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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:56). High of 47 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+7:00: UMass Memorial Medical Center to reinstate caregiver mask mandate
+7:00: Massachusetts COVID cases rising around holidays
+7:00: Man killed in Westborough semi-truck accident was Worcester resident, 28
+7:00: West Boylston, Uxbridge High recognized at Fenway for Super Bowl wins
+7:00: Poet Dennis Barone to judge W.C.P.A.'s Frank O'Hara Prize poetry contest
+1:00: A year after Brittany Tee of Brookfield was last seen, still no updates
+1:00: It's back! Worcester's wild, weird and unruly year in popular culture
+1:00: Five Things to Do: Drag, EDM, swing and the Haunted Speakeasy ...
-Worker in Westborough crushed by tractor-trailer filled with water (1:11). Article
-Person dead at Lunenburg trailer park, suspect in custody
-Caitlin McCarthy's "Wonder Drug" closer to filming in Worcester
-Hanover Theatre extends holiday cheer with $25 ticket sale
-Worcester to hold inauguration January 2nd
-Faces of Worcester: Idaliana Medina, M.Ed.
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for December
-Radio Worcester (10:16): Sarai Rivera reflects on 12 years, Worcester Together success
>DINING OUT: Kenmore Diner owners set to retire in January
-ICYMI: Turtleboy blogger jailed as bail revoked amid new charges (2:30). Article
-Worcester Airport — leisure travel taking off
-Worcester named the biggest boomtown in Massachusetts for 2023
-Worcester doughnut shop one of five in state that are "New England Doughnuts Worth the Drive"
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Wachusett N.H.S. inductees up to a challenge
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Friends remember Oxford man killed in Conn. dirt bike crash
-Passport lost in Boston returns to Irish woman via good Samaritan in Grafton
-Grafton police log, December 29th edition
-Public commentary on Millbury 40B project postponed to January 10th
-Oak Middle School in Shrewsbury holds spelling bee
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Worcester's Ben Grigorov live at Redemption Rock Brewing Saturday night
>SHOWTIME: Can an algorithm tell us the saddest song ever written?
-Listen Up: Jonathan Jay Babcock sets history with new album
-Last Call: Andrienne Clark, retired journalist
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 20 (29:27): Worcester's housing crisis
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 911 (29:26): Worcester Senior Center
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local woman who spent 25 years with the Visiting Nurses
>SPORTS: Why Bill O’Brien still believes in Mac Jones
-North boys’ basketball shows there will be no drop off from last year’s title run
-Linebacker Jacob Dobbs excited to reunite with former coach Bob Chesney at James Madison
-Holy Cross men's basketball team hosts Elms on Friday
-Worcester boxer Jamaine Ortiz ready for world title fight
-Railers beat Mariners, 5-4
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Iran warns Israel "will pay the price" after Tehran claims I.D.F. airstrike killed top commander
-Influencer Theresa Cachuela killed in front of daughter in murder
-Tragic: 4-year-old boy dies in road rage shooting
>NEW ENGLAND: Winthrop police officer arrested on child rape charges (1:46)
-Christmas night fire leaves 5 displaced in Boston
>COLLEGES: UMass Medical School granted $4 million to study asthma medication adherence
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 American lakes you need to explore
>BUSINESS: How did W.B.J. do with its 2023 predictions?
-State lawmakers aim to boost grid enhancement technologies
>HEALTH: Stressed? Mindfulness can help
-Deaths caused by heart disease can be prevented (1:03)
>SHOPPING: Here’s what happens to the billions that go unspent in gift cards each year
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, December 17th to 23rd
>FOOD: Whole Foods pollock, cod fillets recalled due to undeclared allergen
>TV/STREAMING: Wildest documentaries and docuseries of 2023
>MOVIES: 19 tear-jerker movies guaranteed to make you cry
>CELEBRITY: Tom Smothers, half of iconic Smothers Brothers musical comedy duo, dies at 86
-"Parasite" actor dies from an apparent suicide
>ANIMALS: Donations for dogs at Worcester Animal Rescue League
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 28th (1:44)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Baby swept away in tornado found alive "by the grace of God"
-Meanwhile, zoo calls on Maury Povich to help with mystery orangutan paternity. "You ARE the father!"
