICYMI: New eatery planned near Polar Park
-Worcester’s toll in Titanic disaster
-Sheriff's office documents dating from 1700s donated offer glimpse into Worcester's past
-After almost a year as Head of School, Horgan reflects on Saint John’s community
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Longtime customer salutes Lamoureux Ford (3:53)
-Wachusett Echo: Post-election at the Regional
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Teen killed in Northbridge crash
-West Boylston sees lower insurance climb than some
-$42 million Shrewsbury D.P.W. project will head to townwide vote after Town Meeting approval
-Sterling Fire Chief David Hurlbut saluted for decades of service
-Cinthia Sykes leaving Boylston Elementary School
-Walmart plaza in Sturbridge sells for $31 million as part of wider $1.1 billion deal
-No micro-override request planned for this year in Grafton
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: April is not fooling around
-New sculpture show coming to Tower Hill
>OPINION: Candy Mero-Carlson: Doing math on colleges buying land in Worcester
-Tim Garvin: Worcester community goes beyond measurement
-WCCA-TV's Chandler Chat No. 459 (28:54): Congressman Jim McGovern
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to well-known and deeply respected hair stylist
>SPORTS: Red Sox lose to Rays, 16-1
-Worcester Bravehearts release 2025 schedule
-Holy Cross 'Sader Stories: Emily and Zach Bubonovich
-210 Sports' Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL week 27
-Paige Bueckers goes No. 1 to Dallas Wings in 2025 WNBA draft
-Flag football club for Worcester high school clears first hurdle
-Saint John's baseball improves to 6-0 with romp over Malden Catholic in home opener
>NATIONAL: Coast Guard rescues 4 from capsized boat off Florida coast; 1 dead, 5 missing
-U.S. still won’t say whether it will return mistakenly deported man, despite Supreme Court decision
>TRAGIC: Amish children killed on the way to school in buggy crash with S.U.V. driven by teen
>NEW ENGLAND: No end for Karen Read jury selection yet | Your questions answered (12:22)
>COLLEGES: Clark, WPI among top-ranked game design schools
-Holy Cross Professor Emily Wilson (50:40): War, Homecoming, Heroism, Truth
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 hotels with unexpected perks
>BUSINESS: Mass. small business concerned about tariff impact, "doubles my cost"
-LPL Financial Research: Decent chance stock market bottom is in but far from certain
-Gen Z employees are never at their desks — and it's driving their bosses crazy
>SHOPPING: Fisher-Price recalls popular baby toys due to frightening choking hazard
>HEALTH: Common vitamin shown to reduce autoimmune disease
-Workplace music can impact performance, study says (1:25)
-Can eating sour candy actually stop your panic attack? We asked a doctor
>FOOD: 5 mistakes grocery shoppers make — and all can be easily avoided
>TV/STREAMING: Recap of seasons 1 to 4 of Netflix's "You" (17:04)
>MOVIES: Nobody 2: Bob Odenkirk is back in first trailer
>CELEBRITY: First pics of Katy Perry and Gayle King in space on Blue Origin flight
>ANIMALS: They said this tiny puppy would never walk - Now watch him run (1:43)
>HISTORY: Why's it called that? Rejoice Newton, known for hill that carries name
>GOOD NEWS: World War II vet asked for 100 cards before his 100th birthday — and the response was incredible
-Meanwhile, in Ohio, man rescued from chimney, arrested
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