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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:57). High of 42 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester man charged with rape of little girl police say he threw off bridge in 2017
+6:00: West Boylston firefighters rescue 2 from violent I-190 crash (pictured)
+6:00: Burncoat High could get funding for new building after vote for state board
+6:00: West Boylston man sues Table Talk for $652,000
+Noon: Worcester City Council allows in-law apartments throughout, with owner occupancy
+Noon: Worcester police officer connects city with L.O.V.E. is the Answer initiative
+Noon: Listen Up: Mark Erelli shines with "Lay Your Darkness Down"
+Noon: Museums and more: Oh, the places you and your toddler will go
-Burncoat High School reopens after heat failure
-Trial in Worcester: Former Mass. state troopers guilty of overtime fraud
-2 Worcester men arrested in 2021 armed home invasion
-Millbury Street lot sold to Worcester paving company owner for $345,000
-Worcester businesses bracing for challenge of inflation during holiday season
-Related: Worcester small business owners are ringing alarm bells over high costs and lower consumer spending
-Worcester's Jewish leaders call for unity as they light menorah
-Shrewsbury police determine town menorah was damaged by weather
-TODAY! Planting the Seed annual Toy Drive Santa-thon on Wednesday
-Worcester Boys & Girls Club, Sheriff host Jingle Bell Toy Drive
-The Worcester gentlemen with 40 trees, a Christmas story
-"Christmas Giving" program celebrates its 40th anniversary
>DINING OUT: 100FM The Pike (8:53) — Chef Kevin Comellas of Havana Nights on Cuban food
-ICYMI: Former Commerce High School in Downtown Worcester opens as 109-unit apartment building
-Roughly $9,000 in tools stolen from Habitat for Humanity construction site in Worcester
-UMass Medical School to lay off 36 from vaccine division
-Migrant student quickly learning English at Worcester school
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! Senior Center annual luncheon
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Wachusett's Mary Gibbons has Mountaineers locked in on Division 1 title
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Things are still growing at Community Harvest Project
-Local students share global stories with documentary
-Author shines light on towns lost to create Quabbin Reservoir
-2 Millbury men sworn in as correctional officers
-Clinton maintains tax split level
-Diversity statement work in progress at Nashoba
-The Landmark's public safety logs
-Thomas Prince School honor roll
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor’s Live Music List for Wednesday
>SHOWTIME: TODAY! Charcuterie Wreath workshop at Grill on the Hill
-100FM The Pike (13:09): Leslie Liao from Netflix's "Verified Stand-Up" talks with Mike Hsu
-December is for giving: Give the gift of service
-Heavy homecoming: Four Year Strong set for Palladium gig
-Janice Harvey: What elf is this, who's made a mess
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to woman who taught in Worcester elementary schools for over 30 years
>SPORTS: Patriots made a decision on Bill Belichick after Colts loss: Tom Curran
-Ravens sign Malik Cunningham off Patriots practice squad
-Celtics beat Cavaliers, 120-113
-Defending state champion North High upends Wachusett in opener
-T&G searching for the coolest school nickname in Central Mass.
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: U.S. teens "almost constantly" using YouTube, TikTok: study
-Apple releases urgent bug and security fixes and one cool app in new iOS 17.2 update
-Tragic: Toddler crawls through doggie door before drowning in pool, police say
>NEW ENGLAND: Feds block letter about Canton probe of Karen Read murder case (1:34)
-Mass. bill would require autism awareness training for police officers
>COLLEGES: From Atlas Obscura — The Sigmund Freud statue at Clark
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Visit the Newport mansions decorated for the Christmas season
>BUSINESS: U.S. adds 199,000 jobs in November, higher than expected
-Campaign to eliminate separate minimum wage for restaurant workers reaches ballot
>HEALTH: Stem cells might help knee arthritis patients avoid surgery (1:16)
-What causes headaches and migraines? Experts think they finally know
>SHOPPING: Holiday shipping scams
>HOMES: Envision Christmas on Cape Cod with these homes
>FOOD: Here's what's on menu at CosMc's, McDonald's brand-new spinoff restaurant
>TV/STREAMING: Best Christmas movies on Pluto TV
>MOVIES: Ed Helms says he would be down to do "The Hangover Part IV"
>CELEBRITY: Andre Braugher, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" and "Homicide: Life on the Street" actor, dies at age 61
>ANIMALS: Woman teaches duckling to walk (3:28)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 13th (1:32)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mailman scoops toddler away from traffic after daycare escape
-Meanwhile, in New Jersey, wild video captures deer running in elementary school
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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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