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:35). High of 73 today in Worcester
-U.S. officials are bracing for another summer of dangerous heat. These maps show where it's most likely to happen
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Woman arrested in Leominster shot and killed her boyfriend, court docs say
+6:00: On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
+Noon: Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
+Noon: Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
+Noon: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
+Noon: Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-"Pop, pop ... bang, bang!" Driver wounded in shooting before car slams into Worcester house (2:18)
-Related: Resident recounts waking to gunshots, S.U.V. slamming into house
-"The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-May Day rally focuses on lack of affordable housing in Worcester
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-Yellow tulip hope gardens in bloom across Worcester
-Cell phone use in classrooms; "a full ban doesn't work"
-Worcester had the highest opioid overdose death rate in state in 2023
-A vivid memory of protest: Remembering the local student protests of May 1970
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>DINING OUT: Local chefs tackle Girl Scout cookies at Fork It Over
-ICYMI: 29-year-old Worcester man killed in crash on Southwest Cutoff
-New party space opens at the top of Glass Tower
-Developer who purchased Becker College properties in Worcester sells 2 in 5-parcel, $6 million sale
-How many Worcester city employees made the $200,000 club?
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Budget presentation by Finance Committee on Friday
-Lamoureux Ford salutes the UConn Huskies (:54)
-Annual town election May 13th
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Woman injured in Lancaster railroad crossing crash
-New video shows moment school bus tilted off side of road in March in Hubbardston
-Unofficial results give Nicholas Lazzaro and Katherine McKenna select board seats in Millbury
-Local teachers' nonprofit helps students learn outside the classroom
-Contested races highlight June 10th Clinton election
-Spencer Town Meeting voters to take up budget, solar bylaw changes
-Wachusett Area Chamber hosts Scholarship Scramble Golf Tournament
-Furniture upgrade underway at Thayer Memorial Library
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
-Save $5 on tickets to Shrewsbury Street Nurses Pub Crawl for a limited time
>SHOWTIME: Worcester native publishes novel that challenges readers
-Holy Cross Performing Arts Center exhibit fosters cultural exchange
-Sarah Connell Sanders: How to throw a meat raffle fundraiser
-Radio Worcester (22:50): Inside Mechanics Hall — May events from music to magic
-Last Call: Shelby Watterworth, artist
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:39): Unity In The Community
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to career nurse who also sang in the Worcester County Light Opera Company
>SPORTS: Celtics wrap up series with Heat, 118-84
-Watch Mike Gorman’s final sign-off in last game as Celtics broadcaster
-Player comparisons for every Patriots draft pick
-Bravehearts announce first 8 returning players
-Red Sox beat Giants, 6-2
-100FM The Pike (8:25): Coach Jordan Lavallee-Smotherman talks about leaving the Railers for Austria
-WooSox beat Lehigh Valley, 5-2
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-Feds probing 130,000 Ford Mustang Mach-E cars after crashes involving hands-free tech
>NATIONAL: Los Angeles heist gang behind daylight robberies busted
-Police shoot, kill armed student outside Wisconsin middle school: authorities
-Tragic: 3-year-old shoots himself, school officer parent arrested
>NEW ENGLAND: The faces of the Karen Read trial (20:11)
-Update on babies found in freezer in Boston, new details revealed
>COLLEGES: Anna Maria Senior Profile: Mia Kuhl, C.J. Major
-New expenses will push Clark’s cost over $70,000 next year
-Enhanced WPI transfer programs open new vistas for Q.C.C. students (4:06)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): This surprising city was named top global destination by travel expert
>BUSINESS: Ending restaurants' tip credit could cost jobs, close eateries and bars
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-Radio Worcester (9:55): Avoid home scams! Tips & B.B.B. mission with Alex Guardiola
>SHOPPING: Walmart is launching a new store brand called Bettergoods
>HOMES: Cost of buying a home in America reaches a new high, Redfin says
>HEALTH: This is the healthiest time to eat dinner, recent study says
-Infectious disease expert discusses how to handle ticks amid state's first detection of Powassan virus
>FOOD: Is this really Mass.'s "Most Iconic Food"? Food Network says so
>TV/STREAMING: "Bridgerton" showrunner teases who will lead Season 4
>MOVIES: South Park's Matt Stone, Trey Parker set comedy with Kendrick Lamar
>CELEBRITY: Michael Richards reunites with Jerry Seinfeld on first red carpet in 8 years
>ANIMALS: Meet Shamrock, the green puppy taking the internet by storm
>HISTORY: Main Street from Front Street in Worcester
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Mass. woman wins $1 million lottery prize twice in 10-week span
-Meanwhile, in Florida, NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of home came from space station
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