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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 (:58). High of 45 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester police ask for help finding missing woman
+6:00: Worcester E.M.S. union warms of UMass Medical staffing levels
+6:00: Q&A with the MacArthur genius from Clark University
+6:00: Worcester holds info sessions on joining city boards, commissions on Wednesday
+6:00: Different setting, atmosphere at Trans Day of Remembrance
+6:00: Big Nate Allstar is the winner of WoMag's Digital Battle of the Bands
+6:00: Digital Battle of the Bands runners up Evil Felipe relish community support for musicians
+6:00: Worcester hockey alumni highlights, NHL Week 6
-CBS Mornings to film at Worcester’s Boulevard Diner today
-Exchange Building transforms to "Hell": 'Walking Dead' returns to familiar streets (and alleys) of downtown Worcester
-Woman indicted for manslaughter, O.U.I. in crash that killed mother of 6
-3 loaded guns found in raid; Worcester man charged
-Area police department defends arrest of teen caught on video after he accuses them of excessive force. Video (2:40)
-62 animals, including horses, cats, dogs and goats removed from area home
-Man seriously injured after car crashes into U-Haul in Sturbridge Friday night
-This Week in Worcester exclusive: Administration has plan to raid churches over holidays
-Missing teen daughter of Worcester mother arrested by I.C.E. has been found, police say
-Related: Judge to provide update on charges against Worcester leaders in I.C.E. arrest case
-Related: New York Times: A councilwoman intervened during an I.C.E. arrest. Then she faced the voters
-Mike Benedetti: Worcester City Council agenda preview
-Recount of councilor-at-large vote will begin this week
-Worcester Election Commission reviews recount petitions Tuesday
-Aislinn Doyle: November 20th School Committee meeting agenda preview
-Worcester police find dog with broken leg
-Dog found on Ward Street in Worcester
-Radio Worcester's The Rundown (25:01): Worcester recount, I.C.E. arrest sparks debate
-ICYMI: Garage in Nortborough partially collapses after fire rips through (:16). Article
-Family of Higgins Armory founder has reunion to see new Arms and Armor Galleries
-Related: Arms and Armor Galleries set to open at Worcester Art Museum. Take a look inside
-Local star Angelo Gray, 12, shines in Hollywood debut at Millbury theater
-Related: What's Up Worcester interview with Angelo Gray (3:54)
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Holden voters to face override decision
-Unique Happy Thanksgiving wishes from Lamoureux Ford (:29)
-Blue and Gold Star Memorial Fundraiser under way
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Yuletide Market & Light the Common returns to Shrewsbury Center
-Webster police arrest wanted man who jumped from bathroom window
-Athol man arrested on child sexual exploitation charges indicted by federal grand jury
-Wachusett Food Pantry faces increased need
-Grafton firefighter graduates from State Fire Academy
-The Item's public safety logs
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Tuesday
>SHOWTIME: Styx's Dennis DeYoung slams "shameful" Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
>OPINION: Shaun Connolly: Where we go one, Wegovy
-Unity Radio's Q.C.C. State of Mind (57:41): Director of Veteran Affairs Matthew Casaubon
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who worked at Grants
>SPORTS: Patriots will face Bengals without Ja’Marr Chase, multiple stars
-Patriots’ standing in AFC East, potential playoff matchups and more
-Bruins lose to Hurricanes, 3-1
-New England Sports Summit returns February 13th
>NATIONAL: F.E.M.A. chief steps down as administration prepared to oust him
-Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers steps down from public commitments after Epstein emails
-Tragic: New Jersey man is first known death from meat allergy triggered by tick bites
>NEW ENGLAND: 1 dead following a house fire in Maine, officials say
-Ex-officer charged with killing Sandra Birchmore's unborn child (:34)
>COLLEGES: WPI Podcast, Episode 21 (29:44): Thinking with A.I. | Erin Solovey
-Worcester State awarded $1.3 million federal grant to launch student support services program
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 7 vacations that are more expensive than travelers realize
>BUSINESS: Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-LPL Financial Research: Early keys to 2026
-Radio Worcester honored with Community Impact Award by Better Business Bureau
>SHOPPING: GameStop unveils Trade Anything Day. When is it and what is it?
>HOMES: Central Mass. real estate transfers
>HEALTH: Doctor's perspective on making GLP-1s more affordable (2:00)
>FOOD: Listeria recall: Ready-to-eat pastas linked to 6 deaths
>TV/STREAMING: Trailer for Season 5 of "Stranger Things" (2:55)
>MOVIES: "Moana" live-action trailer stars Dwayne Johnson, Catherine Laga'aia
>CELEBRITY: GQ Men of the Year red carpet: Sydney Sweeney, Hailey Bieber and more
-L.A. County Sheriff investigating new sexual battery claim against Sean "Diddy" Combs
>ANIMALS: Dog follows woman on a hike and ends up being her soul dog (2:14)
>GOOD NEWS: At 100, WWII veteran still inspires gratitude in his community
-Meanwhile, filmmaker declares existence of U.F.O.s "no longer a question" — as doc probes 80 years of secrets
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