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In The News
>WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (1:02). High of 42 today in Worcester
-Latest storm map from National Weather Service
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Worcester calling for "patience" ahead of snow storm with plow driver shortage (1:43). Article
+6:00: Eat Beat for January
+6:00: BBQ & beer, Petty tribute, curling: 5 fun things this weekend
+6:00: Championship football team reunites 50 years later
+Noon: Owner of popular Worcester restaurant sells to new owners after 8 years (pictured)
+Noon: State Sen. Robyn Kennedy reflects on her first year in office
+Noon: Three Things to Do: Go for a walk, listen to music, welcome 2024
+Noon: How high is Worcester? Legal cannabis is a big "hit," but challenges remain
+Noon: PAWS for People visits Worcester Public Library
-3 brothers allege sexual abuse at Saint John’s in mid-1960s
-Pulse Magazine's People to Watch in 2024
-Radio Worcester (17:30): Worcester Mayor Joe Petty’s seventh term inaugural insights
-Related: Manny Jae Media (1:40:21): Worcester Inauguration
-Worcester awarded $146,000 grant for I.T. infrastructure
-The Faces of Worcester: Sarah Connell Sanders
-$800,000 in scholarships available for Worcester County students
-Indoor Pickleball opens in West Boylston on January 25th
-Coffee prices at Cumby's go up again (2:14). Article
>DINING OUT: Restaurant chain shutters multiple locations in Mass.
-ICYMI: UMass Memorial presenting plans to convert nursing home into hospital building
-K-9 Arnold joins Worcester Police Department
-Worcester man sentenced for shooting near courthouse
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Modular classrooms open at Dawson Elementary School
-Merry Christmas greetings from the team at Lamoureux Ford (:50)
-Christmas tree chipping next 2 Saturdays
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury firm donates meals to local food agencies
-TODAY! Auburn police selling hoodies in support of K9 program
-Gardner man passed out on crack in Leominster Burger King parking lot arrested
-West Boylston football field vandalized by teens in cars
-Clinton High readies for F.I.R.S.T. with bridge crush
-Clinton man with suspended license arrested during routine traffic stop
-Heywood Hospital reopening mental health unit after 3 years
-Donation aids schools' music program
-Winchendon firefighter dies unexpectedly
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Thursday
>SHOWTIME: Worcester names new Youth Poet Laureate
-What Worcester's Reading: A Great Notion
-Last Call: KRAMPUS for hire
-WCCA-TV's Rosen's Roundtable No. 519 (28:04): 2023 and 2024, Part 1 of 2
-City of Worcester's The Buzz with City Manager Batista (8:44): Worcester 311
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to noir-suspense novelist from Worcester
>SPORTS: Will Bill Belichick appeal to Robert Kraft’s humanity in end-of-season meeting?
-No Patriots selected to Pro Bowl for first time since 2000
-North High raises banner, honors late teammate, takes Doherty in home opener
-Boston's new pro women's hockey team opens inaugural season with a loss
-Holy Cross women's basketball team opens league schedule with win. Highlights (2:12)
-Holy Cross men's basketball team falls at Bucknell
-'Saders in 60 (1:00)
>CARS: Christmas Greetings from Bertera Nissan (1:31)
-113,000 Ford F-150s recalled for rear axle issue
>NATIONAL: Jeffrey Epstein contact names released by court
-Judge attacked in court by defendant during sentencing (:13)
-Tragic: Young man was best man at "hero" father's wedding before fatal Christmas hit-and-run
>NEW ENGLAND: 4 children die in Connecticut house fire
-These tax cuts take effect in Massachusetts in 2024 (1:39)
>COLLEGES: Radio Worcester (15:35): Q.C.C. Spring Semester & Super Saturday event details
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): 8 historic city bridges you should cross at least once
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-These jobs saw the biggest pay hikes across the U.S. in 2023
>HEALTH: Have COVID or flu symptoms? Here's when you should see doctor (3:27)
-10,000 steps is 5 miles: Attainable exercise goals are key to resolutions
>FOOD: How to make a copycat Chick-fil-A sauce with 5 ingredients
>SHOPPING: Online retailer Zulily closes for good, will go into liquidation
>HOMES: 52-acre property in Connecticut sells for $57.5 million
>TV/STREAMING: Mandy Moore's on board for a "This Is Us" Christmas movie
>MOVIES: George Clooney reveals idea for new "Ocean's" movie: "Great script"
>CELEBRITY: AT&T's Lily credits Flo from Progressive for helping her deal with online sexual harassment
>ANIMALS: Featherless bird can't stop dancing (:59)
>HISTORY: Today in History for January 4th (1:27)
>GOOD NEWS (brought to you by Bertera Nissan): $3.99 thrift store vase auctioned for over $107,000
-Meanwhile, in Georgia, museum hosts awkward family photo exhibit
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In The News
>WEATHER: Midweek rain looming, high in upper 70s today in Worcester (2:44). Article
>TOP OF THE NEWS
+6:00: Chronic church noise complaints prompt Worcester to review enforcement, ordinance
+6:00: Central Mass. students fight to save closing low-income college prep program
+6:00: Summer Eats treats Worcester youth to free breakfast, lunch
