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>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:07). High of 44 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Happy New Year, Let's get hammered: Worcester construction echoes as 2024 beckons
-Worcester store sells $500,000 scratch ticket
-Just how "lucky" was Worcester in 2023?
-Worcester Magazine ends free distribution; "move was inevitable"
-Holden police seek help IDing young shoplifting suspects
-It's back! Worcester's wild, weird and unruly year in popular culture
-Where to celebrate New Year's Eve in Worcester
-Ray Mariano: List of wishes for the new year
>DINING OUT: EggHolic Indian-cuisine chain to open first Mass. location in Shrewsbury
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial Medical Center to reinstate caregiver mask mandate
-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
-Woman ID'd as victim in fatal Christmas crash involving Worcester man
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Quinapoxet Street reopens
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Good Samaritans rescue driver from car that flipped over on Route 2 in Leominster
-A year after Brittany Tee of Brookfield was last seen, still no updates
-Man charged with murdering girlfriend in Lunenburg trailer park held without bail
-Oxford man wins $1 million on scratch ticket
-Clinton to make second try at storm water project
-Boylston receives open space grant
-New senior bus plan approved in Paxton
-Local communities receive grants for infrastructure
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Saturday
-TONIGHT: 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
-First Person: Joe Fusco Jr.'s sonic boom, baby
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1323 (19:26): The Clock Beer and Wine Store
-WCCA-TV's Soapbox No. 1324 (27:32): Worcester Healthy Baby Collaborative
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester native Dermot Meagher, the first openly gay judge in Massachusetts
>SPORTS: How Bill Belichick could make his case to remain with Patriots
-Celtics beat Toronto, 120-118
-Holy Cross men’s basketball wins non-league finale
-Railers beat Royals, 5-0
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
>NATIONAL: TikTok makes users give iPhone passwords, reasons unclear
-Tragic: Man kills wife, himself shortly before Christmas, leaving 5 kids orphaned
>NEW ENGLAND: Dover couple, teenage daughter found dead in Dover home (2:49)
-Former acting New Bedford fire chief killed in shootout with police in Fairhaven (2:56)
-Mass. resident dies of Legionnaires' disease after stay at New Hampshire resort (1:35)
>COLLEGES: Clark looks back at 2023
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 9 of the prettiest small villages in the U.K.
>BUSINESS: Mass. unemployment rate saw slight increase in November
-Tree House fires back against minority owner’s lawsuit, saying he made $850,000 off $10,000 investment
>HEALTH: People hospitalized with flu can develop "long flu:" Study (:59)
-Drinking this beverage could benefit people with cancer or diabetes: study
>SHOPPING: PowerXL air fryers from Kohls, Walmart, Target recalled for burn risk
>HOMES: 10 most expensive homes sold in Worcester County, December 17th to 23rd
>FOOD: This breakfast has the exact nutritional makeup to cure your hangover
>TV/STREAMING: New shows and movies to watch this weekend
>MOVIES: Why Meryl Streep almost wasn't cast in "The Devil Wears Prada"
>CELEBRITY: Martha Stewart, 82, posts thirst trap in lace nightgown
>ANIMALS: Rescuers find dog in freezing snow (:58)
>HISTORY: Today in History for December 30th (1:48)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): 93-year-old vet, grandfather flooded with over 600 Christmas cards
-Meanwhile, the Pop-Tarts Bowl delivers on its promise for a mascot to be eaten
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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:27). High of 58 today in Worcester
>TOP OF THE NEWS
-Mass. National Guard sergeant from Leominster charged with killing boyfriend (1:50). Article
-Cuts coming: Worcester schools face $22 million budget deficit
-On set at "The Walking Dead: Dead City" in Worcester
-Related: "The Walking Dead: Dead City" TV show filming begins in Downtown Worcester
-Family of 14-year-old Worcester teen killed in shooting announces funeral
-Worcester police investigate stabbing on Chandler Street
-Search warrant leads to arrest of Worcester man for drugs
-Mass. D.O.T. exhibit at DCU Center features simulator for navigating streets
-Channel 7 solves timeshare problem for local widow
-The Faces of Worcester: Allen Greenman, Real estate & watchmaker
-Radio Worcester (48:04): Radio Roundtable discusses Supreme Court's homelessness ruling impact on Worcester
>CELEBRITY: Worcester's Denis Leary to appear in first movie since 2014
>DINING OUT: Central Mass. Mom's Best Gluten-Free Restaurants in Central Mass.
