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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:53). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+5:00: Happy New Year, Let's get hammered: Worcester construction echoes as 2024 beckons
+5:00: Just how "lucky" was Worcester in 2023?
+5:00: Holden police seek help IDing young shoplifting suspects (pictured)
+Noon: It's Friday! Check Dining Out and Bars & Bands before making plans
+Noon: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
+Noon: First Person: Joe Fusco Jr.'s sonic boom, baby
+Noon: Worcester store sells $500,000 scratch ticket
-UMass Memorial Medical Center to reinstate caregiver mask mandate
-Related: State reports 4,811 new confirmed COVID cases and 22 deaths
-Related: Are COVID symptoms still the same? What to know about this winter's JN.1 wave
-Man killed in Westborough semi-truck accident was Worcester resident, 28
-Earlier: Worker in Westborough crushed by tractor-trailer filled with water (1:11). Article
-Woman ID'd as victim in fatal Christmas crash involving Worcester man
-A year after Brittany Tee of Brookfield was last seen, still no updates
-Area man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-It's back! Worcester's wild, weird and unruly year in popular culture
-Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Worcester
-Faces of Worcester: Idaliana Medina, M.Ed.
>DINING OUT: Kenmore Diner owners set to retire in January
-ICYMI: 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
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet Street culvert replacement nearing completion
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Berlin highway crash sends 7 to hospitals
-Leicester police hoping to find owner of German Shepherd found in town
-Information sessions on Shrewsbury Y.A.H.O.O. program
-Grafton gym dedication postponed due to storm leak
-Grafton News holiday happenings
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle holiday happenings
-Millbury-Sutton Chronicle goings on
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Worcester's Ben Grigorov live at Redemption Rock Brewing Saturday night
>SHOWTIME: Five Things to Do: Drag, EDM, swing and the Haunted Speakeasy ...
-N.Y.E., comedy, micro-wrestling: 5 fun things this weekend
-Poet Dennis Barone to judge W.C.P.A.'s Frank O'Hara Prize poetry contest
-Ecotarium exhibit highlights Tuskegee Airmen of World War II
-WCCA-TV's Senior Speak No. 911 (29:26): Worcester Senior Center
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1323 (19:26): The Clock Beer and Wine Store
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester teen who had "a kind, compassionate soul with a bright smile and a huge thoughtful heart"
>SPORTS: Bailey Zappe’s recent success with Patriots driven by 2 key factors
-Celtics beat Pistons, 128-122, in overtime
-West Boylston, Uxbridge High recognized at Fenway for Super Bowl wins
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: Post office ramps up stamp prices for 2024
-F.A.A. identifies 19 serious runway incursions this year: report
-Tragic: Mother shot dead by brother over unequal Christmas gift exchange: cops
>NEW ENGLAND: $2.5 billion federal funding "error" still hanging over Mass. for 2024
>COLLEGES: Q.C.C. gets $1.8 million for adult community learning center
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 10 best new luxury hotels in the world in 2023
>BUSINESS: New U.S. jobless claims rise again as labor market cools
-New York Times sues OpenAI claiming copyright breaches: What to know
>HEALTH: Irregular sleep could be linked to higher risk of dementia (:37)
-Americans who struggle to afford rent can die sooner: Study
>SHOPPING: What Worcester's Reading — Booklovers' Gourmet
>HOMES: Worcester County real estate transfers, Sunday, December 24th
>FOOD: Grocery stores open on New Year's in Worcester
>TV/STREAMING: Amazon to run ads on Prime Video unless subscribers pay more
>MOVIES: 15 best Tom Hanks movies to watch now
>CELEBRITY: Bobby Rivers, Food Network host and VH1 VJ, dies at 70
>ANIMALS: Tasmania's viral Neil the Seal gets into standoff with police: Watch
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 29th (1:43)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Airport worker wins $20 million
-Meanwhile, Florida Man goes fishing in Bass Pro Shops pond, flees with live 50-pound tarpon
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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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