+6:00: WooBall Weekly: Bravehearts back above .500 after 3-1 post-All-Star week
+6:00: Where to stream Shark Week for free
+Noon: 2 displaced after Worcester house fire
+Noon: Worcester Guardian seeks members for new Community Advisory Board
-How Central Mass. school districts are faring as tax overrides have tripled in 10 years
-Meet the freshman teachers starting out this fall in local schools
-Music with spirit fills air at Summer Gospel Fest on Worcester Common
-Worcester cyclists tackle steep hill in race to honor Major Taylor
-Remember Goose? Here’s what the famous runaway lizard has been up to
-Worcester Business Journal's Movers & Shakers
-This 56-foot Worcester castle was built to honor a U.S. Naval Academy founder
-National Grid bringing bill assistance events to Worcester County this summer
-Worcester schools grow pollinator gardens with state grant
-Aislinn Doyle: Worcester Public Schools in Brief for July
>DINING OUT: Saloon 139 in Worcester offers Chinese food kicked up a notch
-308 Lakeside in East Brookfield has a new owner
-ICYMI: Overflow near Route 20 dumps 15,000 gallons of raw sewage near Lake Quinsigamond
-Worcester police warn of spike in Infiniti thefts
-Former Fallon headquarters to reopen as Altitude Worcester apartments in September
-Worcester hotel developer asks for 2-year extension to build 122-room hotel
-Retired Leicester police chief gives back by creating non-profit organization
-See the rest of the day's Worcester news
>HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): Mexicali reopens
-This week's road closures and traffic delays
-Russ Parker from Holden loves Lamoureux Ford (3:04)
-Fire Department offers free car seat checks to all Holden residents
>THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Shrewsbury Select Board member pushes for "wildlife corridor"
-Wagner Motors has been helping families get it right for decades
-3 arrested for returning to Leominster officer’s detail and threatening to “f—” his daughter over friend’s arrest
-After grant, increased accessibility at Silver Lake Beach waters
-Southbridge students to showcase Summer Arts Camp
>BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Monday
>SHOWTIME: WICN's 6th annual Newport Jazz Festival Bus Trip on Saturday
-Bret Michaels undergoes emergency surgery after performing 3 concerts in "intense" pain
-WCCA-TV's Chris's Corner No. 27 (27:39)
>OPINION: Rory Riley Topping: Too few U.S. reps, too many people to serve
-Radio Worcester Roundtable (37:57): I.C.E. shooting in Maine, claims on election integrity
>OBITUARIES: Tribute to Worcester woman who passed away at 101
>SPORTS: Patriots defense owns the day and more takeaways from Day 2 (1:53)
-Robert Kraft, Patriots put historic offer on table for Christian Gonzalez
-AFC East training camp preview
-Red Sox beat Blue Jays, 6-1
-Gabriela Chiappetta of Holy Cross wins gold medal at World Lacrosse Women’s Championship
-Bravehearts beat Nashua, 14-10
-Bravehearts' 2027 ‘Hearts Club memberships are here
-Win WooSox tickets courtesy of North End Motor Sales
-WooSox beat Jacksonville, 4-3
>NATIONAL: This year’s Ebola outbreak has spread faster than the worst on record
-Police arrest 1 and search for another after Seattle festival shooting that killed 3
-Pastor allegedly crashed at 104 mph while drunk — killing young daughter just months after her mom died
-Tragic: Influencer heard "screaming and crying" on 911 call before husband killed her after TikTok outed him as a pedophile
>NEW ENGLAND: Dive teams recover body after drowning at Milford quarry (2:00). Article
-Lindsay Clancy trial starts Monday, ex-husband may testify first
-Mass. senator fed up with lack of opioid settlement fund spending (2:58). Article
>COLLEGES: At Holy Cross, major in anything, succeed in business (2:35)
>TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): U.S. Virgin Islands beach named best in the world
-7 things flight attendants would never do on a plane
>BUSINESS: Central Mass. business by the numbers
-Alimony modification in Mass. | When can you change it?
>HOMES: ABCs of selling real estate held in trust
>HEALTH: Popular summer food linked to increased colorectal cancer risk (:33)
-Screen time can have dire effects on children's development: officials
>FOOD: Depression-era Little Debbie snack that built a family-run bakery still has Americans hooked
>TV/STREAMING: Inside Apple TV's new crime drama "Lucky" (2:16)
>MOVIES: "The Odyssey" earns $87 million in its second weekend
-Generations share their most anticipated movie of the summer in recent survey
>CELEBRITY: Ben and Casey Affleck’s mother dies at 83 (:20)
-Elisha Cuthbert reveals why she quit Hollywood for 4 years before "Every Year After" return
>ANIMALS: Woman rescues wasp who won't leave her hand for 24 hours (2:22)
>HISTORY: Mississippi highlights legacy as "birthplace of America's music"
>GOOD NEWS: 64-year-old father of 5 graduates as a nurse, studying alongside his son
-Meanwhile, in Peabody, quit dumping roosters on my property, farmer says (:49)
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+Job fair at Worcester Post Office August 18th
-Part-time dishwasher and line cook, Canal District bar & restaurant
-Police officers, Town of Shrewsbury
-Front of house manager, Holden restaurant
-Part-time hosts, West Boylston restaurant
-Servers, bartenders and line cooks, Worcester restaurant
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