-ICYMI: "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
-City Manager Eric Batista to reject committee recommendations, renew Spectrum contract
-Related: The Buzz with City Manager Batista — Cable Talk
-Korean fried chicken shop coming to Downtown Worcester
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): TODAY! 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): Shrewsbury Select Board creates Municipal Facilities Optimization Committee
-Gardner man in unresponsive state drives up to Clinton police in Hannaford parking lot
-Northborough residents react to being named the safest in Mass.
-Tribute Road Race Saturday in Clinton
-Bulfinch Bee 5K Saturday in Lancaster
-Clinton Chamber hosting several events
-Fitchburg vacant property registration requirement now live
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Friday
-Singer-songwriter Tasteless Jack makes Redemption Rock taproom debut on Saturday
>SHOWTIME: Six Things to Do: Psychic Faire, poet Alejandro Jimenez and more
-Knights and fairies galore at renaissance fair in Phillipston this weekend
-Play explores life of suffragist and abolitionist Julia Ward Howe
-WCCA-TV's Talk of Main Street No. 27 (29:01)
-WCCA-TV's The Mayor's Forum No. 39 (28:25): Central Mass. Agency on Aging
-Unity Radio (58:06): TheWoo508
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to local man who passed away at age 104
>SPORTS: Bruins lose Game 6 to Toronto, Game 7
-Here's what Bruins broadcaster Jack Edwards said after his final game
-Dates for Celtics second round series vs. Cavs or Magic
-For Patriots, it's out with “Do Your Job,” in with “Process… Progress… Payoff.”
-Belichick — the Holy Cross coach, not the other one — named Coach of the Year
-Red Sox fall to Giants, 3-1
-WooSox lose to Lehigh Valley, 7-1
>CARS: Bertera has the all-star team to help you find your next Nissan car or truck (:39)
-New U.S. cars will be required to have automatic emergency braking in 5 years
>NATIONAL: U.S. drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
-17-year-old charged with murdering 10-year-old sister
-Tragic: 2-year-old boy dies after inflatable house goes airborne
>NEW ENGLAND: Karen Read trial Day 3 recap | What happened at the scene of death? (31:36)
-Tanker fire closes I-95 in Norwalk, Conn. (1:13)
>COLLEGES: Filmmaker and Clark alum explores identity, acceptance, and blue-collar realities
-Anna Maria Senior Profile: Haylee Walker, class of ‘24
-Assumption students recognized for academic excellence at 40th Honors Convocation
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Beautiful African paradise islands that most tourists don’t know about
>BUSINESS: African business expo in Worcester eyes increased attendance for second year
-LPL Research: That was quite a week
-This is the most dreaded word at work: "My mind goes to the worst places"
>SHOPPING: Credit card skimmers found at Walmarts, including one in Hudson
>HOMES: See all homes sold in Worcester County, April 21st to 27th
>HEALTH: U.S. fertility rate dropped to lowest in a century
-Eating avocados may lower diabetes risk for women: study
>FOOD: Walgreens keeps selling out of mango gummy candy — and Gen Zers are desperate
>TV/STREAMING: Max streaming service to crack down on password sharing after move boosts Netflix
>MOVIES: Margot Robbie to produce live-action "Monopoly" movie
>ANIMALS: He was in the shelter for over 600 days until... (:59)
>HISTORY: Soldier's Monument, Worcester Common
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): Soldier surprises 5-year-old daughter at school
-Meanwhile, man paddles river in Australia's largest pumpkin
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